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greasycroissant 's review for:
The Rose Bargain
by Sasha Peyton Smith
This is honestly a pretty solid YA romantasy, despite my misgivings after seeing the cover. While it isn’t really breaking the mold in any way, it pretty competently does what it sets out to do. I often find myself cringing at the dialogue in both YA and romantasy but this was a very painless read in that regard. Everyone talks like real people, if not slightly too modern at times.
Interesting dynamic with the love interest(s). Could’ve easily felt like a standard love triangle but the stakes were well established. Love when main characters have to make cruel decisions for the greater good - Like all of Ivy’s actions with Bram for most of the novel are just so heartbreaking from an outside perspective but they must be done.
Overall just pleasantly surprised by this, though I thought it was a standalone when i picked it up so the ending was a surprise lmaoo
Interesting dynamic with the love interest(s). Could’ve easily felt like a standard love triangle but the stakes were well established. Love when main characters have to make cruel decisions for the greater good - Like all of Ivy’s actions with Bram for most of the novel are just so heartbreaking from an outside perspective but they must be done.
Overall just pleasantly surprised by this, though I thought it was a standalone when i picked it up so the ending was a surprise lmaoo