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shahittosarmat 's review for:
Garron Park
by Nordika Night
After reading this enemies to lovers MM debut, I can see why it quickly became a favorite among readers on BookTok and Bookstagram. Garron Park is the first in the duology that follows Devon and Maddox, two rivals in Motorcross that after a fateful night begin to see their relationship dynamic and feelings towards each other start to change.
First, the positives. I did enjoy the duration of the enemies to lovers, since it did keep to the nature of their issues with each other. Though I wouldn't necessarily say that they were "enemies" to each other, more rivals due to their competition against each other on and off the motorcross tracks, but I did appreciate that it was not some form of miscommunication regarding how they felt about each other, rather small things that built over time and both just didn't engage to get to know each other (though there are so many parallels that tie the both of them). I also enjoyed the angst - I know the trend is low angst, but I'm a Bollywood romantic - what is the purpose of love if you can't taste those tears? Also, I did appreciate the moments of humor that was scattered throughout the book.
The negatives were't too bad to take away from the overall enjoyment of the book, but it was interesting that the author made certain choices the way she did. First, we get it that for th enemies-to-lovers arc to work, the two MCs have to remind each other that they do hate each other. But I could've avoided the internal reminders that "I hate this person", especially whe you find out through the narrative not only had they been friends once upon a time, but the reason for their animosity (at least outside of the racetrack) is more because of the expecations around them and a frustration because of their shared situation.
There are a few other minor things that for me made the book hard for me to fully immerse myself in - but I think I might pick up the next book to see what happens next.
First, the positives. I did enjoy the duration of the enemies to lovers, since it did keep to the nature of their issues with each other. Though I wouldn't necessarily say that they were "enemies" to each other, more rivals due to their competition against each other on and off the motorcross tracks, but I did appreciate that it was not some form of miscommunication regarding how they felt about each other, rather small things that built over time and both just didn't engage to get to know each other (though there are so many parallels that tie the both of them). I also enjoyed the angst - I know the trend is low angst, but I'm a Bollywood romantic - what is the purpose of love if you can't taste those tears? Also, I did appreciate the moments of humor that was scattered throughout the book.
The negatives were't too bad to take away from the overall enjoyment of the book, but it was interesting that the author made certain choices the way she did. First, we get it that for th enemies-to-lovers arc to work, the two MCs have to remind each other that they do hate each other. But I could've avoided the internal reminders that "I hate this person", especially whe you find out through the narrative not only had they been friends once upon a time, but the reason for their animosity (at least outside of the racetrack) is more because of the expecations around them and a frustration because of their shared situation.
There are a few other minor things that for me made the book hard for me to fully immerse myself in - but I think I might pick up the next book to see what happens next.