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Remy vs. Rome
by Bonnie Callahan
Ugh.
I want to preface my review by saying - I am not normally a fan of contemporary romance. If you are someone who does, you may like this book. I did see before starting all of the positive reviews, and the majority being in the 4/5 range. I really wondered by the end if I was reading the same book as everyone else though.
I won this book for free in a Goodreads giveaway. The premise seemed interesting, but once I started reading, I realized how much I disliked the main character, Remy. Over the course of the book, it just got worse. She's annoying, immature, and entitled at times. I wasn't rooting for her happiness or love - I was very much in fact, rooting for her love interest to find someone better. I know many good romcoms include miscommunication, but it was done in such excess and to such an extent in this book.
It was very clear the author did her research on Rome and its history of art. That was very detailed and thorough! If you're someone who appreciates ancient Roman art, you probably would enjoy those aspects of the book.
Overall, it was a pretty disappointing read. I wanted to DNF it many times, but I stuck it out hoping that the plot wouldn't be so obvious and give an unexpected ending of sorts, but it didn't, unfortunately.
I want to preface my review by saying - I am not normally a fan of contemporary romance. If you are someone who does, you may like this book. I did see before starting all of the positive reviews, and the majority being in the 4/5 range. I really wondered by the end if I was reading the same book as everyone else though.
I won this book for free in a Goodreads giveaway. The premise seemed interesting, but once I started reading, I realized how much I disliked the main character, Remy. Over the course of the book, it just got worse. She's annoying, immature, and entitled at times. I wasn't rooting for her happiness or love - I was very much in fact, rooting for her love interest to find someone better. I know many good romcoms include miscommunication, but it was done in such excess and to such an extent in this book.
It was very clear the author did her research on Rome and its history of art. That was very detailed and thorough! If you're someone who appreciates ancient Roman art, you probably would enjoy those aspects of the book.
Overall, it was a pretty disappointing read. I wanted to DNF it many times, but I stuck it out hoping that the plot wouldn't be so obvious and give an unexpected ending of sorts, but it didn't, unfortunately.