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A review by miyawakiss
The Recessive Paradox by Leigh Stevens
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️
Can I just say, the writing right off bat is very akin to fanfiction style, a bit jumbled and unclear at moments and the insanely fast instalove was very Wattpad.
The characters are rather comically immature and sappily romantic. The dialogues were incredibly mushy and corny, and reminds me of young teens being in love which is funny as the MMC and FMC are adults - one being a police officer and the other a university professor iirc. Maybe if the mushiness was toned down a bit, I'd be able to take them more seriously. But because the mushiness is at the max, I'm taking them all in like I'm watching a trashy reality TV show. Mind you, that's not a bad thing. It's definitely entertaining.
The plot was also very predictable but that's fine since we already knew who the biological father is and how it would turn out. I really wish we had more friendship moments with Eve. She was sad about not having friends and at the end, it really did feel like her brother stole her new friend and now she was just a glorified babysitter. I believe she has her own book so maybe there's more friendship moments there.
Overall, was this well-written? No. Was this a well-developed romance between 2 mature adults? Not really. But was it BAD? Absolutely not. It was quite a fun and fast read. This gave me Wattpad and AO3 vibes and my inner teenage is rather satisfied with how everything turned out.
Can I just say, the writing right off bat is very akin to fanfiction style, a bit jumbled and unclear at moments and the insanely fast instalove was very Wattpad.
The characters are rather comically immature and sappily romantic. The dialogues were incredibly mushy and corny, and reminds me of young teens being in love which is funny as the MMC and FMC are adults - one being a police officer and the other a university professor iirc. Maybe if the mushiness was toned down a bit, I'd be able to take them more seriously. But because the mushiness is at the max, I'm taking them all in like I'm watching a trashy reality TV show. Mind you, that's not a bad thing. It's definitely entertaining.
The plot was also very predictable but that's fine since we already knew who the biological father is and how it would turn out. I really wish we had more friendship moments with Eve. She was sad about not having friends and at the end, it really did feel like her brother stole her new friend and now she was just a glorified babysitter. I believe she has her own book so maybe there's more friendship moments there.
Overall, was this well-written? No. Was this a well-developed romance between 2 mature adults? Not really. But was it BAD? Absolutely not. It was quite a fun and fast read. This gave me Wattpad and AO3 vibes and my inner teenage is rather satisfied with how everything turned out.