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devannm 's review for:
Immoral Code
by Lillian Clark
actual rating: 2.5
Ok, things I liked about this book:
- teen heist!
- diverse cast including an ARO / ACE PROTAG!
- uh ...damn, is that really it?
Things I didn't like about this book:
- overly 'cute' dialogue that seemed to be trying way too hard
- not enough style difference between POVs = me forgetting whose chapter I am reading almost CONSTANTLY
- despite the one aro/ace protag there was a LOT of romance with the other characters
- definitely WAY more contemporary melodrama than action heist
- it's basically just teen Office Space. Like... Literally. Exactly. I thought the author might do something a bit different since she seemed AWARE that that was what she was writing but nope
I'm sure this book will be more interesting to actual teens, but while I appreciated what it was trying to do it just never quite got me completely onboard. There was way more talking the same thing over 20 times and worrying over consequences than I personally wanted. I just wanted a fun heist book and instead I got like ...an extended existential crisis x5? Decent for what it is but definitely not up my alley.
Ok, things I liked about this book:
- teen heist!
- diverse cast including an ARO / ACE PROTAG!
- uh ...damn, is that really it?
Things I didn't like about this book:
- overly 'cute' dialogue that seemed to be trying way too hard
- not enough style difference between POVs = me forgetting whose chapter I am reading almost CONSTANTLY
- despite the one aro/ace protag there was a LOT of romance with the other characters
- definitely WAY more contemporary melodrama than action heist
- it's basically just teen Office Space. Like... Literally. Exactly. I thought the author might do something a bit different since she seemed AWARE that that was what she was writing but nope
I'm sure this book will be more interesting to actual teens, but while I appreciated what it was trying to do it just never quite got me completely onboard. There was way more talking the same thing over 20 times and worrying over consequences than I personally wanted. I just wanted a fun heist book and instead I got like ...an extended existential crisis x5? Decent for what it is but definitely not up my alley.