mjulis 's review for:

Love Habit by TL Clark
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No

I am going to scream.

The way any arising issue or obstacle quickly turned into a non-issue without much friction was so gd tedious. I know the author wanted a story that wasn’t about gay people suffering, which I can appreciate when it’s at least GOOD. I’m not fussy about historical accuracy when it comes to historical romances being inclusive and I think this can be done in a brilliant and fun way, but this was not it. 

The author goes out of their way to say we need to be patient and that this is a slow burn which is just not true!! The book might as well have just finished at 40% because I promise that every unwashed monk nook and cranny had been explored by that point and they’re oh-so-in-love.

One of my all-time favourite books is Saint by Sierra Simone, so unfortunately my standard for this kind of book was way higher than it apparently should’ve been.