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dobbsthedog 's review for:
Her First Mistake
by Kendra Elliot
Received from NetGalley, thanks!
You know when you really loved an author, but then you haven’t read anything from them in YEARS, then you give them a go again and your tastes have completely moved on? That is me with this book.
I have read a ton of Kendra Elliott’s crime thrillers and really enjoyed them, but it’s probably been 4-5 years since I last read one. And my tastes have changed and evolved and these books just aren’t for me anymore.
The writing is good, the story kept me interested (though I sort of had it figured out after the first third of the book, but there were still some surprises), but the fact that there are misogynistic microaggressions, problematic discussions around food (the FMC making comments about not having done enough exercise to deserve a cinnamon bun), and references to HP, were all just great big NOs for me.
I thought that we had moved past these things, but apparently I’ve just been living in my happy little corner of the bookish world where the authors *have* moved past these things and know better.
You know when you really loved an author, but then you haven’t read anything from them in YEARS, then you give them a go again and your tastes have completely moved on? That is me with this book.
I have read a ton of Kendra Elliott’s crime thrillers and really enjoyed them, but it’s probably been 4-5 years since I last read one. And my tastes have changed and evolved and these books just aren’t for me anymore.
The writing is good, the story kept me interested (though I sort of had it figured out after the first third of the book, but there were still some surprises), but the fact that there are misogynistic microaggressions, problematic discussions around food (the FMC making comments about not having done enough exercise to deserve a cinnamon bun), and references to HP, were all just great big NOs for me.
I thought that we had moved past these things, but apparently I’ve just been living in my happy little corner of the bookish world where the authors *have* moved past these things and know better.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Gaslighting
Moderate: Drug abuse