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A review by krissyyne
The Beauty of the Moment by Tanaz Bhathena
1.0
"What I want to do is smile and wave back. It's what my brain urges me to do. But then Amma calls for me and I remember why this is a bad idea, why dating and boys and marriage have been bad ideas all along. I retreat into the shadows again, waiting for a long moment until I hear the door below open and shut."
I wanted to put this book down when I started it. Right from the get-go, I could tell that this was like every other romance I have ever read. The only thing to differentiate it from stories like [b:Everything, Everything|18692431|Everything, Everything|Nicola Yoon|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1450515891l/18692431._SY75_.jpg|26540216] was the fact that Malcolm's dad was abusive and his mom had cancer. Nothing made it stand out.
Bad boy falls in love with sweet, innocent, girl. (1) Girl defies parents to be with said bad boy. (2) Boy kisses/gets kissed by old girlfriend, resulting in the breakup of the two MC's. (3) I can probably name a dozen other similarities, but I don't really feel the need to go on.
There are a lot of things that made me annoyed, too. If I had ever spoken to my parents the way Susan did, I would be in a whole world of hurt. I do understand that her parents were getting divorced and there's more leniency because of that. But honestly? She was being kind of over-the-top rude.
I wanted to put this book down when I started it. Right from the get-go, I could tell that this was like every other romance I have ever read. The only thing to differentiate it from stories like [b:Everything, Everything|18692431|Everything, Everything|Nicola Yoon|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1450515891l/18692431._SY75_.jpg|26540216] was the fact that Malcolm's dad was abusive and his mom had cancer. Nothing made it stand out.
Bad boy falls in love with sweet, innocent, girl. (1) Girl defies parents to be with said bad boy. (2) Boy kisses/gets kissed by old girlfriend, resulting in the breakup of the two MC's. (3) I can probably name a dozen other similarities, but I don't really feel the need to go on.
There are a lot of things that made me annoyed, too. If I had ever spoken to my parents the way Susan did, I would be in a whole world of hurt. I do understand that her parents were getting divorced and there's more leniency because of that. But honestly? She was being kind of over-the-top rude.