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Good Elf Gone Wrong by Alina Jacobs
2.0

2.0

I know that low ratings sometimes intrigue some to read a book. There are some spoilers in this review, so read at your own risk.

2 ⭐️ I was looking for a fun holiday, fake dating, and romcom, and what I got was a doormat fmc that takes way too long to get a spine. I very nearly dnf'd and probably should have; however, I kept going with the hope that the spine would grow soon. It's gonna be literally HUNDREDS of pages.

You know the sentiment: this meeting should have been an email? This is the book equivalent. I opened this book on Friday and immediately noted the 575 page count, thinking after the crap that Gracie endured by her sleazy ex and her ho-bag sister this is gonna be full of amazing revenge antics, but wound up spending most of this book spite reading. This book has been a way too long test of my patience, and I kept going HOPING that it would get better. The final 15% of the actual book was decent, but the rest is pretty unforgivable.

Most of the plot is Gracie constantly being steamrolled by EVERYONE except one cousin. Even her fake boyfriend mmc treats her terribly for a good CHUNK of the book. It is absolutely ridiculous just how much the author tortured Gracie.

2.5