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Hot Wax by M.L. Rio
1.0
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

i really wanted to like this one as i adored If We Were Villains. i started with the ebook but couldn’t get into the writing, so i switched to the audiobook. that worked for a while, but even then, it just felt boring. i made it to nearly the halfway point while rearranging my bookshelves, waiting for something to click, but…nothing interesting really happened.

i gave it another shot with the ebook version, thinking maybe the format was the problem. three more chapters in, and i was still just…unmoved. maybe i’m simply not into rock ’n’ roll stories. or maybe the author's style just doesn’t grab me anymore, especially since i already felt let down by Graveyard Shift last year.

either way, this one just didn’t work for me. drenched in guitars and road-trip grit, sure, but for me, it lacked the spark that could have made it all worth the ride.

DNF@ 56%