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A review by nitzanschwarz
Accidentally on Purpose by Jill Shalvis
3.0
Okay, so in all honesty, this is probably my least favorite Shalvis book to date. Hey, I've read so many books by this author it was bound to happen, right?
Anyway, here's the thing. For, like, the first half of the book I really really really didn't like the story. There were some incredibly dumb moments in it (like the email thing. Seriously, wtf? Why not just send another email apologizing?), and occasionally the writing felt a little choppy which is weird because I never felt this way about any other Shalvis book??
I also found Elle a bit pathetic at the beginning. Because she is such a badass, and she thinks the right things -- that she deserves a guy who wants her. And she does. And yet... she falls right back so easily. The fact I as the reader know she is wrong about Archer's emotional involvement doesn't help, because she truly doesn't.
I wasn't a big fan of their chemistry, either. Like, once they got their heads out of their asses, it was okay. But the rest of the time I felt like it was all physical, and I was told they respected each other and felt other things about each other a lot but it took a long time for me to actually feel it. Which is another thing that usually doesn't happen with Shalvis - most of the time she has a knack for making me 100% believe in her couples.
Anyway, here's the thing. For, like, the first half of the book I really really really didn't like the story. There were some incredibly dumb moments in it (like the email thing. Seriously, wtf? Why not just send another email apologizing?), and occasionally the writing felt a little choppy which is weird because I never felt this way about any other Shalvis book??
I also found Elle a bit pathetic at the beginning. Because she is such a badass, and she thinks the right things -- that she deserves a guy who wants her. And she does. And yet... she falls right back so easily. The fact I as the reader know she is wrong about Archer's emotional involvement doesn't help, because she truly doesn't.
I wasn't a big fan of their chemistry, either. Like, once they got their heads out of their asses, it was okay. But the rest of the time I felt like it was all physical, and I was told they respected each other and felt other things about each other a lot but it took a long time for me to actually feel it. Which is another thing that usually doesn't happen with Shalvis - most of the time she has a knack for making me 100% believe in her couples.