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A review by pawsnpaperbacks
Captivated by Eve Dangerfield, Tessa Bailey
3.0
This was my first ever Tessa Bailey book. It was a collaboration with Eve Dangerfield as well. I still am processing this book that I picked up. I think this was the first time I picked up a book thinking I knew what it was about to be absolutely smacked in the face with, “What just happened?!” It’s heavy on a BDSM kink, that’s for sure. Something I haven’t read about in a RomCom before. Certainly there were times it was a bit much for me, but I don’t want that to discredit the book just because it wasn’t something I personally like? So I’ll take it for what it is and can say the entirety of the book was cute. It was an easy, funny read.
Unfortunately, I personally do not like the format this book is written in; third person will never satisfy me fully as a reader. Sure it makes bouncing around the characters a lot easier without changing chapters for example but because of that I found myself sometimes having to re read a paragraph to know what was happening. It jumped time and scenarios very quickly that I felt like it was pulling me out of the book sometimes. Now don’t get me wrong, the writing is good. I have laughed out loud multiple times and loved the descriptions of the environment and character’s actions, but I never was able to fully lose myself in this book like I normally can.
Do I recommend this book? Sure why not. But i’d be super expressive on what someone is getting themselves into, because it shocked me so much that it took me out of the book a bit.
• Grumpy x Sunshine
• Healing
• Dom x Sub / Stalking / CNC
Unfortunately, I personally do not like the format this book is written in; third person will never satisfy me fully as a reader. Sure it makes bouncing around the characters a lot easier without changing chapters for example but because of that I found myself sometimes having to re read a paragraph to know what was happening. It jumped time and scenarios very quickly that I felt like it was pulling me out of the book sometimes. Now don’t get me wrong, the writing is good. I have laughed out loud multiple times and loved the descriptions of the environment and character’s actions, but I never was able to fully lose myself in this book like I normally can.
Do I recommend this book? Sure why not. But i’d be super expressive on what someone is getting themselves into, because it shocked me so much that it took me out of the book a bit.
• Grumpy x Sunshine
• Healing
• Dom x Sub / Stalking / CNC