A review by amybraunauthor
The Gatekeeper's Sons by Eva Pohler

1.0

I think this is the first book I've ever given one star to. It really was that bad. I had to struggle to get through it, and since I got it in a collection, I honestly thought about skipping to the next story. The main story was bland, uninteresting, and pointless. I could probably sum up what was supposed to be going on, but if you asked me about the events corresponding to it, you'd think I was talking about another book. The characters were awful. I couldn't stand the main character and had no idea why everyone seemed to love her. She was annoying and melodramatic about everything, yet she had the rest of the characters all but grovelling at her feet. The love interest was completely whipped and couldn't decide if he wanted to be broody, arrogant, or optimistic. The only characters I liked were his sisters, and they never really got to show how badass they were supposed to be. The writing was awful and honestly quite childish. None of the dialogue sounded "real" to me, things happened for no reason, and there were too many exclamation marks. And the ending? Ugh, talk about disappointing. I thought it would pick up and actually engage in some kind of action, but no, it was basically a game of hide and seek. So glad I didn't have to pay for this.