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A review by lalauren04
The Boy Who Came In From the Cold by B.G. Thomas
2.0
I really wanted to like this one but unfortunately I just couldn't. There were a few things that hindered my enjoyment. While the story started off well, after just a chapter or so it began to get repetitive. The constant inner-monologuing of Todd questioning his sexuality became extremely repetitive and got to the point that I was rolling my eyes and skipping paragraphs. There was an excessive use of brackets, which was kind of weird. There was also way too many italics. The writing style just didn't do it for me. It seemed to be all over the place, and it just didn't flow well. Plus the constant use of the term "shitfire" - I mean seriously, WTF? - started to bug the hell out of me towards the end.
The story wasn't terrible, but it wasn't great either. As I said before, it did start off quite well. The main problem I had with the story itself was how sickly sweet it became. I don't usually have a problem with sweet romances, but this one was a bit too much. It was just far too sweet for my tastes and everything seems to be resolved too smoothly. This is also an insta-love story, and although I don't usually object to some insta-love now and again, it felt rushed and out of place here.
I really wanted to like this one, but unfortunately it was a struggle. I'm just disappointed that it wasn't better, as I read a couple of very good reviews for this beforehand.
The story wasn't terrible, but it wasn't great either. As I said before, it did start off quite well. The main problem I had with the story itself was how sickly sweet it became. I don't usually have a problem with sweet romances, but this one was a bit too much. It was just far too sweet for my tastes and everything seems to be resolved too smoothly. This is also an insta-love story, and although I don't usually object to some insta-love now and again, it felt rushed and out of place here.
I really wanted to like this one, but unfortunately it was a struggle. I'm just disappointed that it wasn't better, as I read a couple of very good reviews for this beforehand.