A review by daisy_hope
Credence by Penelope Douglas

dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

I did not enjoy this book and I literally made an account on here just so I could write this review.

Yes, the smut was REALLY good (as we expect from Penelope Douglas) but maybe that's the only good thing about it. I don't even dislike it because of the incest, because tbh they aren't blood related, although the one thing I found weird about it was her calling Jake "uncle" only in sexual settings.  I found myself hitting my head and screaming because of frustration numerous times reading it. The plot was just so confusing? Like why did she end up with the one she ends up with when they literally had zero chemistry between them. Z.E.R.O.!!! The choices the main character makes were just so frustrating! And her inner dialogue? Super weird.  

Tiernan gets sexualy abused multiple times, but it's just brushed of later on, when her inner dialogue tells us she actually enjoyed it even though before she was literally screaming "stop" and trying to run away. Like what? 

I did like the first half of the book when it was just her and Jake, she should have chosen him. They had the most conversations, the most chemistry, he was the hottest and most caring. I still can't get over her choosing the mute one instead. They literally hadn't talked once but she loved him? WHY?!? Cuz he gave her steak?? Also the scene where he throws her birth control in the trash???
 

I'm so mad, I really tried liking it, and I did some parts, that's why it gets 2, and not just 1 star, but I can't get over how it COULD have been such a good book. It has so much potential but it just isn't. It's not. 
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