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A review by viktorian
Contraband Hearts by Alex Beecroft
3.0
Pros: Basically everything—interesting plots outside the romance, a rich and detailed setting, multifaceted and on point characterization that added to the story, and most of the side characters were interesting, too. (Also, Zuily is the best.)
Cons: I can't pinpoint what it was; I think it was truly a case of "It's not you, it's me," because despite all of these great elements, I just wasn't shipping it that hard. This is the time for the shrug emoji, because I really don't know why. I liked them? It's not like it was instalove or a case of "I'd rather A be with C than B." Really, not a clue here.
Librarian/Reader's Advisory Note that might be a little spoilery:
tl;dr: Don't bother with my cons. The pros are where it counts, really.
Cons: I can't pinpoint what it was; I think it was truly a case of "It's not you, it's me," because despite all of these great elements, I just wasn't shipping it that hard. This is the time for the shrug emoji, because I really don't know why. I liked them? It's not like it was instalove or a case of "I'd rather A be with C than B." Really, not a clue here.
Librarian/Reader's Advisory Note that might be a little spoilery:
Spoiler
I would recommend this as a good possibility for someone just starting out with m/m romance, especially you don't know how comfortable they'd be with ~special time scenes~, because 1) there aren't many of them, and 2) the ones that are featured aren't very detailed.tl;dr: Don't bother with my cons. The pros are where it counts, really.