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adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.75
It is not enemies to lovers!!
In theory this book should have been great. Mystery, politics intrigues and romance. It’s not that, it is just a basic smut book. If you expecting that it might be a fun read. But there is no enemies to lover in this book. The main character never see each other as real enemies. It’s more of the “ I find you really sexy and hot but I am going to pretend I don’t” and then he does something that might be a slightly mean joke to her… that it.
If you expect some dimension and court drama, don't even bother. Just some blatant ableism that is seen as some moral dilemma at the end that feels very undeserved and it’s just there for “the drama”. The main character is so overwhelmingly the “good person” in the most boring way.
I kept reading hoping for a bit of depth, but in the end it’s just a sassy main character with a sad backstory that loses all her spunk after meeting just some guy that is just kinda described as being enchanting and everybody falls for but had no right to be or is ever mysterious or charming really and also has kinda a sad background story. But because she is sassy to him and that is not the norm for him they are in love. End story.
In theory this book should have been great. Mystery, politics intrigues and romance. It’s not that, it is just a basic smut book. If you expecting that it might be a fun read. But there is no enemies to lover in this book. The main character never see each other as real enemies. It’s more of the “ I find you really sexy and hot but I am going to pretend I don’t” and then he does something that might be a slightly mean joke to her… that it.
If you expect some dimension and court drama, don't even bother. Just some blatant ableism that is seen as some moral dilemma at the end that feels very undeserved and it’s just there for “the drama”. The main character is so overwhelmingly the “good person” in the most boring way.
I kept reading hoping for a bit of depth, but in the end it’s just a sassy main character with a sad backstory that loses all her spunk after meeting just some guy that is just kinda described as being enchanting and everybody falls for but had no right to be or is ever mysterious or charming really and also has kinda a sad background story. But because she is sassy to him and that is not the norm for him they are in love. End story.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse
Moderate: Ableism and Death of parent
Minor: Sexism and Violence