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3.13 AVERAGE
3.13 AVERAGE
Revenge Cake is not your clean-cut typical romance but an edgier, darker romance that was tear-jerkingly raw and honest.
Logan aka, "The Relationship Sociopath", is a serial dater who falls head over heels for Leilani, a self-proclaimed feminist who suffers from social anxiety. I enjoyed that the book was narrated from both their perspectives as it gives readers a very crude and unfiltered version of the struggles of social anxiety and addiction.
This story was a slow build for me and I almost abandoned it more than once but I am happy I chose to stick it out. Once it picked up, the story was gripping and engaging with its realistic characters and even more relatable storyline.
That being said, there were certain aspects that did not sit well with me. I did not like the toxic nature of the relationships formed within this novel both with its main characters Leilani and Logan and the secondary relationship of Armaan and Brenna. Brenna basically confessed to using Armaan for his money and family name and talked down to him in a very derogatory way for the entire novel. The attempt at normalizing dysfunctional and unhealthy relationships wasn't something I enjoyed reading.
I understand the writer wanting to position Leilani in the "hell hath no fury like a scorned woman," but the rationale for her behavior was pretty weak. Instead of rising above her past addictions and wanting to become a better version of herself, she is focused on petty revenge with a cliche "empowerment list" featuring vapid items like makeover and seduction.
Revenge Cake had the opportunity to bring awareness to less talked about issues of mental health and instead of creating a story of recovery and strength it came across as a sadistic romcom. Even the "mommy" issues experienced by Logan could have been a teachable moment on breaking away from toxic love that requires jumping through hoops but instead ended with him repeating the self-sabotaging behavior till the very end.
Trigger warning- this book features addiction, anxiety, and panic attacks and is recommended for those who are interested in chick-lit, romantic comedies with darker undertones.
Thank you to NetGalley and Skylar Mason for providing me with an arc of this book in exchange for my review.
Logan aka, "The Relationship Sociopath", is a serial dater who falls head over heels for Leilani, a self-proclaimed feminist who suffers from social anxiety. I enjoyed that the book was narrated from both their perspectives as it gives readers a very crude and unfiltered version of the struggles of social anxiety and addiction.
This story was a slow build for me and I almost abandoned it more than once but I am happy I chose to stick it out. Once it picked up, the story was gripping and engaging with its realistic characters and even more relatable storyline.
That being said, there were certain aspects that did not sit well with me. I did not like the toxic nature of the relationships formed within this novel both with its main characters Leilani and Logan and the secondary relationship of Armaan and Brenna. Brenna basically confessed to using Armaan for his money and family name and talked down to him in a very derogatory way for the entire novel. The attempt at normalizing dysfunctional and unhealthy relationships wasn't something I enjoyed reading.
I understand the writer wanting to position Leilani in the "hell hath no fury like a scorned woman," but the rationale for her behavior was pretty weak. Instead of rising above her past addictions and wanting to become a better version of herself, she is focused on petty revenge with a cliche "empowerment list" featuring vapid items like makeover and seduction.
Revenge Cake had the opportunity to bring awareness to less talked about issues of mental health and instead of creating a story of recovery and strength it came across as a sadistic romcom. Even the "mommy" issues experienced by Logan could have been a teachable moment on breaking away from toxic love that requires jumping through hoops but instead ended with him repeating the self-sabotaging behavior till the very end.
Trigger warning- this book features addiction, anxiety, and panic attacks and is recommended for those who are interested in chick-lit, romantic comedies with darker undertones.
Thank you to NetGalley and Skylar Mason for providing me with an arc of this book in exchange for my review.
As someone who suffers from depression and anxiety, I did find the book to be a little triggering but not too overwhelming. BUT I think I may be a part of the minority in saying that I'm not a big fan of this book. It was just one big yikes after another.
Lani and Logan are both truly unlikeable characters, and there's no real redemption or character growth for either of them. They're both incredibly toxic and could benefit from some therapy, but whatever. Revenge Cake is chock full of angst and drama, which I loved, but spoiler alert:
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These two miserable fucks get back together in the end!
