Mimi
This book was mostly OK, initially looking like a 2.5-3 stars but I really wanted to DNF from 70% and the book really did go downhill from there.
The spice in this was good, and there was some 'will they or won't they' tension before the main couple got together. Normally I don't dig a dynamic where the female lead pursues the male lead but it worked here.
The main leads were OK character-wise. I do dig an age gap romance from time to time but the female lead came across as too young in this book, which did give me the ick in this book, despite the male lead's actions towards her not necessarily being creepy. I also wasn't the fan of the male lead's history.
I hated every single side character in this book. Lola/Pete were unlikeable and felt unnecessary. The increased spotlight on them was what prompted me to lose interest and me wanting to DNF the book.
The female lead's mother and her best friend, Trisha, I absolutely hated. I really wanted the main couple to move away from the estate altogether. Given the female lead's tolerance of her mother's ex-boyfriends and her mother kicking her out of the apartment not caring where the female lead was going to stay, the mother really acted like an ungrateful brat. I hated the redemption of them at the end. It felt forced and I didn't buy it.
The male lead's reconciliation with his family at the end also seemed overly optimistic and unrealistic. It just felt like a forced happy ending.
Wouldn't reread this book.
This book was mostly OK, initially looking like a 2.5-3 stars but I really wanted to DNF from 70% and the book really did go downhill from there.
The spice in this was good, and there was some 'will they or won't they' tension before the main couple got together. Normally I don't dig a dynamic where the female lead pursues the male lead but it worked here.
The main leads were OK character-wise. I do dig an age gap romance from time to time but the female lead came across as too young in this book, which did give me the ick in this book, despite the male lead's actions towards her not necessarily being creepy. I also wasn't the fan of the male lead's history.
I hated every single side character in this book. Lola/Pete were unlikeable and felt unnecessary. The increased spotlight on them was what prompted me to lose interest and me wanting to DNF the book.
The female lead's mother and her best friend, Trisha, I absolutely hated. I really wanted the main couple to move away from the estate altogether. Given the female lead's tolerance of her mother's ex-boyfriends and her mother kicking her out of the apartment not caring where the female lead was going to stay, the mother really acted like an ungrateful brat. I hated the redemption of them at the end. It felt forced and I didn't buy it.
The male lead's reconciliation with his family at the end also seemed overly optimistic and unrealistic. It just felt like a forced happy ending.
Wouldn't reread this book.