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A review by tobbled
Read Between the Lines by Rachel Lacey
3.0
It was okay. But it also made me side with a landlord/property developer and that ruined my morals.
Read Between the Lines is a fun, cute and (mostly) enjoyable lesbian romance. I would recommend it to any super-fan of the romance genre- or anyone looking for a cute pride read. However, it also did secure my opinions and issues with contemporary romance as a genre.
Rosie and Jane get together way too soon which means the middle portion - filler cute relationship goals and slow plot advancement - goes on for a bit too long. Which is fine and enjoyable if the characters and sub-plot are strong enough to grip the reader but for me, they weren’t. And it was mostly Rosie I’m not going to lie. Jane was fine and even quite enjoyable, but Rosie’s moral compass really started to get on my nerves.
As well as strong main characters, a middle filler section really needs that supporting cast to bounce off of the main cast and help push the narrative. And whilst Jane somewhat had this with her sister and family, Rosie didn’t. Her roommates all felt like the same character and it was hard to tell them apart. There was also way too many of them to remember - which is fine if they only show up once BUT they are returning characters.
They just needed something a little more defining, which I think is just generally what this book needed in general. But I do have to commend this book for its enjoyability and also any book that is willing to stifle a review out of me deserves some praise.
The third act breakup annoyed me ( as usual ) but mostly due to my anti-rosie feelings. Hashtag love you Jane.
Read Between the Lines is a fun, cute and (mostly) enjoyable lesbian romance. I would recommend it to any super-fan of the romance genre- or anyone looking for a cute pride read. However, it also did secure my opinions and issues with contemporary romance as a genre.
Rosie and Jane get together way too soon which means the middle portion - filler cute relationship goals and slow plot advancement - goes on for a bit too long. Which is fine and enjoyable if the characters and sub-plot are strong enough to grip the reader but for me, they weren’t. And it was mostly Rosie I’m not going to lie. Jane was fine and even quite enjoyable, but Rosie’s moral compass really started to get on my nerves.
As well as strong main characters, a middle filler section really needs that supporting cast to bounce off of the main cast and help push the narrative. And whilst Jane somewhat had this with her sister and family, Rosie didn’t. Her roommates all felt like the same character and it was hard to tell them apart. There was also way too many of them to remember - which is fine if they only show up once BUT they are returning characters.
They just needed something a little more defining, which I think is just generally what this book needed in general. But I do have to commend this book for its enjoyability and also any book that is willing to stifle a review out of me deserves some praise.
The third act breakup annoyed me ( as usual ) but mostly due to my anti-rosie feelings. Hashtag love you Jane.