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A review by ajsgbf
Bad Cruz by L.J. Shen
5.0
There were a lot of thoughts I had about this book. For starters, I am glad to learn that L. J. Shen’s new book didn’t feature a half-naked man on its cover. It’s her preference entirely but it's hard for me to take the book seriously then. Don’t get me wrong, I still ended up devouring a ton of her books that did feature scantily clad men on their cover (and thoroughly enjoyed said books) but not before cringing each time I opened my iPad and took a look at my library.
Moving on, the first thing that became apparent to me was the fact that L.J. Shen’s writing style has majorly evolved. I really enjoyed reading this book and finished it in under a day. I was happy to see she didn’t feel the need to state that the male love interest was a millionaire or god forbid the proverbial billionaire that seems to be dime a dozen in the world of romance novels. I mean I get the appeal obviously but it makes the plot truly unrealistic. (9 out of 10 times romance novels today feature a male love interest who is either a billionaire of some kind or has a construction company). That being said, L.J. Shen clearly got the memo and while she made subtle infusions of Cruz’s wealth, she didn’t go overboard and that was much appreciated.
I also really appreciated the fact that the main protagonist, Tennessee, had an aversion to foul language. I get this entirely although I am not sure I like the word “gasshole” primarily because I hate the swear word it's meant to indicate. The G added before it just makes it all the worse. I am glad I got over this aversion early on though because it was featured a whopping 9 times.
Either way, this book made for a great read after a horribly long work week. Well done L.J. Shen, you truly deserve your spot as one of my favourite authors.
Moving on, the first thing that became apparent to me was the fact that L.J. Shen’s writing style has majorly evolved. I really enjoyed reading this book and finished it in under a day. I was happy to see she didn’t feel the need to state that the male love interest was a millionaire or god forbid the proverbial billionaire that seems to be dime a dozen in the world of romance novels. I mean I get the appeal obviously but it makes the plot truly unrealistic. (9 out of 10 times romance novels today feature a male love interest who is either a billionaire of some kind or has a construction company). That being said, L.J. Shen clearly got the memo and while she made subtle infusions of Cruz’s wealth, she didn’t go overboard and that was much appreciated.
I also really appreciated the fact that the main protagonist, Tennessee, had an aversion to foul language. I get this entirely although I am not sure I like the word “gasshole” primarily because I hate the swear word it's meant to indicate. The G added before it just makes it all the worse. I am glad I got over this aversion early on though because it was featured a whopping 9 times.
Either way, this book made for a great read after a horribly long work week. Well done L.J. Shen, you truly deserve your spot as one of my favourite authors.