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A review by imme_van_gorp
Scorpio Hates Virgo by Anyta Sunday
3.5
Hmm.. I had higher hopes for this, but it sadly didn't quite deliver.
Although I thought the characters were plenty likeable enough and the romance followed an okay path, I just cannot help but feel like there was something missing here. Perhaps it was that Percy and Cal both showed a little too much restraint when it comes to their emotions. They hardly ever communicated properly, and never let their true feelings shine through. It was honestly exhausting, and also slightly jarring. I was often confused as to what was even going on and where their headspace was at.
I mean, we read from Percy's POV, yet I don't feel like we truly get to openly know what he was feeling. For example, about half-way through the book it is revealed that Percy has basically been in love with Cal since forever, buuuttt.... I was completely unaware of this. He never even seems to think about Cal in a romantic way before this point! Soo, how is it possible Percy's been in love with Cal this entire time without us knowing that if we are reading from inside Percy's head the entire book??? It's weird and makes the book seem messy.
Anyway, aside from this, I did think the vibe of the story was sweet and sometimes even a bit heart-warming. I thought Cal and Percy had a lot of honest friendship moments between them, and they did appear to always be there for each other.
The thing is, though, that in my opinion this story could just as well have been about two people slowly becoming best friends rather than them becoming lovers. After all, I hardly saw any romantic chemistry, and their interactions didn't appear to steer in that direction either.
Soooo, oh well. This was sweet, but nothing amazing and it definitely had its faults.
Although I thought the characters were plenty likeable enough and the romance followed an okay path, I just cannot help but feel like there was something missing here. Perhaps it was that Percy and Cal both showed a little too much restraint when it comes to their emotions. They hardly ever communicated properly, and never let their true feelings shine through. It was honestly exhausting, and also slightly jarring. I was often confused as to what was even going on and where their headspace was at.
I mean, we read from Percy's POV, yet I don't feel like we truly get to openly know what he was feeling. For example, about half-way through the book it is revealed that Percy has basically been in love with Cal since forever, buuuttt.... I was completely unaware of this. He never even seems to think about Cal in a romantic way before this point! Soo, how is it possible Percy's been in love with Cal this entire time without us knowing that if we are reading from inside Percy's head the entire book??? It's weird and makes the book seem messy.
Anyway, aside from this, I did think the vibe of the story was sweet and sometimes even a bit heart-warming. I thought Cal and Percy had a lot of honest friendship moments between them, and they did appear to always be there for each other.
The thing is, though, that in my opinion this story could just as well have been about two people slowly becoming best friends rather than them becoming lovers. After all, I hardly saw any romantic chemistry, and their interactions didn't appear to steer in that direction either.
Soooo, oh well. This was sweet, but nothing amazing and it definitely had its faults.