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hsp08 's review for:
Defensive Hearts
by Alley Ciz
I feel I should start off by saying I read this as a standalone and NOT a part of the BTU alumni series. Although it’s explicitly stated that this book can be read as a standalone, I felt pretty confused by the 10 or so extra characters. I finished this book still unsure of those characters relationships to each other. The first 2 pages have about 6 different names and it was a bit overwhelming. I’m sure if you read the first 6 books you would probably have a better time keeping up. My other issue was how annoying Gemma & Chance were most of the time. In the beginning I felt that I would really have an issue with Gemma because she was written to be sassy and funny but none of that landed for me. It felt like it came off too strong just like Chance’s grumpiness. I ended up finishing it and it did get better but still not amazed by this book.