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peachyprarthna 's review for:
Eat You Alive
by Eden O'Neill
challenging
dark
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
this book made sure my 2022 ended on a low. i don't remember being so angry and annoyed at a book more than this. it was a thorough hate-read.
i didn't love it, i wanted to so badly. i went in from tiktok, hoping for a fat mc x jock enemies-to-lovers. boy, was i wrong. the dude is just so unsure about his own emotions. he says one thing and does another, it gets exhausting after a while. he's not hot, he's just whiny and super childish overall with his angry tantrums every two pages. he's an asshole in the beginning and he ends up being an emo, self sabotaging prick by the end. not enough progress to redeem him. i didn't see the hype for the legacy group either, i liked sloan, sure, but not enough to redeem this book. the other friends were meh, their first impression sucked considering they physically abused someone right off the bat. the interactions in the beginning between the main characters seemed so uncomfortable and borderline disturbing. i'm not a prude, i enjoy dub-con/non-con, but this was just very lackluster with no real tension or even chemistry. it seemed forced. the sex scenes were fine, but everytime it had some weirdly profound bullshit inserted in between which just took me out of it altogether. it was just plain bad. the characters hate each other, talk about past trauma, have sex, avoid each other, hate each other again, and repeat. it's just incredibly annoying to get through.
i liked fawn. she's tough and sweet, and even when i hated her choices, i understood them. i just wish she had one person on her side, just one. everyone keeps fucking her over and my girl deserves none of that. by the end, she does become much bolder so that growth is the only reason i rated the book 2 stars.
the twist was meh. i think it's a misdirect to be honest.
i didn't love it, i wanted to so badly. i went in from tiktok, hoping for a fat mc x jock enemies-to-lovers. boy, was i wrong. the dude is just so unsure about his own emotions. he says one thing and does another, it gets exhausting after a while. he's not hot, he's just whiny and super childish overall with his angry tantrums every two pages. he's an asshole in the beginning and he ends up being an emo, self sabotaging prick by the end. not enough progress to redeem him. i didn't see the hype for the legacy group either, i liked sloan, sure, but not enough to redeem this book. the other friends were meh, their first impression sucked considering they physically abused someone right off the bat. the interactions in the beginning between the main characters seemed so uncomfortable and borderline disturbing. i'm not a prude, i enjoy dub-con/non-con, but this was just very lackluster with no real tension or even chemistry. it seemed forced. the sex scenes were fine, but everytime it had some weirdly profound bullshit inserted in between which just took me out of it altogether. it was just plain bad. the characters hate each other, talk about past trauma, have sex, avoid each other, hate each other again, and repeat. it's just incredibly annoying to get through.
i liked fawn. she's tough and sweet, and even when i hated her choices, i understood them. i just wish she had one person on her side, just one. everyone keeps fucking her over and my girl deserves none of that. by the end, she does become much bolder so that growth is the only reason i rated the book 2 stars.
the twist was meh. i think it's a misdirect to be honest.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Sexual assault
Moderate: Misogyny, Car accident, Death of parent
Minor: Alcoholism, Drug abuse