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A review by allofmyfriendsarebooks
Enemy of My Dreams by Jenny Williamson
adventurous
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Y’all this was a MESS.
Headhopping that absolutely kept me from the flow of the story? Check.
Historical inaccuracies that would have been resolved with a simple google search (princesses, really??)? Check.
Insta love from a character who spends 20 pages saying she’ll never be in love? Check.
Excessive miscommunication over the same thing 30 times? Check again!
I wanted to enjoy this so much, but quite literally nothing worked for me outside of the writing. In the sections I could read without being jarred into the next POV, the prose is very nice! But I’m not at all convinced this was the way to go about telling this story.
This is definitely going to be marketed towards fans of Song of Achilles and Circe, but if you DID like those books? You’re probably not going to vibe with this one.
Thank you to Harlequin and Netgalley for an ARC of this book!
Headhopping that absolutely kept me from the flow of the story? Check.
Historical inaccuracies that would have been resolved with a simple google search (princesses, really??)? Check.
Insta love from a character who spends 20 pages saying she’ll never be in love? Check.
Excessive miscommunication over the same thing 30 times? Check again!
I wanted to enjoy this so much, but quite literally nothing worked for me outside of the writing. In the sections I could read without being jarred into the next POV, the prose is very nice! But I’m not at all convinced this was the way to go about telling this story.
This is definitely going to be marketed towards fans of Song of Achilles and Circe, but if you DID like those books? You’re probably not going to vibe with this one.
Thank you to Harlequin and Netgalley for an ARC of this book!