wildflowerx 's review for:

Between Life and Death by Jaclyn Kot
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Reading log

5/04
I’m at chapter 12 and it’s not going well.
Von is insufferable. The things he says are so cringy. Is he really the love interest?

A summary of my notes so far, chapters 1 - 12
- why
- ew
- no
- wtf/wtf what does it mean
- this is so cringe i want to cry
- ffs


UPDATE 6/04
chapters 13 - 26
Still not going well. Von is still insufferable. Sounds like one of those dumb, arrogant gym dudes with very little to offer to the world.

Notes taken so far:
- what century is this
- BOMBASTIC SIDE EYE
- ah.
- excuse me?
- wtf/wtf not ok dude
- consent?
- cringe
- lol
- why

UPDATE 6/04 pt 2
chapters 26 - 54
Recap of my notes:
- CONSENT!!!!!!
- lol
- why
- cringe
- BOMBASTIC SIDE EYE CRIMINAL OFFENSIVE SIDE EYE


See a pattern here? I do.
I feel bad leaving a bad review to new authors, but when you compare your book to big titles, you set the expectations quite high.

What didn’t work in this book? For me, the major thing was the MMC.
He was just the definition of cringe. Insufferable, really.
Arrogant to the point of being rude.
Possessive (in a bad toxic way).
He DOESN’T UNDERSTAND WHAT CONSENT MEANS.
Every time he called her “Kitten” or “Little Goddess”
Spoiler[which, by the way, gave away the ‘big reveal’ straight away…]
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