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Tarnished Embers
by Rosa Lee
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Do not read this book.
I love the darkest of dark romance, but this was awful. It is irresponsible in how events are handled given the deep gravity of the subject matter. The story was way too fast and somehow managed to drag, lacked depth, totally inconsistent. I wish I could unread it, quite frankly.
I hoped it would get better as I kept reading and basically from 17% to the end, I was pissed off. The bones of the story have the potential to tell an emotional, gripping tale. the Disney version of Cinderella carried worlds more depth and value than this horrible retelling.
The only redeaming features I noticed were that some of the main characters are likeable (even though they are very confusing, inconsistent, and lack depth to understand them) and there were some good spice scenes.
All of the characters are weak and don’t have well developed storylines of past and present. A traumatic backstory of a character that defines how they walk through life shouldn’t be detailed in a mere couple of sentences and with no build up. Far too casual. This has some serious reworking that needs to be done.
Some of the incredibly series plot matters in this should not have been written about unless they really drive the story and are essential to the plot or character history.
Given how poorly this story was written, the usages of suicide, rape and child prostitution as a plot device were so unnecessary given the lack of depth in the story. They seemed to only be there for shock value, and that is disgusting. I’m so disappointed and frustrated at this. This has the potential to put someone off reading. Author, do better.
I love the darkest of dark romance, but this was awful. It is irresponsible in how events are handled given the deep gravity of the subject matter. The story was way too fast and somehow managed to drag, lacked depth, totally inconsistent. I wish I could unread it, quite frankly.
I hoped it would get better as I kept reading and basically from 17% to the end, I was pissed off. The bones of the story have the potential to tell an emotional, gripping tale. the Disney version of Cinderella carried worlds more depth and value than this horrible retelling.
The only redeaming features I noticed were that some of the main characters are likeable (even though they are very confusing, inconsistent, and lack depth to understand them) and there were some good spice scenes.
All of the characters are weak and don’t have well developed storylines of past and present. A traumatic backstory of a character that defines how they walk through life shouldn’t be detailed in a mere couple of sentences and with no build up. Far too casual. This has some serious reworking that needs to be done.
Some of the incredibly series plot matters in this should not have been written about unless they really drive the story and are essential to the plot or character history.
Given how poorly this story was written, the usages of suicide, rape and child prostitution as a plot device were so unnecessary given the lack of depth in the story. They seemed to only be there for shock value, and that is disgusting. I’m so disappointed and frustrated at this. This has the potential to put someone off reading. Author, do better.