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clockworkbee's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
If you prefer your romance to be sex positive, this is not the book for you. There are sex scenes in it, but there are also discussions of body counts, judgement about being older for their sexual debut, and a lot of annoying tropes. Like “She’s a virgin but she gets off because he breathed on her nipples once and then started jackhammering her”. The sex scenes were also pretty cringey because the author uses clinical terms for genitalia. Reading clitoris five times in one paragraph just doesn’t do it for me.
That’s just my comments on the sex scenes. The rest of the book was equally cringey. I didn’t think the H was very nice to the h. I wanted to root for Emma, but she didn’t have much personality and she seems to let events happen to her versus her taking any action. We get told a lot that she’s sassy, but I never saw any evidence of that. The hero (I’ve already forgotten his name) was just a generic romance hero. The plot had more holes than Swiss cheese.
Also, the hero is supposed to be an archaeologist but it’s clear the author knows absolutely nothing about archaeology. I’m an archaeologist and I didn’t find anything about the hero being one believable. In one scene he tells Emma that he uses his powers to move artifacts into his colleagues test units. If you know anything about archaeology you’d that artifacts have little value If they aren’t discovered in their original context. A five minute google search could have told you that.
Anyway, it’s a hot mess. I don’t recommend.
That’s just my comments on the sex scenes. The rest of the book was equally cringey. I didn’t think the H was very nice to the h. I wanted to root for Emma, but she didn’t have much personality and she seems to let events happen to her versus her taking any action. We get told a lot that she’s sassy, but I never saw any evidence of that. The hero (I’ve already forgotten his name) was just a generic romance hero. The plot had more holes than Swiss cheese.
Also, the hero is supposed to be an archaeologist but it’s clear the author knows absolutely nothing about archaeology. I’m an archaeologist and I didn’t find anything about the hero being one believable. In one scene he tells Emma that he uses his powers to move artifacts into his colleagues test units. If you know anything about archaeology you’d that artifacts have little value If they aren’t discovered in their original context. A five minute google search could have told you that.
Anyway, it’s a hot mess. I don’t recommend.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Infidelity, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Sexual content and Terminal illness
kloughlin's review against another edition
emotional
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Body shaming, Terminal illness, Infidelity, Abandonment, and Death of parent
Minor: Cursing
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