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A review by cwg
For the Fans by Nyla K.
tense
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
2.75
Initially dropped at 60%; I’ve since finished it. Still leaving the initial review here, though. Just edited and added onto it.
Almost DNF because a combination of factors: the smut, relationship, and plot.
Smut and dirty talk progressively got more…cringy? Felt like I was just reading porn, or smutty BL. Got a bit too much for me, especially later in the book when they’re all over each other. Similarly, Characterization and character dynamics felt weird to read towards the end. I suppose it was a consequence of them settling into their relationship with each other, but the changes nonetheless felt drastic. I see the justification as to why, but..I don’t know. There’s a very present dom/sub vibe in later scenes that wasn’t as potent in the beginning. And the initial dynamics I was initially sold by has ended up as something else that I hadn’t anticipated, which simply wasn’t to my taste.
In addition, I feel the story conflict’s lingered for too long? 60% in, and it Feels like we’re retreading ground, tiptoeing around the remaining qualms that exist between them which I thought had already been resolved. I think some points could’ve been made shorter. At 60%, it’s been a slog to read (edit: but I got through it). Liked the smut, though. The build up leading up to the creation of the OnlyFans as well as scenes immediately following them I quite enjoyed.
Edit: To add on, after I finished.
Other reasons includes a formulaic plot. Parts after this repeat the same formula—they get more in love, but something holds Kyran back. They fight or things happen, and for a moment things seem bad. But then, just as quickly, they get back together, and the formula repeats. Same principle applies with the final conflict point and the ending.Feels like a “feel good” formula—stakes get high, some consequences are delivered, but things don’t actually harm the main pair. Ending is ideal. (Edit: didn’t realize that you need that for something to be classified as romance, my bad. I won’t make any comments regarding that in the future if it’s something baked into the genre, I’m new here 😅). Wasn’t into the predictability/monotonous nature the book took on.
Some other things I could talk about regarding the final third of the book, but I’ll it at: lot of things were suddenly brought up (I suppose to finally tie things up and make the HEA possible), but it was strange to read because it felt like we changed gears all of a sudden. Things were tied up, but I didn’t feel satisfied by it personally.
I suppose about 30% of the way through, I realized this book wasn’t for me. I kept at it until about 60% through, then decided to DNF before curiosity took over me and I skimmed through the rest. Still wasn’t for me.
I like smut, but I’m a bit picky about it, so it might’ve been why I didn’t enjoy this read despite seeking this book out in the first place. I liked the tropes, but the execution wasn’t for me, I guess.
Almost DNF because a combination of factors: the smut, relationship, and plot.
Smut and dirty talk progressively got more…cringy? Felt like I was just reading porn, or smutty BL. Got a bit too much for me, especially later in the book when they’re all over each other. Similarly, Characterization and character dynamics felt weird to read towards the end. I suppose it was a consequence of them settling into their relationship with each other, but the changes nonetheless felt drastic. I see the justification as to why, but..I don’t know. There’s a very present dom/sub vibe in later scenes that wasn’t as potent in the beginning. And the initial dynamics I was initially sold by has ended up as something else that I hadn’t anticipated, which simply wasn’t to my taste.
In addition, I feel the story conflict’s lingered for too long? 60% in, and it Feels like we’re retreading ground, tiptoeing around the remaining qualms that exist between them which I thought had already been resolved. I think some points could’ve been made shorter. At 60%, it’s been a slog to read (edit: but I got through it). Liked the smut, though. The build up leading up to the creation of the OnlyFans as well as scenes immediately following them I quite enjoyed.
Edit: To add on, after I finished.
Other reasons includes a formulaic plot. Parts after this repeat the same formula—they get more in love, but something holds Kyran back. They fight or things happen, and for a moment things seem bad. But then, just as quickly, they get back together, and the formula repeats. Same principle applies with the final conflict point and the ending.
Some other things I could talk about regarding the final third of the book, but I’ll it at: lot of things were suddenly brought up (I suppose to finally tie things up and make the HEA possible), but it was strange to read because it felt like we changed gears all of a sudden. Things were tied up, but I didn’t feel satisfied by it personally.
I suppose about 30% of the way through, I realized this book wasn’t for me. I kept at it until about 60% through, then decided to DNF before curiosity took over me and I skimmed through the rest. Still wasn’t for me.
I like smut, but I’m a bit picky about it, so it might’ve been why I didn’t enjoy this read despite seeking this book out in the first place. I liked the tropes, but the execution wasn’t for me, I guess.