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A review by kfriend
The Invitation by Vi Keeland
3.0
While I did enjoy this book for the most part, I didn’t love it- came away overall just feeling lukewarm about it- which is disappointing because I normally love this author. I loved the beginning of this story- a great and memorable meet cute, steamy chemistry and fun banter, two memorable characters and the chance to dig into some interesting side characters. This story had some spark.
And, from there, that spark just fizzled a bit for me. The writing was good, and there is a lot to like about Stella and Hudson. Hudson felt inconsistent in places as a character, which perhaps just means I didn’t personally grasp his character as others clearly have. Stella was perfectly enjoyable as a heroine- but her and Hudson’s chemistry just felt a bit ...blah....for me. I didn’t really feel the heat or that fantastic initial spark. This is also a very slow burn- relationally and physically- and we have some other side drama that I fell a bit flat for me- and for what the twist and drama was, it just seemed a bit anticlimactic and underdeveloped despite it being pretty huge.
For me, this wasn’t my favorite from this author- though I know so many others will enjoy this- low on the heat scale, slow burn, parts of it are sugary sweet!
And, from there, that spark just fizzled a bit for me. The writing was good, and there is a lot to like about Stella and Hudson. Hudson felt inconsistent in places as a character, which perhaps just means I didn’t personally grasp his character as others clearly have. Stella was perfectly enjoyable as a heroine- but her and Hudson’s chemistry just felt a bit ...blah....for me. I didn’t really feel the heat or that fantastic initial spark. This is also a very slow burn- relationally and physically- and we have some other side drama that I fell a bit flat for me- and for what the twist and drama was, it just seemed a bit anticlimactic and underdeveloped despite it being pretty huge.
For me, this wasn’t my favorite from this author- though I know so many others will enjoy this- low on the heat scale, slow burn, parts of it are sugary sweet!