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A review by indianahat
A Brush with Love by Mazey Eddings
2.0
Here is where I must be honest. I read this book after coming straight of an eight book fantasy series high that had controlled my life for the past two months, which may have deeply impacted the my take on the novel. Sooo... here is my best attempt at an unbiased review.
I'm not a big fan of the whole insta-love but for those who are coming into the romance world and are looking for a nice simple start I would go with that. Personally, I felt this book was very classical wattpad - and not in the good way either - but would be a great way to enter the book world.
Don't allow others to set this book up for you. The hype always ruins books. Think 'The Love Hypothesis' do not let others tell you this is like that book. Ali Hazelwood's work is amazing and in no way am I saying its a bad novel nor that this one is either but they are completely seperate. There is no similarity in plot, events or romance tropes found within the book, you are comparing grumpy cross sunshine with instant love. So please remove that rumour from your brain before you read either novel. It's extremely fast paced and a quick read if you are looking for it. There are plenty of cheesy romantic moments to spare that have you falling in love with Daniel. Harper definitely has her moments to being a really strong MC - Mazey's writing is really enjoyable.
So here is the reasoning for the two star rating. Personally as I have mentioned I am not a big fan of the insta-love trope, I just find it super unrealistic in terms of romance. I love it when they hate each other at first sight or they have some rivalry formed between them in the past. Trying to get past that was killing me, especially with how quickly they fell. I also had super hyped up expectations and coming in as someone who loved Ali's writing and had been told by numerous people that it was the exact same book I was throughly disappointed.
But I understand that my ability to enjoy this book was impacted, so read it and give it your own opinion.
I'm not a big fan of the whole insta-love but for those who are coming into the romance world and are looking for a nice simple start I would go with that. Personally, I felt this book was very classical wattpad - and not in the good way either - but would be a great way to enter the book world.
Don't allow others to set this book up for you. The hype always ruins books. Think 'The Love Hypothesis' do not let others tell you this is like that book. Ali Hazelwood's work is amazing and in no way am I saying its a bad novel nor that this one is either but they are completely seperate. There is no similarity in plot, events or romance tropes found within the book, you are comparing grumpy cross sunshine with instant love. So please remove that rumour from your brain before you read either novel. It's extremely fast paced and a quick read if you are looking for it. There are plenty of cheesy romantic moments to spare that have you falling in love with Daniel. Harper definitely has her moments to being a really strong MC - Mazey's writing is really enjoyable.
So here is the reasoning for the two star rating. Personally as I have mentioned I am not a big fan of the insta-love trope, I just find it super unrealistic in terms of romance. I love it when they hate each other at first sight or they have some rivalry formed between them in the past. Trying to get past that was killing me, especially with how quickly they fell. I also had super hyped up expectations and coming in as someone who loved Ali's writing and had been told by numerous people that it was the exact same book I was throughly disappointed.
But I understand that my ability to enjoy this book was impacted, so read it and give it your own opinion.