A review by tabeahaefliger
Birthday Girl by Penelope Douglas

adventurous hopeful reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

This was..a rollercoaster.. 
I have to say I was excited and wanted to see where the story and characters would end up and I could kind of put myself in their situation and see why they would act the way they did. 

The age difference was one thing but when he always called her a little girl and presented her as if she was small and fragile and everything ugh that made me feel physically ill. Also I get the whole “you’re mine only and I possess you” trope but it got annoying like chill out for a sec. 
The slutshaming of her sister also wasn’t for me and the chapters were so long. 

All in all I did find the characters interesting, not lovable tho, and the story rounded up okay. But like I said I felt like it was wrong to listen to him constantly talk about how he wants to smash her and her “little” body. I just wish that Penelope Douglas chose for Jordan to be a little older, then everything would‘ve seemed different. 
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