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Passion by Lauren Kate
3.0

I know I am reading a JF nephilim story from 2015 by notorious YA author Lauren Kate who looooves to write a one dimensional female lead who starts off strong and then becomes entirely dependent on the love interest for her personality and none of her books pass the Bechdel test. I know that. BUT!

I had FUN reading the first book. It wasn't a GOOD book but I had fun and I got thru it fast because of that. But as the books carry on, the main character becomes more and more transparent and dependent on the love interest. She went from a decent mc in book one, loud mouth and sassy in the 2015 female protag that is probably a self insert way to.... literally being incapacitated when Daniel, (the love interest), isn't around. She's constantly waiting to be kissed or saved or feel like she's a person.

Yeah whatever their love story spans from the beginning of time and they're fated to always find each other and fall in love but oh my gooooood could you let her develop a personality somewhere in those millenia....

I'm finishing out the series and I'm trying to be patient because I'm reading a 2015 MIDDLE SCHOOL NEPHILIM STORY but from now on ill probably stick to rereading the Cresendo series for a fallen angel love story fix. 

Lauren Kate I love you and I will keep reading your stuff but can you please let your women be something without men especially when your books target preteens or young teens amen