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A review by bubblewombat
Color Me Red by Beena Khan
3.0
Having read Red's parents' story a while ago, and being familiar with the author's writing style, I thought this would be a cool read. Especially when I saw the blurb.
And you know, the story was great in the first part, even though the writing was a bit juvenile at times. I enjoyed it and shipped Elif with Isaah because he was better for her.
Then the book took a sad turn. And when I say sad, I mean WHAT THE HELL?! The second half was just about everything I hate in a book, minus the memory loss trope. With that it would be truly complete.
I am so disappointed. Here I thought Red's parents went through a lot but this...I'm now convinced all the characters must suffer. There are no happy endings.
And the story doesn't even end there, I don't know if that's good or bad? But I am SO MAD, I don't think I can continue with it.
Saagh. I want to take an eraser and erase him from existence or drag him and drop him into the recycle bin because he deserves no better. Why does he exist?
Isaah, in contrast, is a tyical cocky motorcycle-driving enemies-to-lovers character. And yet he feels like a breath of fresh air compared to Saagh. He's at least nice and respectful towards Elif.
Elif, I expected more from. In every way. The blurb of this and future books makes her sound like a femme fatale and that's not true. To be clear, I don't mind, it would be weird considering who her parents are, I just got tricked.
In terms of plot, this book is very frustrating. It's not just angst and who-will-she-choose. It's triggering themes, ranging from alcohol abuse to violence and physical abuse. WHY DID I READ THIS? I'm still asking myself that. I should've stopped at Ryder & Cyrah. I know better now.
And, just because I didn't like this, doesn't mean it's a bad book. There's women whose daily lives are just like what's described in this book. I applaud the author for bringing awareness to it. I just wasn't ready to stomach it when I was expecting a nice love story.
*Thank you to BookSirens for providing me with a copy of this book for which I'm leaving a review voluntarily*
And you know, the story was great in the first part, even though the writing was a bit juvenile at times. I enjoyed it and shipped Elif with Isaah because he was better for her.
Then the book took a sad turn. And when I say sad, I mean WHAT THE HELL?! The second half was just about everything I hate in a book, minus the memory loss trope. With that it would be truly complete.
I am so disappointed. Here I thought Red's parents went through a lot but this...I'm now convinced all the characters must suffer. There are no happy endings.
And the story doesn't even end there, I don't know if that's good or bad? But I am SO MAD, I don't think I can continue with it.
Saagh. I want to take an eraser and erase him from existence or drag him and drop him into the recycle bin because he deserves no better. Why does he exist?
Isaah, in contrast, is a tyical cocky motorcycle-driving enemies-to-lovers character. And yet he feels like a breath of fresh air compared to Saagh. He's at least nice and respectful towards Elif.
Elif, I expected more from. In every way. The blurb of this and future books makes her sound like a femme fatale and that's not true. To be clear, I don't mind, it would be weird considering who her parents are, I just got tricked.
In terms of plot, this book is very frustrating. It's not just angst and who-will-she-choose. It's triggering themes, ranging from alcohol abuse to violence and physical abuse. WHY DID I READ THIS? I'm still asking myself that. I should've stopped at Ryder & Cyrah. I know better now.
And, just because I didn't like this, doesn't mean it's a bad book. There's women whose daily lives are just like what's described in this book. I applaud the author for bringing awareness to it. I just wasn't ready to stomach it when I was expecting a nice love story.
*Thank you to BookSirens for providing me with a copy of this book for which I'm leaving a review voluntarily*