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A review by raymar
Undeniably Convenient by J. Saman
emotional
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
MAJOR SPOILERS BELOW
I would have rated this higher if it didn’t have an exact shot for shot, copy-paste of the original Derek Shepherd and Mark Sloan plot line in it with just slight deviations. I like Julie Saman but this was just so disappointing to read. Like the MMC literally gets cheated on by his wife with his best friend. He divorces his wife + moves away, him and FMC get involved, his ex-best friend comes to hospital where they work, meets FMC & flirts with her, MMC sees and punches ex-best friend. They eventually reconcile. Even other details like his ex wife getting her tubes tied is reminiscent of Addison getting an abortion after cheating with Mark…like come on. It’s not like Saman is a bad writer either, she’s always been consistent to me, so seeing a tv show knockoff is just jarring and frustrating
Other issues I have with this read was the incredibly insensitive r*pe jokes that came from characters we are supposed to see in a positive light, they are family members of our FMC, why are we acting like those kinds of jokes are:
1. In anyway a joke a mature adult would either make or laugh at
2. Socially, morally, ethically acceptable to make
3. Something normal to threaten to a semi stranger
Do better J. Saman.
Following that issue I had to put the book down for a day because I was so icked out by the scene. Outside of that though I felt this book had great banter and the dialogue between our main characters is good. The characters have great chemistry, main & ensemble, and the spice is PIPING hot!
⭐️⭐️.5
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
I am questioning if I will ever read a J. Saman book ever again though.
Other issues I have with this read was the incredibly insensitive r*pe jokes that came from characters we are supposed to see in a positive light, they are family members of our FMC, why are we acting like those kinds of jokes are:
1. In anyway a joke a mature adult would either make or laugh at
2. Socially, morally, ethically acceptable to make
3. Something normal to threaten to a semi stranger
Do better J. Saman.
Following that issue I had to put the book down for a day because I was so icked out by the scene. Outside of that though I felt this book had great banter and the dialogue between our main characters is good. The characters have great chemistry, main & ensemble, and the spice is PIPING hot!
⭐️⭐️.5
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
I am questioning if I will ever read a J. Saman book ever again though.
Content Warnings