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Ughhhh.
Lani and Logan are both truly unlikeable characters, and there's no real redemption or character growth for either of them. They're both incredibly toxic and could benefit from some therapy, but whatever. Revenge Cake is chock full of angst and drama, which I loved, but spoiler alert:
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These two miserable fucks get back together in the end!
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Ughhhh.
dark
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
felt as if I was reading about an annoying high school couple
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
The cover to this book is absolutely amazing first of all!! I absolutely love it and I want to buy the physical copy just for that reason haha!
This book follows two POV's: Leilani and Logan. Logan is a serial dater and has the reputation to go through girlfriend after girlfriend. Leilani is his next girlfriend whom is struggling with her mental health, battling social anxiety and a prescription medication addiction. Logan decides that enough is enough and decides to take a break on their relationship for one month, giving Leilani time to deal with her issues. However, Leilani wants to get revenge on Logan; but is revenge all it cracks up to be?
So. an alternate POV book is 100% my type of thing, which is something that I say all the time. I just love being able to get to know the characters and their backgrounds from their stance on things. Logan is your stereotypical 'player'. He moves from girl to girl, not even giving a second thought about how they are or what they're going through and I hated him from the start. Leilani is in many ways relatable? She has her flaws, just like we all do but I grew to really like her character.
Overall, I have a few issues with this book which I do not want to go in to at all. In some ways I am glad that books are aiming to raise awareness and give insight into mental illness' such as social anxiety and addiction but I also think that there are aspects of some stories that do more harm than good.
All in all, I did enjoy this book most of the time and I definitely would read another one of Skyler Masons' books. So, thank you so much NetGalley and Skyler Mason for the ARC in exchange for an honest review!
This book follows two POV's: Leilani and Logan. Logan is a serial dater and has the reputation to go through girlfriend after girlfriend. Leilani is his next girlfriend whom is struggling with her mental health, battling social anxiety and a prescription medication addiction. Logan decides that enough is enough and decides to take a break on their relationship for one month, giving Leilani time to deal with her issues. However, Leilani wants to get revenge on Logan; but is revenge all it cracks up to be?
So. an alternate POV book is 100% my type of thing, which is something that I say all the time. I just love being able to get to know the characters and their backgrounds from their stance on things. Logan is your stereotypical 'player'. He moves from girl to girl, not even giving a second thought about how they are or what they're going through and I hated him from the start. Leilani is in many ways relatable? She has her flaws, just like we all do but I grew to really like her character.
Overall, I have a few issues with this book which I do not want to go in to at all. In some ways I am glad that books are aiming to raise awareness and give insight into mental illness' such as social anxiety and addiction but I also think that there are aspects of some stories that do more harm than good.
All in all, I did enjoy this book most of the time and I definitely would read another one of Skyler Masons' books. So, thank you so much NetGalley and Skyler Mason for the ARC in exchange for an honest review!
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I was given this book for free from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This book was so good. All the drama. I loved it. I loved Logan and Lani. I enjoyed getting to see both sides of the story. I would recommend this book.
Both characters are highly unlikeable, forced myself to finish and regret even doing that. Thank god this book was free from Kindle Unlimited or I'd be requesting an immediate refund.
This book features a character with a generalised anxiety disorder. So it may be triggering to people. As someone with GAD, I was able to read this 'unscathed'.
This book is not for you if you don't like unlikable characters. Both Lani and Logan are kind of the worst. I am incredibly torn on what to rate this book. On one hand, it was very entertaining and I absolutely flew threw it. On the other hand, the relationship in this book is incredibly toxic and spoiler alert
it ends with them getting back together.
Logan and Lani both need fucking therapy and some time single to get to know themselves.
This book is not for you if you don't like unlikable characters. Both Lani and Logan are kind of the worst. I am incredibly torn on what to rate this book. On one hand, it was very entertaining and I absolutely flew threw it. On the other hand, the relationship in this book is incredibly toxic and spoiler alert
it ends with them getting back together.
Logan and Lani both need fucking therapy and some time single to get to know themselves.