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Being Me by Lisa Renee Jones

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mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

Again, I read this for book club and I'm not continuing the series. This had a lot of blurred lines of consent and I don't like that!
Chris literally was defending her when she told him she was raped and then multiple times later in the book he's pushing himself on her when she's saying no!! It's not sexy, it's just sexual assault.
The writing is still bad, the climax of the book is rushed and comes out of nowhere. They're a horribly toxic couple and I'm not rooting for them. It's only getting a star because it made me laugh out loud when she said "a sexy Matchbox Twenty tune."

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