A review by emsbookobsessed
Done and Dusted by Lyla Sage

slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

“You deserve to go out on your own terms. Just because you got dusted doesn’t mean you’re done.”

2.75 - I am a reader without a mental picture, so I rely entirely on the word choice and syntax to keep engrossed in the story. There were some choices linguistically made by the author that just brought me out of the story and made this a pretty mid read for me. Part of me wonder if it was intentional due to the FMC ADHD or if this is just the authors style. I didn’t feel invested in the romance. The spice did absolutely nothing for me. I felt like every cliche line was packed into this book. Luke  was more attractive in his POV when talking or thinking about Emmy than during the actual sex. The story just didn’t feel like it was moving anywhere. It had no momentum. I had high hopes for the recovery from her PTSD and reclaiming racing storyline when she originally had the panic attack in the beginning, but it all just felt flat. It was just breezed over. The plot line with his mother and stepdad? Boring. Gus finding out about this romance? Anticlimactic. Gus was just cruel to Luke and that was it. There was no struggle or fighting for their romance. Just letting Gus get over it and a love confession.

And like I said, I was not invested in this romance at all. I was more intrigued by Teddy and Gus more than anything. 

I’m hoping to give book 2 a shot and see if I like it any better. And if I don’t, it likely more a me thing than the author and the work itself.
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