A review by synth
Hooked on You by Jenn Matthews

2.0

Quite a few things I disliked, like the army thing, but it's overall a gentle and soft romance, which a lot of people seem to find boring for its slowness, but that was something in its favor for me. It's all a bit too easy, with mostly zero homophobia or any difficulties between the two main characters, so they end up not having any real character development. But they are very sweet and respectful to each other, and I specifically enjoyed that they didn't have the usual dramatic breakup needed for them to realize their the love of each other's life. Some people said they didn't have any chemistry but to me it seems that they are mixing up dramatic and objectifying "passion" with chemistry. Anyway, this was a pleasant surprise, and I am disappointed but not surprised that a lot of people found it boring because I found it less boring than the usual lesfics that are praised for the "passion" and chemistry but are all too formulaic imo.