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A review by itismebec
The Orc and the Innkeeper by Cora Crane
2.5
The world-building is minimal, but it’s a feel good short and easy monster romance, so I don’t think it’s really necessary. I love the fake engagement trope, but I would have loved more tension, especially if the FMC previously supposedly hated him.
I don’t like the “he was mean to her because he liked her” excuse, I would much rather our MMC have just been mean because he had been influenced by his parents beliefs and/or the war from the past, and then had his own growth over the years and realized he was wrong in his prejudices and now is sorry.
There is a lack of character development, we don’t really know who Mariah is besides a human who works at an inn, and Thorak is a rich orc who runs a brewery.
There wasn’t enough relationship building to emotionally invest in them or feel chemistry, they were both immediately in love with each other without any reason why. I wish Mariah wasn’t so quick to want him, some resolve would have been great to build up tension, the idea of Thorak winning her over would have been preferable.
I don’t like the “he was mean to her because he liked her” excuse, I would much rather our MMC have just been mean because he had been influenced by his parents beliefs and/or the war from the past, and then had his own growth over the years and realized he was wrong in his prejudices and now is sorry.
There is a lack of character development, we don’t really know who Mariah is besides a human who works at an inn, and Thorak is a rich orc who runs a brewery.
There wasn’t enough relationship building to emotionally invest in them or feel chemistry, they were both immediately in love with each other without any reason why. I wish Mariah wasn’t so quick to want him, some resolve would have been great to build up tension, the idea of Thorak winning her over would have been preferable.