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A review by she_reads_spice
Betrayed By Beauty by Ashley Lane
Did not finish book. Stopped at 47%.
I lost interest before page 170, where I actually stopped, but I was wanting to give it a real effort to see it through. However, when chapter 19 started with a homophobic slur and there was another one a couple pages later, it wasn’t worth it. There was no reason for the use of the slur either. Dude was mad and could have called other dude any other name.
Aside from this, the plot didn’t flow smoothly. I know it’s fast paced but its like “I just met this person and even though I clearly have trauma, I’m going to immediately trust them”. It just doesn’t make sense and it doesn’t feel like an instant connection. It feels like a forced connection. The trauma in this book, in the way it was used, just didn’t feel right either.
Aside from this, the plot didn’t flow smoothly. I know it’s fast paced but its like “I just met this person and even though I clearly have trauma, I’m going to immediately trust them”. It just doesn’t make sense and it doesn’t feel like an instant connection. It feels like a forced connection. The trauma in this book, in the way it was used, just didn’t feel right either.
Content Warnings
Minor: Child abuse, Homophobia, and Rape