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A review by pomegranates
Choosing Theo by Victoria Aveline
2.5
Well. I can’t say this is one of my favorite alien books I’ve ever read. First there’s the fact that it took 13 chapters for the main couple to have their first face to face interaction due to how much set up there was.
I feel like the aliens she ended up with were…. kinda unsympathetic to her plight. She gets kidnapped and is forced to marry an alien. Okay, fine. It’s for the plot and that’s fine. But the sister of Theo constantly gets on her high horse about how Jade needs to respect the culture which sure ! be respectful! However at the same time she was forced into this so maybe a little bit of grace might be nice ? she felt so judgy, no matter how nice she was. Also, Theo didn’t really spark much affection for me. He’s a dick to Jade for most of the book. Wah wah, how can she really have chosen me wah wah I’m going to act like an ass because I don’t trust her. It got old. I didn’t feel much connection between them because of this. Also, I def got bored towards the end of the book. I’m still willing to give the second a try in the hopes that I’ll enjoy it more.
I feel like the aliens she ended up with were…. kinda unsympathetic to her plight. She gets kidnapped and is forced to marry an alien. Okay, fine. It’s for the plot and that’s fine. But the sister of Theo constantly gets on her high horse about how Jade needs to respect the culture which sure ! be respectful! However at the same time she was forced into this so maybe a little bit of grace might be nice ? she felt so judgy, no matter how nice she was. Also, Theo didn’t really spark much affection for me. He’s a dick to Jade for most of the book. Wah wah, how can she really have chosen me wah wah I’m going to act like an ass because I don’t trust her. It got old. I didn’t feel much connection between them because of this. Also, I def got bored towards the end of the book. I’m still willing to give the second a try in the hopes that I’ll enjoy it more.