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A review by whatcloreads
Hail Mary by Kandi Steiner
3.0
I was very excited about this one because of all it was promising us : reverse grumpy/sunshine, forced proximity but also because I quite liked what we saw of Mary in the previous book.
Well, it didn't quite deliver.
It really started well and I was enjoying my time at first but the more I was reading and more I found stuff that irked me.
-The miscommunication. While it's a trope I don't enjoy, some people might not be bothered by it but I NEED characters to talk to each other, tell each other what's on their mind because we don't have time to be stuck where we are for half the book!!
- The writing of Mary's character was very weird. The focus on her curves seemed a bit too much for me. I do think it's important to have plus size characters in romance books (and every other genres) and do love it but here the focus was all about her having the "good kind of curves". The focus on her ass had me rolling my eyes! How many times do I have to read about how she "lost her baby fat" and her skin cleared and her teeth got straight so now she's unrecognizable?
I liked her in the previous book because she seemed like a very strong, takes no shit character but as soon as she got with Leo, she lost all sense of confidence and started making self-degrading comments.
-The "big dick" comments........
-That third act conflict was unnecessary and I would've liked the book better if it ended a few chapters before it. I had the same issue with the first book in the series. It really feels like she added this third act conflict just for the sake of it.
However, it was not all bad !! I did really like the bonding moments between Mary and the guys at The Pit and finally seeing Kyle a different way (although, that was a drastic change). I liked that we didn't get as much football in this one too, and it was focused more on the relationship than the sport. And it must be said, the spicy scenes were spicy!
Well, it didn't quite deliver.
It really started well and I was enjoying my time at first but the more I was reading and more I found stuff that irked me.
-The miscommunication. While it's a trope I don't enjoy, some people might not be bothered by it but I NEED characters to talk to each other, tell each other what's on their mind because we don't have time to be stuck where we are for half the book!!
- The writing of Mary's character was very weird. The focus on her curves seemed a bit too much for me. I do think it's important to have plus size characters in romance books (and every other genres) and do love it but here the focus was all about her having the "good kind of curves". The focus on her ass had me rolling my eyes! How many times do I have to read about how she "lost her baby fat" and her skin cleared and her teeth got straight so now she's unrecognizable?
I liked her in the previous book because she seemed like a very strong, takes no shit character but as soon as she got with Leo, she lost all sense of confidence and started making self-degrading comments.
-The "big dick" comments........
-That third act conflict was unnecessary and I would've liked the book better if it ended a few chapters before it. I had the same issue with the first book in the series. It really feels like she added this third act conflict just for the sake of it.
However, it was not all bad !! I did really like the bonding moments between Mary and the guys at The Pit and finally seeing Kyle a different way (although, that was a drastic change). I liked that we didn't get as much football in this one too, and it was focused more on the relationship than the sport. And it must be said, the spicy scenes were spicy!