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A review by peneloperea
Good Girl Fail by Roni Loren
2.0
Thank you to NetGalley and Dreamscape Media for the opportunity to listen to Good Girl Fail by Roni Loren in exchange for my honest review.
O’Neal has had a crush on her best friend's older brother for years but she’s being raised by her grandparents in a very strict household, so she’s never done anything about it. Then one day she takes a chance and it changes everything.
I struggled with this one a lot. I wanted to like it, I really did but I had such a hard time with these characters. You have O’Neal, a sheltered young woman who is desperate to make decisions for herself. She’s sick of her grandparents controlling her entire life and she wants to explore. So she makes a huge decision and takes a chance. I’m with you so far.
Then you have Auden, O’Neal’s BFF’s older brother. He’s like 22 or 23. Now we’re told he’s brought up similarly to O’Neal but the only time we ever “see” that is when the author tells us. He feels shame because he wants things his family won’t approve of and that means he’s been sheltered and brought up in a strict household, but his mom is always perfectly loving and kind, and more than willing to take O’Neal…it never felt right to me.
Then there’s Lennox who is very mature for his young age. I wish there were guys in college with me who are like Lennox. He reminded me of someone 10+ years older. He was kind, patient, and thoughtful, and playful. I struggled with accepting that Lennon was in college which made it very difficult to stay engaged.
The are some very steamy scenes for you to enjoy. For me, it didn’t work.
O’Neal has had a crush on her best friend's older brother for years but she’s being raised by her grandparents in a very strict household, so she’s never done anything about it. Then one day she takes a chance and it changes everything.
I struggled with this one a lot. I wanted to like it, I really did but I had such a hard time with these characters. You have O’Neal, a sheltered young woman who is desperate to make decisions for herself. She’s sick of her grandparents controlling her entire life and she wants to explore. So she makes a huge decision and takes a chance. I’m with you so far.
Then you have Auden, O’Neal’s BFF’s older brother. He’s like 22 or 23. Now we’re told he’s brought up similarly to O’Neal but the only time we ever “see” that is when the author tells us. He feels shame because he wants things his family won’t approve of and that means he’s been sheltered and brought up in a strict household, but his mom is always perfectly loving and kind, and more than willing to take O’Neal…it never felt right to me.
Then there’s Lennox who is very mature for his young age. I wish there were guys in college with me who are like Lennox. He reminded me of someone 10+ years older. He was kind, patient, and thoughtful, and playful. I struggled with accepting that Lennon was in college which made it very difficult to stay engaged.
The are some very steamy scenes for you to enjoy. For me, it didn’t work.