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3.79 AVERAGE
3.79 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
slow-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
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
I genuinely think this could have been a strong book—there’s a compelling story in there—but it really needed a solid editor. There were some glaring issues: grammar and spelling mistakes, formatting problems, repeated phrases, and noticeable plot inconsistencies.
And while it’s set at a private college near Oxford, it felt way too American. Everything from the characters’ dialogue to the school dynamics and social scenes read like something straight out of Gossip Girl, not a British college.
I do understand that the author is only 19 and that this started off as a Wattpad story, so a professional editor might not have been an option. But in the age of Grammarly, spellcheck, and beta readers, there’s really no excuse for <b>so many</b> avoidable mistakes.
That said, there were things I genuinely appreciated. The cover is absolutely gorgeous, and I really liked that the cast of characters felt diverse—it’s always refreshing to see that kind of representation in a story like this. I don’t want to come across as overly harsh—it’s a debut, and there’s clear potential here. With more polish and attention to detail, this could have been a much stronger, more impactful read.
And while it’s set at a private college near Oxford, it felt way too American. Everything from the characters’ dialogue to the school dynamics and social scenes read like something straight out of Gossip Girl, not a British college.
I do understand that the author is only 19 and that this started off as a Wattpad story, so a professional editor might not have been an option. But in the age of Grammarly, spellcheck, and beta readers, there’s really no excuse for <b>so many</b> avoidable mistakes.
That said, there were things I genuinely appreciated. The cover is absolutely gorgeous, and I really liked that the cast of characters felt diverse—it’s always refreshing to see that kind of representation in a story like this. I don’t want to come across as overly harsh—it’s a debut, and there’s clear potential here. With more polish and attention to detail, this could have been a much stronger, more impactful read.
dark
emotional
tense
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:
Yes
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This was satisfying
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
For most of this book wasn't invested -- it just felt like a simpler, duller Tryst Six Venom, the two MCs coming off as pretty flat. There was a lot of repetition of phrases and general feel of scenes that didn't progress or escalate.
But the last quarter of the book really shined and pulled itself up. Two of the scenes even made me cry!
After I finished it I'm much less hard on it, especially knowing it was written by a 19 year old.
But the last quarter of the book really shined and pulled itself up. Two of the scenes even made me cry!
After I finished it I'm much less hard on it, especially knowing it was written by a 19 year old.
dark
emotional
relaxing
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I just want to look at myself in the mirror and not feel ashamed. I just want to imagine my future life without being terrified of what my mother will think.
I just want to be me.
I sigh shakily, five years of repression flooding out of me at this very instant. “I'm a lesbian.”
Well... the beginning I will say I was enjoying, but I started dragging myself through it after a while. I liked the ending but I think the plot device to separate them was a bit unbelievable? Juliette could have just "broken up with her" without saying all those cruel things, it just felt like unnecessary pain, especially when a couple days later everything was forgiven and resolved. Also, the conflict with her mother hating queer people could have been expanded? We were led to believe that she would hate the idea of Juliette being a lesbian because of her ex-husband, and when that is revealed to her, they didn't have a conversation about it, in depth. She just wrote the letter to her, and resolved the issue and that was it.
I see the similarities between Tryst Six Venom, but ultimately it differed as the story went on.
To the queer girls who don’t fit the soft mould; the ones that do not love quietly and softly, but loudly and brutally until it tears them apart.
"I can't think straight. Not that I ever think straight."
"I won't let love consume me and distract me from what's important... Nothing will ever come in the way of that, especially not love."
"Kissing [her] is like taking a full deep breath after being submerged in water too long."
"I can't think straight. Not that I ever think straight."
"I won't let love consume me and distract me from what's important... Nothing will ever come in the way of that, especially not love."
"Kissing [her] is like taking a full deep breath after being submerged in water too long."
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes