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A review by akcurtis
The Awakening by Susanne Valenti, Caroline Peckham
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
I rarely give below 3⭐s, but this book was a challenge for me. First, did they actually pay someone to edit this? Where are the commas? Why are there so many typos? There were so many mistakes that they actually distracted me from reading.
Content-wise- first, let me admit I didn't know this was a "bully romance." I didn't know that was even a thing going into this. So some of why I hated this admittedly is my own fault. That being said, this wasn't bullying, this was sexual harassment (and that's being generous). The unwanted physical contact was hard to stomach, and the female leads' thirty-second aversion that flips to desire was gross.
The storyline is actually intriguing. I read this quickly. I want to know more about the world, and I want to see how long it takes for them to realize who the (obvious to me) predator is. I'll just have to skip huge chunks of the text to do so.
Content-wise- first, let me admit I didn't know this was a "bully romance." I didn't know that was even a thing going into this. So some of why I hated this admittedly is my own fault. That being said, this wasn't bullying, this was sexual harassment (and that's being generous). The unwanted physical contact was hard to stomach, and the female leads' thirty-second aversion that flips to desire was gross.
The storyline is actually intriguing. I read this quickly. I want to know more about the world, and I want to see how long it takes for them to realize who the (obvious to me) predator is. I'll just have to skip huge chunks of the text to do so.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, and Bullying