A review by wanderlust_romance
The Orc Boss by Lark Green

lighthearted 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

1.5

If you are an avid monster romance reader and like orcs, then this will probably be a good fit for you. I love mafia romance and morally grey/morally black MMCs, but Ansel, our orc boss main character was the squishiest “mafia boss” I’d ever read. (He’s not really a mafia boss; his parents were and he’s out for vengeance.) Skye, the faerie FMC, spent the majority of the book pining for and fantasizing about getting back with her jerk of an ex. By the time Skye finally cemented the fact that her ex never appreciated her, never made her come, and continued to string her along after they’d broken up...she somehow comes to the sudden decision that she’s in love with Ansel. There’s a burst of action in the last 5% of the book that felt out of place given how slowly the story had unfolded. It kind of made zero sense.

I made it through 80% and probably should have DNF’d but skimmed through until the very end hoping something redeeming would happen.

Alas, this just didn’t work for me.