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A review by hawful
Tempting by Crystal Kaswell
1.0
In a lot of the reviews, I see that people are pointing out how naive or young Kaylee is for 18. Honestly, her fascinations with Harry Potter, Hunger Games, The Little Mermaid weren't distracting to me like they seemed to be for others. She could have been a few years older with the same hobbies and interests and it still wouldn't be too out of place. But maybe I might be in the minority.
That being said, Kaylee's immaturity stemmed for her underdeveloped motivations outside wanting to bone Brendan. She only cared about her Grandma when the manuscript called for it and it was incredibly forced when she did.
Her depression...? I've done a fair amount of research on it but it doesn't seem like Crystal Kaswell did. This character trait was just off.
I didn't care about Brendan's "darkness" or whatever the hell you want to call it. It was so poorly written... It's just... well, it is 2018. There are lots of books that deal with dark themes. The ones that pull it off successfully don't CONSTANTLY talk about how weird they are or how troubled they are. They OWN it in a beautiful way.
And the actual acts he enjoyed? Maybe I'm giving y'all too much insight into my life but I don't see what was so "dark" about it.
I think I'm gonna avoid this author from this point on.
That being said, Kaylee's immaturity stemmed for her underdeveloped motivations outside wanting to bone Brendan. She only cared about her Grandma when the manuscript called for it and it was incredibly forced when she did.
Her depression...? I've done a fair amount of research on it but it doesn't seem like Crystal Kaswell did. This character trait was just off.
I didn't care about Brendan's "darkness" or whatever the hell you want to call it. It was so poorly written... It's just... well, it is 2018. There are lots of books that deal with dark themes. The ones that pull it off successfully don't CONSTANTLY talk about how weird they are or how troubled they are. They OWN it in a beautiful way.
And the actual acts he enjoyed? Maybe I'm giving y'all too much insight into my life but I don't see what was so "dark" about it.
I think I'm gonna avoid this author from this point on.