A review by ricareviews
Just the Two of Us by Ryu Hyang

1.0

The colorful cover and the enticing summary tricked me into thinking this was going to be a great contemporary romance. Sadly, it wasn't. I wish I could have loved this; I wanted to. But I soon discovered that the book wasn't what I was expecting. It was a challenging task trying to read and finish this novel. I don't even know how I managed to do so. I found the structure of the book to be confusing. There was no reason to keep going since we already knew from the beginning how the conflict was going to end. I didn't connect with any of the characters, especially Soohyuk. He came off as unlikeable and rude. The book tried to handle many pressing issues but without any real care. Some passages even left a bad taste in my mouth because of how poorly tackled these issues were. The writing style and editing were also bothersome. The book kept jumping from one thing to the other - it felt incomplete. At times it was almost impossible to understand what the author was trying to say. I won't read the second one unless there are significant changes to the writing style and translation.
Arc kindly provided by NatGalley in exchange for an honest review.
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