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A review by cindysbooks
The Last First Date by Hayley Quinn
1.0
Disappointing. I thought the book had a lot of potential, I loved the premise but it was poorly executed. There was a lot of telling and no showing. The writing style wasn't really my cup of tea. The characters were a bit superficial and weren't really thought out. Even the romance felt a little weird, it was rushed and there was absolutely no chemistry between the characters. Frankly, I'm not even sure this should be categorised as a romance.
Helen, the main character, was incredibly needy and immature for a 31-year-old woman. The first 2/3 of the book were so painful to read about. It was basically all about her desperate search for a man she met once, months ago, and with whom she was already in love. Everything Helen did, she did for that guy or because she was looking for that guy; her entire life choices revolved around him and her fear of being single. She was so unlikeable. I literally can not tell you one single thing about this character because the only thing she did was stalking that Brody guy.
Also, Helen has a friend, called Elle. Elle seemed to be from Spain (?) although the author kept referring to her as Latin (I'm not sure I get it). Elle was a living stereotype. She started every single sentence with the word "amiga" and apparently she was a great dancer BECAUSE she was "Latin". She's described as "spicy" many times in the book and I don't know if that's just me but I find that incredibly inappropriate and harmful.
That cover is great though...
Thank you to NetGalley, HQ Digital (Harper Collins UK), and Hayley Quinn for providing an early copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Helen, the main character, was incredibly needy and immature for a 31-year-old woman. The first 2/3 of the book were so painful to read about. It was basically all about her desperate search for a man she met once, months ago, and with whom she was already in love. Everything Helen did, she did for that guy or because she was looking for that guy; her entire life choices revolved around him and her fear of being single. She was so unlikeable. I literally can not tell you one single thing about this character because the only thing she did was stalking that Brody guy.
Also, Helen has a friend, called Elle. Elle seemed to be from Spain (?) although the author kept referring to her as Latin (I'm not sure I get it). Elle was a living stereotype. She started every single sentence with the word "amiga" and apparently she was a great dancer BECAUSE she was "Latin". She's described as "spicy" many times in the book and I don't know if that's just me but I find that incredibly inappropriate and harmful.
That cover is great though...
Thank you to NetGalley, HQ Digital (Harper Collins UK), and Hayley Quinn for providing an early copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.