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The Irresistible Urge to Fall For Your Enemy
by Brigitte Knightley
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Plot- .75
Aurienne is a healer, Oric is an assasin. Their professions contradict one another, but they are forced to work together when Oric might loose his magic without healing. Overall I didn’t have any complaints about the plot, the pacing did feel a little off, I’m all for a slow burn, but it felt like a complete 180 from hate to love instead of tension building over time. A few things bugged me regarding the plot though. I’m not sure if this is going to be a series or just a standalone, but I was disappointed when the motive for them working together in the first place (Oric needing healing) wasn’t settled, it was just left unresolved. I’m leaving this complaint out of the spoiler warning because I think people need to know going in (but skip this if you don’t want to know about individual spicy scenes) but there was a very uncomfortable instance in which Oric did things in the same room as a sleeping Aurienne, hoping she wouldn’t wake up. It felt very creepy and predatory.
Setting- .5
I have no idea how to describe this world. The magic system, creatures, and order system are all super fleshed out and interesting. However, I couldn’t tell if this was set in an alternate past of our universe, a whole new fantasy world, or even possibly the future.
Characters- .25
I felt the characters all fell very flat. Aurienne was very cocky, but not in an endearing way. Oric seemed laughably soft and weak willed for an assasin. I never really understood the chemistry between them.
Prose/Style- 1
The reason I kept reading was the writing style and humor. This book was really funny, I haven’t laughed out loud at a book in a long time. (I will say a lot of the humor is potty, or sexual related humor if that is a problem for some readers) I also loved the writing style and narration style being more casual almost? Like being in the narrators literal thoughts almost.
Enjoyment- .75
I enjoyed this almost all the way through, but I got bored towards the end. The humor kept me going and not much else.
Aurienne is a healer, Oric is an assasin. Their professions contradict one another, but they are forced to work together when Oric might loose his magic without healing. Overall I didn’t have any complaints about the plot, the pacing did feel a little off, I’m all for a slow burn, but it felt like a complete 180 from hate to love instead of tension building over time. A few things bugged me regarding the plot though.
Setting- .5
I have no idea how to describe this world. The magic system, creatures, and order system are all super fleshed out and interesting. However, I couldn’t tell if this was set in an alternate past of our universe, a whole new fantasy world, or even possibly the future.
Characters- .25
I felt the characters all fell very flat. Aurienne was very cocky, but not in an endearing way. Oric seemed laughably soft and weak willed for an assasin. I never really understood the chemistry between them.
Prose/Style- 1
The reason I kept reading was the writing style and humor. This book was really funny, I haven’t laughed out loud at a book in a long time. (I will say a lot of the humor is potty, or sexual related humor if that is a problem for some readers) I also loved the writing style and narration style being more casual almost? Like being in the narrators literal thoughts almost.
Enjoyment- .75
I enjoyed this almost all the way through, but I got bored towards the end. The humor kept me going and not much else.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Pandemic/Epidemic