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A review by lazers28
Infamous by Lex Croucher
challenging
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.0
"Book Smart meets Bridgerton" the cover says. Hardly.
I went into this book expecting a fun, queer, friends to lovers romance with a background of bohemian regency artists. Instead I spent 50% of this book mad at the male love interest for being scummy in about every way imaginable and 40% mad at the female main character for just sort of letting him get away with being a liar, cheat, thief, drunkard, would-be rapist, and MURDERER(?) who never gets any real come-uppance. I wish I would have given up on this book, but kept hoping it would get better, that the queer friends romance would finally become the main focus but it constantly got sidetracked by this asshole dude.
I went into this book expecting a fun, queer, friends to lovers romance with a background of bohemian regency artists. Instead I spent 50% of this book mad at the male love interest for being scummy in about every way imaginable and 40% mad at the female main character for just sort of letting him get away with
Content Warnings
Moderate: Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, and Sexual assault