A review by haileyhardcover
In the Event of Love by Courtney Kae

medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

The premise of this book is so cute… it’s a damn shame that the writing is absolutely god awful and most of the characters, especially Morgan, are insufferable. Jesus 🤦🏼‍♀️

This is just personal preference, but I hate first person point of view. It just never reads well, but especially in this case when the main character has almost no redeeming qualities. Morgan is the ✨worst✨ and did not deserve the HAE. 

Beyond the point of view issues, the writing is lazy and all over the place at best and SO cringey at worst. Like, so bad it even ruined the spicy scenes. I felt like I got whiplash from how fast characters would contradict themselves or do a complete 180°. For a book about a planner, it seems like absolutely no planning went into this book. The epilogue had me literally screaming it was so absurd. 

I read this junk in two sittings - at first hoping it would get better, and then just out of spite and determination to not waste another day on it. One star for the cute premise, zero stars for execution. 

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