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tiamagia 's review for:
Quicksilver
by Callie Hart
dark
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
I’m happy that so many people have enjoyed this, but it wasn’t for me.
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Contains spoilers
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Things I enjoyed: Onyx and Simon (chuckle).
The hype didn’t help, but my disappointment wasn’t just because of it.
The main problem with this book was that the love interest was abusive. Even though there kind of was a reason for it, it’s no excuse. Don’t call anyone a “bitch in heat”, don’t refer to a loved one as being “spayed”.
For me the writing was too colloquial, felt better suited for an audiobook. Strange phrases, like “my mouth was sweating”, apparently referring to feeling sick? Also, other words than “fuck” do exist.
The bad guys were just that, bad. Felt one-dimensional.
Things were happening too fast. There wasn’t much romance, mainly lust. (Nothing wrong with that, but even that felt too abrupt.)
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Contains spoilers
***
Things I enjoyed: Onyx and Simon (chuckle).
The hype didn’t help, but my disappointment wasn’t just because of it.
The main problem with this book was that the love interest was abusive. Even though there kind of was a reason for it, it’s no excuse. Don’t call anyone a “bitch in heat”, don’t refer to a loved one as being “spayed”.
For me the writing was too colloquial, felt better suited for an audiobook. Strange phrases, like “my mouth was sweating”, apparently referring to feeling sick? Also, other words than “fuck” do exist.
The bad guys were just that, bad. Felt one-dimensional.
Things were happening too fast. There wasn’t much romance, mainly lust. (Nothing wrong with that, but even that felt too abrupt.)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail