Mimi
DNF 62%.
Initially this book was looking like the book that would get me out of my current book rut. I really dug the main leads’ backstory where they first met in childhood where MMC is an established bully, feared by everyone, only for new-to-the-town FMC to unknowingly cross him and attract his attention from then on
The FMC grows up fearing him, with a year of respite when he leaves town but then he returns. The writing and plot really sucked me in
The book really went downhill when a lot of scenes were dedicated to the FMC’s friend, Willow. We read a lot about Willow’s romance with the MMC’s friend and her keeping secrets from the FMC, only for her to become mad when the FMC does the same. Needless to say, Willow annoyed me in this book.
The plot also took off in a weird direction with the MMC being a potential murderer and the FMC choosing to approach him to figure out whether he really is one.
And parts of the plot didn’t make sense. The FMC’s aunt knew Kieran Masters was potentially someone hurting her niece from her murmuring his name during a fainting spell. Yet when he visited their house in person, she immediately warmed up to him.
Or the FMC repeatedly trying to clear her name to the MMC because he’s so hung up on something he thinks she did, but he’s not willing to listen at all? The misunderstanding trope didn’t make sense at all here. But it’s all resolved when conveniently the true perpetrator confesses everything and his cousin’s girlfriend overhears everything from outside.
I do like reading body betrayal in dark romances but in this book the FMC really has no impulse control at all. She gives in way too easily
The writing quality also was poor further into the book. It just sounded very choppy.
This book had promise but afterwards I really had to force myself to try and keep reading
DNF 62%.
Initially this book was looking like the book that would get me out of my current book rut. I really dug the main leads’ backstory where they first met in childhood where MMC is an established bully, feared by everyone, only for new-to-the-town FMC to unknowingly cross him and attract his attention from then on
The FMC grows up fearing him, with a year of respite when he leaves town but then he returns. The writing and plot really sucked me in
The book really went downhill when a lot of scenes were dedicated to the FMC’s friend, Willow. We read a lot about Willow’s romance with the MMC’s friend and her keeping secrets from the FMC, only for her to become mad when the FMC does the same. Needless to say, Willow annoyed me in this book.
The plot also took off in a weird direction with the MMC being a potential murderer and the FMC choosing to approach him to figure out whether he really is one.
And parts of the plot didn’t make sense. The FMC’s aunt knew Kieran Masters was potentially someone hurting her niece from her murmuring his name during a fainting spell. Yet when he visited their house in person, she immediately warmed up to him.
Or the FMC repeatedly trying to clear her name to the MMC because he’s so hung up on something he thinks she did, but he’s not willing to listen at all? The misunderstanding trope didn’t make sense at all here. But it’s all resolved when conveniently the true perpetrator confesses everything and his cousin’s girlfriend overhears everything from outside.
I do like reading body betrayal in dark romances but in this book the FMC really has no impulse control at all. She gives in way too easily
The writing quality also was poor further into the book. It just sounded very choppy.
This book had promise but afterwards I really had to force myself to try and keep reading