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A review by tabbyclancy
Inevitable by Shain Rose
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Have you ever been so frustrated with a book you had to put it down and cool off? And not because it was riddled with errors or poorly written - because you were so incredibly mad at the characters. Characters mired in angst as a couple and individually. It was need to throw things level of frustrating. Want to scream at two people who aren't even real to get their sh*t together, frustrating. It was the most slow burn happily for now that I've ever read.
I don't mean slow burn to the 'spice' either. That's hot and heavy, there to make you wonder how they're so sh*t at communicating when they can do that so fluently.
Domestic Violence does feature in this book. And DV always hits me hard. Abusive parent and the parent who looks the other way - where one knows they always have the power. Where they know they only have to say one, ONE, word to make you topple - those people and characters make me want to scream. So the catharis that Aubrey felt facing her father was euphoric and the crash when he ripped the rug from under her again was equally infuriating.
Part of me wishes we had more of Jax's pov, to make things on his side a little more clear cut and soften the punches as they hit. Then again, I realky just wanted to shake that man and ask him how he thought this was a good idea.
10/10 spice scene. But the emotional moments in between are heavy.
I don't mean slow burn to the 'spice' either. That's hot and heavy, there to make you wonder how they're so sh*t at communicating when they can do that so fluently.
Domestic Violence does feature in this book. And DV always hits me hard. Abusive parent and the parent who looks the other way - where one knows they always have the power. Where they know they only have to say one, ONE, word to make you topple - those people and characters make me want to scream. So the catharis that Aubrey felt facing her father was euphoric and the crash when he ripped the rug from under her again was equally infuriating.
Part of me wishes we had more of Jax's pov, to make things on his side a little more clear cut and soften the punches as they hit. Then again, I realky just wanted to shake that man and ask him how he thought this was a good idea.
10/10 spice scene. But the emotional moments in between are heavy.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Grief, and Alcohol
Moderate: Domestic abuse