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sophnez 's review for:
Kiss of the Basilisk
by Lindsay Straube
Some vague spoilers below.
Probably one of the worst books I've ever read, but definitely my worst books of the year so far. And I had no issues with the smut. It was the lack of plot and absolutely atrocious Mary-Sue main character Tem. Caspen grated on my nerves almost as much but not as much (maybe because he had no personality to speak of) as Tem who went from: "I don't want to do this and why on earth would you ever expect me to do it" to "oh you don't want me to do this?/you don't think I can? Well then now I do wanna do it" in pretty much every other scene. Being able to write auch an immature and unlikable is really a feat in itself.
Leo deserved better and was probably the most interesting character but still felt pretty stereotypical and could've been fleshed out more.
Gabriel the gay comic sidekick who kissed Tems cheek in every interaction they had contributed basically nothing to the story.
All of the dialogue was genuinely bad, no character had a distinct voice and the back and forth that was supposed to be funny/enganging/bantery just fell flat on every turn.
Probably one of the worst books I've ever read, but definitely my worst books of the year so far. And I had no issues with the smut. It was the lack of plot and absolutely atrocious Mary-Sue main character Tem. Caspen grated on my nerves almost as much but not as much (maybe because he had no personality to speak of) as Tem who went from: "I don't want to do this and why on earth would you ever expect me to do it" to "oh you don't want me to do this?/you don't think I can? Well then now I do wanna do it" in pretty much every other scene. Being able to write auch an immature and unlikable is really a feat in itself.
Leo deserved better and was probably the most interesting character but still felt pretty stereotypical and could've been fleshed out more.
Gabriel the gay comic sidekick who kissed Tems cheek in every interaction they had contributed basically nothing to the story.
All of the dialogue was genuinely bad, no character had a distinct voice and the back and forth that was supposed to be funny/enganging/bantery just fell flat on every turn.