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A review by blvelances
Kiss and Break Up by Ella Fields
3.0
3 both characters were a MESS. i guess it makes sense they’re teenagers and everything... but it wasn’t well calibrated. the story could have revolved around their relationship growing from friends to hook up or friends with benefits or whatever and jealousy to a relationship. as in peggy being interested in dating and them “practising” would develop in several stages. instead it’s all from 0 to 100. from a few conversations about it, dash being an ass 20 times in a row to hooking up once and .... he tells her he’s in love.
and after that it’s even worse because it’s all about third parties. peggy hooking up with byron, dash sleeping with Kayla. It’s no longer about their relationship, only hurt and resentment and third parties. which is too bad... because it could have been something really good. it was starting kind of well
(don’t read it’s not worth anything to anyone - if only i could turn some parts of my reviews here as ‘personal notes for future me’)
i have tons i really disliked in this book but three things that bothered me deserve a mention :
- dash being really controlling but passing it off as caring and protecting his best friend. warning guys off someone and being hostile to that person dating when you’re not with her and are happily sleeping with other people ? that’s a no (jackson has the exact same problem in book 3 so i guess that’s something the author likes)
- homophobia. saying your friend is bi, and it’s okay as long as it’s not in your face ? f* off dude. also saying “hey i’m cool with lgbt people” actually probably means you have a problem with them. no one’s asking for your validation and an ally will actually never even think of saying that
- it’s funny how women get punished for their sexuality. peggy hooked up with byron? oh but turned out he was a real ass, he told everyone AND didn’t want to stop when she told him to. because it’s only okay for a h to do that if there’s sexual assault and shaming involved. a punishment. and that’s also the reason why dash forgives it. because now he’s mad at byron. which is NOT okay. because of course dash can do whatever he wants with girls, no big deal. another thing is the shaming of other girls. all the other girls mentioned except for willa and daphne. girls can have sexual relationships without being deviant, carrying diseases, being sluts and whatever else was implied in this book. of course, nothing was said about the male characters making out with these same girls.
and after that it’s even worse because it’s all about third parties. peggy hooking up with byron, dash sleeping with Kayla. It’s no longer about their relationship, only hurt and resentment and third parties. which is too bad... because it could have been something really good. it was starting kind of well
(don’t read it’s not worth anything to anyone - if only i could turn some parts of my reviews here as ‘personal notes for future me’)
i have tons i really disliked in this book but three things that bothered me deserve a mention :
- dash being really controlling but passing it off as caring and protecting his best friend. warning guys off someone and being hostile to that person dating when you’re not with her and are happily sleeping with other people ? that’s a no (jackson has the exact same problem in book 3 so i guess that’s something the author likes)
- homophobia. saying your friend is bi, and it’s okay as long as it’s not in your face ? f* off dude. also saying “hey i’m cool with lgbt people” actually probably means you have a problem with them. no one’s asking for your validation and an ally will actually never even think of saying that
- it’s funny how women get punished for their sexuality. peggy hooked up with byron? oh but turned out he was a real ass, he told everyone AND didn’t want to stop when she told him to. because it’s only okay for a h to do that if there’s sexual assault and shaming involved. a punishment. and that’s also the reason why dash forgives it. because now he’s mad at byron. which is NOT okay. because of course dash can do whatever he wants with girls, no big deal. another thing is the shaming of other girls. all the other girls mentioned except for willa and daphne. girls can have sexual relationships without being deviant, carrying diseases, being sluts and whatever else was implied in this book. of course, nothing was said about the male characters making out with these same girls.