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The Kiss Thief by L.J. Shen
2.0

ok so this book wasn’t completely awful, there were some cute and enjoyable moments between the two protagonists at times but thats it. The MMC was unlikeable for most of the book and i have a feeling his backstory is poorly written, along with the second half of this book, which seemed excessively rushed. The FMC lacked real purpose and was such an inconsistent character that i was quite annoyed with her. She falls under the spectrum of female characters that the author wants to write as strong and independent (as the character said herself) but she comes off as the exact opposite.
Lastly, i usually don’t mind age gaps books, but the fact that she was constantly referred to as a child or teenager (she’s 19) was quite hateful, also considering that the MMC for most of the book looks at her as an object to fck.