A review by sydapel
The Bodyguard by Katherine Center

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

If there's one thing that makes me frustrated, it's when I can see the potential of a storyline or a character pairing and the book just doesn't hit it for whatever reason. I'm hoping it's not just Katherine Center's writing, but there were so many odd choices in the style and structure that I couldn't get behind. The tone is all off, with lots of comedic moments and banter but the backstories of both our leads are so steeped in grief and tragedy that I felt jerked between these two moods. Secondly, for a rom-com, there's nearly zero moments of sexual tension, and a lot of Hannah and Jack's relationship occurs during the epilogue. I loved their dynamic, and just wanted more scenes of them together and less of the weird asides to the reader. It's cute, and a good beginner romance, but it was missing a lot of elements for me, personally
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