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A review by ragnelle
Garron Park by Nordika Night
2.0
I am so conflicted about this novel. I enjoyed the setting and the premise a lot, but it truly felt like nothing changed. For all the chemistry these two characters seemed to have - I could not see it. I could not even see why they hated each other's, to be honest. At the beginning I thought it was simply sexual tension, but the hate/enemy feelings is still there even after they start caring for each other's. It felt more like the book really wanted to milk on the whole "they are still enemies, see? it is so hot!" than showing me why. I have read plenty of novels where characters lusted and even loved while being enemies, but this wasn't it.
The plot was fine, and I think I will still try to read the sequel. I want to see if the characters actually grow and mature instead of spending their time being the very exact same stereotype they are presented to me at the start.
Other people have also pointed out that the characters acted more like teenagers, and that is true. For a while I thought this was a high school setting.
But for me, I think there is no bigger crime than having a two pov book and not having enough differences between the two povs. The only way I had to distinguish the povs was making sure to see which character was called a "he", so I could identify the "I". The voice of both povs felt absolutely identical, they talked the same, they acted the same, they even thought the same. Their preferences in bed was the same, and the sex felt more like ticking boxes than characterization.
The plot was fine, and I think I will still try to read the sequel. I want to see if the characters actually grow and mature instead of spending their time being the very exact same stereotype they are presented to me at the start.
Other people have also pointed out that the characters acted more like teenagers, and that is true. For a while I thought this was a high school setting.
But for me, I think there is no bigger crime than having a two pov book and not having enough differences between the two povs. The only way I had to distinguish the povs was making sure to see which character was called a "he", so I could identify the "I". The voice of both povs felt absolutely identical, they talked the same, they acted the same, they even thought the same. Their preferences in bed was the same, and the sex felt more like ticking boxes than characterization.