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leslie_kent 's review for:
Angry God
by L.J. Shen
Ouch.
I said after I read the previous book in this series that L.J. Shen most likely wasn’t for me anymore but that I would read the third one since Vaughn’s book intrigued me the most.
Now I can say after finishing this one that she definitely isn’t for me anymore. Partly because I have little interest in mf romance at this time. Also because I think I’m not the target audience for them. But that’s not why I am giving this two stars. Those wouldn’t be fair reasons.
The quality of her writing and storytelling has gone downhill. Big time. Despite thinking most of the guys were big douche canoes, I enjoyed her Sinners series. (The parents of the characters in these books.) Sometimes a girl just needs a book with an asshole. It’s true. Don’t judge! I loved, “Midnight Blue,” and really liked both , “The Kiss Thief,” and, “Dirty Headlines.” I would still totally reread those in the future.
Something changed in her writing after those for me. With this spin-off series, I became disenchanted. She ruined previous characters. The plots felt stale and recycled and the drama was melodramatic and way OTT. Almost nothing was different with this one.
The only reasons I’m giving it two stars instead of one are that a) I did finish it and b) She actually didn’t ruin previous characters in this one. Unlike the last two books, she left the parents from the original series alone and allowed them to stay true to character. Vicious and Millie weren’t my favorite couple of the Sinners books but I had grown to like them as the series progressed. I was happy to still like them here.
Take my review with a grain of salt as it seems to be a minority opinion.
I said after I read the previous book in this series that L.J. Shen most likely wasn’t for me anymore but that I would read the third one since Vaughn’s book intrigued me the most.
Now I can say after finishing this one that she definitely isn’t for me anymore. Partly because I have little interest in mf romance at this time. Also because I think I’m not the target audience for them. But that’s not why I am giving this two stars. Those wouldn’t be fair reasons.
The quality of her writing and storytelling has gone downhill. Big time. Despite thinking most of the guys were big douche canoes, I enjoyed her Sinners series. (The parents of the characters in these books.) Sometimes a girl just needs a book with an asshole. It’s true. Don’t judge! I loved, “Midnight Blue,” and really liked both , “The Kiss Thief,” and, “Dirty Headlines.” I would still totally reread those in the future.
Something changed in her writing after those for me. With this spin-off series, I became disenchanted. She ruined previous characters. The plots felt stale and recycled and the drama was melodramatic and way OTT. Almost nothing was different with this one.
The only reasons I’m giving it two stars instead of one are that a) I did finish it and b) She actually didn’t ruin previous characters in this one. Unlike the last two books, she left the parents from the original series alone and allowed them to stay true to character. Vicious and Millie weren’t my favorite couple of the Sinners books but I had grown to like them as the series progressed. I was happy to still like them here.
Take my review with a grain of salt as it seems to be a minority opinion.