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3.14 AVERAGE
3.14 AVERAGE
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This book was better than I was expecting!
"Bad Seed" is an MF (male-female) mafia style romance novel. A man who goes by Aubry is trying to run from the mafia he was aligned with after seeing something he never wanted to see. He moves to a small town where he meets a plus sized female named Sadie, who doesn't have much of a filter between her brain and mouth. She rambles a lot, which thankfully, he ends up finding endearing. They don't expect much more than dinner and a hook up, but eventually it becomes something more.
The story is pretty good! Seems pretty basic, though, right?
Well, what if we decide to make a bunch of the characters vegetable shifters?
It sounds ridiculous, silly, outrageous, even. However, Ellen Mint makes it work! I couldn't help but enjoy the puns in the names, as well (eg. Mr. Tom Ato and Mr. Brock Oli).
I admit, "Why Cheese?" was creative but seemed to be lacking a bit of depth, I think. It was alright, definitely unique, but I just couldn't fully fall in love with it. "Bad Seed" is definitely better, in my opinion, and I really enjoyed it! There's character growth, a bit of suspense, action, and some romance, of course. If for no other reason, you need to read this just to say you read a book about vegetable shifters!
"Bad Seed" is an MF (male-female) mafia style romance novel. A man who goes by Aubry is trying to run from the mafia he was aligned with after seeing something he never wanted to see. He moves to a small town where he meets a plus sized female named Sadie, who doesn't have much of a filter between her brain and mouth. She rambles a lot, which thankfully, he ends up finding endearing. They don't expect much more than dinner and a hook up, but eventually it becomes something more.
The story is pretty good! Seems pretty basic, though, right?
Well, what if we decide to make a bunch of the characters vegetable shifters?
It sounds ridiculous, silly, outrageous, even. However, Ellen Mint makes it work! I couldn't help but enjoy the puns in the names, as well (eg. Mr. Tom Ato and Mr. Brock Oli).
I admit, "Why Cheese?" was creative but seemed to be lacking a bit of depth, I think. It was alright, definitely unique, but I just couldn't fully fall in love with it. "Bad Seed" is definitely better, in my opinion, and I really enjoyed it! There's character growth, a bit of suspense, action, and some romance, of course. If for no other reason, you need to read this just to say you read a book about vegetable shifters!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Gun violence, Torture, Kidnapping
Minor: Death, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury
I think this was one of my most iconic reads this year; not only is he an eggplant shifter and she's deathly allergic to eggplants, but there's a whole vegetable mafia plot?! Honestly that's all one needs to know before adding this to their tbr.
thanks to Ellen Mint and NetGalley for gifting me this eARC, and also thanks to my friend who sent me this link 🤣
thanks to Ellen Mint and NetGalley for gifting me this eARC, and also thanks to my friend who sent me this link 🤣