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Dirty Wicked Prince
by Eden O'Neill
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is a low 3 stars. The premis sounded great, even though I'm not into bully romance. The story was...interesting. I think some of it was just off the wall. The reason the MC and his besties hated and tortured the FMC was just ridiculous. And I know bullies in general harrass people for no good reason, but without spoiling it, this reason was really dumb. They were literally mad at her because she got in the way of something that she couldn't have possibly been aware of, and they attacked her as if she had done it maliciously. And then she had no reason as to why they despised her. The FMC was firey and didn't let them intimate her, which I loved.
The writing was okay, but I could have used more editing/polishing. There were a few cringe things, but that wasn't the issue. The repeptition of words and phrases was the problem. A character would mention something, and then within the next paragraph (sometimes within the next few sentences) would literally repeat it. It happened frequently enough to be annoying, and it took me out of the story. The fact that the MC and his friends were brothers, family was overstated. It was evident in their relationships and interactions. It didn't need to be stated time after time within the text.
It ended on a cliffhanger, which I absolutely hate. The spice was just enough, considering they were high schoolers (of legal age). The story wasn't bad, if really convoluted. Despite the parts that irritated me and that it wasn't what I expected, I might be invested to check out the next in the series.
The writing was okay, but I could have used more editing/polishing. There were a few cringe things, but that wasn't the issue. The repeptition of words and phrases was the problem. A character would mention something, and then within the next paragraph (sometimes within the next few sentences) would literally repeat it. It happened frequently enough to be annoying, and it took me out of the story. The fact that the MC and his friends were brothers, family was overstated. It was evident in their relationships and interactions. It didn't need to be stated time after time within the text.
It ended on a cliffhanger, which I absolutely hate. The spice was just enough, considering they were high schoolers (of legal age). The story wasn't bad, if really convoluted. Despite the parts that irritated me and that it wasn't what I expected, I might be invested to check out the next in the series.