eventhedevilreads 's review for:

Shucked by Kate Canterbary

3.0

funny slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I began to enjoy this book the further I got into it. I wasn’t hooked right away like I was with In A Jam but it gradually got better.

I said this in my In A Jam review but the book is too long for what it is. This one more so than In A Jam. The 60% mark until about 80% was spent just in limbo. The feelings and plot was regurgitated again and again. The only new/exciting part was during that time was

the cafe incident with Joey

I was left rather confused during majority of this limbo part which maybe was intentional on Kate’s end because it was reflective of the characters feelings. But… as a reader, I’m not looking to be left confused from a romance book. The 20% of that 30% really wasn’t necessary and leads me to believe the page count was more important than the integrity of the story. 

I also didn’t find the ending to be as rewarding as I think readers deserved. Especially after reading almost 200 pages of “i don’t know” and “what if”. I am not interested in the second book of this series because of these reoccurring issues. 

With that being said, it was a sweet love story.