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Devil May Care
by Angel Lawson, Samantha Rue
challenging
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Enemies to lovers is not a particularly favourite trope of mine, but I do read it every now and then. The enemies part here was definitely fleshed out, there was banter and steam but I thought it lacked any form of common ground between the main characters especially in the first 70% of the book.
What I found the most lacking though was the ending - particularly for the male protagonist. The entirety of his conflict, the main thing he was struggling with the entire book and the sole reason for his problems/trauma/antagonistic behaviour was solved in 2 sentences in the epilogue. It felt lackluster and like the author wanted 100% happy ending and could not find another way to achieve that.
This is the main reason I probably won't read the rest of the series, because I liked the setting and the way the characters (even side characters) felt well rounded.
What I found the most lacking though was the ending - particularly for the male protagonist. The entirety of his conflict, the main thing he was struggling with the entire book and the sole reason for his problems/trauma/antagonistic behaviour was solved in 2 sentences in the epilogue. It felt lackluster and like the author wanted 100% happy ending and could not find another way to achieve that.
This is the main reason I probably won't read the rest of the series, because I liked the setting and the way the characters (even side characters) felt well rounded.