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A review by maddydhesi
Second First Impressions by Sally Thorne
3.0
OKAY so I was feeling very aggressive to this book in the first half to the point where I normally would had let it go but I kept going and possibly enjoyed it in the end
Anyway
Pros:
- not as awful as 99% mine (low bar though)
- no third act break up
- funny
Cons:
- nowhere near as good as the hating game
- all of the negative parts of the book focused pretty much stayed the same for the first 60% which was quite heavy and depressing
- all of the resolutions were rushed af making(especially Ruth’s) development not as impactful
- I hate hate hate how many romance novels have the plot of the unappreciated and exploited female worker because:
a. The male love interest always gets her out of this exploitive situation and that is then used as a reason to love him (WHEN ITS A COMMON DECENCY to, you know, treat people as they’re worth)
b. It’s depressing not empowering when (as in this book) more of it is spent watching the female mc get exploited and not even acknowledging how bad that is
Basically I had low hopes after 99% Mine but this still managed to irritate me :)
Anyway
Pros:
- not as awful as 99% mine (low bar though)
- no third act break up
- funny
Cons:
- nowhere near as good as the hating game
- all of the negative parts of the book focused pretty much stayed the same for the first 60% which was quite heavy and depressing
- all of the resolutions were rushed af making(especially Ruth’s) development not as impactful
- I hate hate hate how many romance novels have the plot of the unappreciated and exploited female worker because:
a. The male love interest always gets her out of this exploitive situation and that is then used as a reason to love him (WHEN ITS A COMMON DECENCY to, you know, treat people as they’re worth)
b. It’s depressing not empowering when (as in this book) more of it is spent watching the female mc get exploited and not even acknowledging how bad that is
Basically I had low hopes after 99% Mine but this still managed to irritate me :)