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Oleander: A Great Expectations Reimagining
by Scarlett Drake
conflicted until the end
This book…. Initially it was hard to get into, the writing felt pretentious (and in some ways it very much is, as tho the author believes herself to be Dickens) but then I got past the prologue and into the story. I usually dislike enemies to lovers because they’re never truly enemies but she nailed the genre - I’ll give her that. Then the awful thing happened (no spoilers) and I hate-read part 2 and then it got better again, tho how manipulative Cas is was nearly unbearable, I thought that while I wanted a happy ending for Jude I never believed he could truly have one with Cas- HOW could he ever trust that man?? But part 3 was a redemption I didn’t see coming (tho I always knew who Jude’s benefactor was- that was obvious) the author skillfully assuaged my worries about Cas by using his POV for the epilogue- that was a very smart choice and I was thankful for it! I don’t think many readers could have ever trusted Jude’s HEA without it.
This book…. Initially it was hard to get into, the writing felt pretentious (and in some ways it very much is, as tho the author believes herself to be Dickens) but then I got past the prologue and into the story. I usually dislike enemies to lovers because they’re never truly enemies but she nailed the genre - I’ll give her that. Then the awful thing happened (no spoilers) and I hate-read part 2 and then it got better again, tho how manipulative Cas is was nearly unbearable, I thought that while I wanted a happy ending for Jude I never believed he could truly have one with Cas- HOW could he ever trust that man?? But part 3 was a redemption I didn’t see coming (tho I always knew who Jude’s benefactor was- that was obvious) the author skillfully assuaged my worries about Cas by using his POV for the epilogue- that was a very smart choice and I was thankful for it! I don’t think many readers could have ever trusted Jude’s HEA without it.