A review by mariakureads
Spartan by Jessica Joy

tense medium-paced

2.75

I've read maybe just 1 other MC book so I'm not very versed in this genre, so while there were somethings that I had issues with, I enjoyed the book overall.

I enjoyed the first half very much and it was looking like a solid slow burn, which let me tell you, Sawyer, the MMC, sounded like a dude who could give slow burn vibes for pages because he's so adorkable, but then it caught fire and went into instalust and quickly to instalove right before a huge bombshell happened that while I expected it, also for me, was were I started to not to like where it was heading.

The last quarter just felt weird in the fact that a lot of things happened that didn't sync up or felt right within the moment, and a lot of repetitive inner monologue from both Sawyer and Tessa, the FMC that went on too long with neither one bringing it up to the other to actually discuss it, the overuse of 'babydoll', for me was too much and actually gave me an ick feeling after a while.
not to  mention there's also Tessa breaking what falls as MC hierarchy and breaking rank, Tessa puts all the men in trouble thanks to her actions and the gang allows it, while Tessa's baby is kidnapped, she not just gives Sawyer a BJ, but there's a fast sex scene before they go save him which felt so weird that I skipped it because I couldn't understand that. Her baby has been stolen and she's having sex? Like I would be in a frenzied and angry panic.
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