Review by kalynaobyrne - Paris Daillencourt Is About to Crumble

kalynaobyrne 's review for:

Paris Daillencourt Is About to Crumble by Alexis Hall

3.75

challenging emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This was an interesting read for me. I considered DNFing this book in the first 15% because I was struggling with Paris. While I understand that for the majority of the book he is suffering from undiagnosed anxiety, I struggled to get through his constant self-doubt and his ability to catastrophize situations. However, after reading a few reviews I decided to keep reading to understand Paris and I’m glad I did. I do think it was a mistake to market this book as a romance and if you are looking for a fun, cute romance this isn’t the book. While there is romance I felt like it took the back burner to the issues Paris was dealing with. This book does have a lot of great representation. I loved Tariq’s character and I wish we could have had alternating POV’s with him and Paris. I would have liked to learn more about things from his perspective.

I do wish we got more resolution on Paris’s parents. I wanted to know more about them and why they treated Paris the way that they did. I feel like as a reader I did not get any resolution regarding them and I would have liked something even small about them.

I struggled a little bit with giving this book a rating but currently I think it falls around a 3.75 star book for me. I can see this rating possibly changing with a little bit more reflection and time.

Thank you to NetGalley and Forever Publishing for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

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