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A review by bizarrebrunette
Window Shopping by Tessa Bailey
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.25
0.25 star
I'm a Grinch. This is the 2nd Holiday Romance I have tried to read from Tessa Bailey and I think that's it for me. I'm sorry, but Aidan hiring Stella without doing a background check is irresponsible, who cares though since Stella's hot and goth am I right? I'm all for second chances and I do believe Stella deserves it, but Aidan should have at least asked her first.
With this book being only 248 pages, everything felt rushed. Aidan meeting Stella, it seems like he was obsessed with her and not in a good way. There needed to be more build-up between the two of them for me to feel that they were great together. By the end of the book, I was just glad that I didn't have to read about them anymore.
I think another letdown for me was the plot points that were dropped. For example, Stella's friend Nicole showing up in her life again could have been interesting. The idea of peer pressure from friends or having a friend in your life that's toxic. Stella and Nicole have 1 conversation that's so short. They both went to prison together and they have one conversation on half of a page, seriously?
I never want to hear the phrases "milk me" or "gorgeous buns" in any smut book ever again. If you think I'm kidding, I'm not. This is the first book I have read where I visibly cringed when I read about Aidan and Stella getting it on and that's not a good thing.
I am glad this is over, so I can read anything else.
I'm a Grinch. This is the 2nd Holiday Romance I have tried to read from Tessa Bailey and I think that's it for me. I'm sorry, but Aidan hiring Stella without doing a background check is irresponsible, who cares though since Stella's hot and goth am I right? I'm all for second chances and I do believe Stella deserves it, but Aidan should have at least asked her first.
With this book being only 248 pages, everything felt rushed. Aidan meeting Stella, it seems like he was obsessed with her and not in a good way. There needed to be more build-up between the two of them for me to feel that they were great together. By the end of the book, I was just glad that I didn't have to read about them anymore.
I think another letdown for me was the plot points that were dropped. For example, Stella's friend Nicole showing up in her life again could have been interesting. The idea of peer pressure from friends or having a friend in your life that's toxic. Stella and Nicole have 1 conversation that's so short. They both went to prison together and they have one conversation on half of a page, seriously?
I never want to hear the phrases "milk me" or "gorgeous buns" in any smut book ever again. If you think I'm kidding, I'm not. This is the first book I have read where I visibly cringed when I read about Aidan and Stella getting it on and that's not a good thing.
I am glad this is over, so I can read anything else.