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A review by mynameisprerna
Assist by L.A. Witt
3.0
Review:
Like the previous book, I felt like there were some weird issues with unnecessary repetitiveness throughout the book.
I also found the pacing of the first half of the book to be really slow. And not “oh I can’t wait to see how this unfolds” slow. More like “this is unbearable, please get to the fucking point” slow.It’s of course clear that the three MCs will end up together, but getting there was painfully dragging on.
That said, I did appreciate some of the ways the characters discussed being in a poly relationship, and some of the ways they struggled, despite what they wanted or what they believed to be true.
Not to compare this to another book, but I thought about Can’t Say Goodbye by Eden Finley a lot as I read this. In that book (spoiler for that book…) Brady, Kit, and Prescott are together, and there is a scene where Brady’s family is meeting them all for the first time. Brady’s brother is sitting with Prescott and they see Brady and Kit kiss…
“Doesn’t that ever make you jealous?” Peyton asks.
“Nope. They make each other happy. How could I deny two people I care about that kind of feeling?” I shrug. “One of them or both of them will show me affection later. We don’t keep score.”
Spoiler for this book: Anyway, I thought about that as I was reading this book, more than anyone else, Kith seemed to embody that philosophy, and I think Justin really wanted to but struggled the most with it because he perpetually saw himself as a third wheel, mostly because he had convinced himself he was anti-love. This was especially interesting because, in a lot of ways, the other two seemed to see Justin as the hinge in their collective relationship.
I also found the pacing of the first half of the book to be really slow. And not “oh I can’t wait to see how this unfolds” slow. More like “this is unbearable, please get to the fucking point” slow.
That said, I did appreciate some of the ways the characters discussed being in a poly relationship, and some of the ways they struggled, despite what they wanted or what they believed to be true.
Not to compare this to another book, but I thought about Can’t Say Goodbye by Eden Finley a lot as I read this. In that book (spoiler for that book…)
“Doesn’t that ever make you jealous?” Peyton asks.
“Nope. They make each other happy. How could I deny two people I care about that kind of feeling?” I shrug. “One of them or both of them will show me affection later. We don’t keep score.”
Spoiler for this book:
Stars: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 3: Good, middle of the road. Redeeming qualities tip the scale past bad.
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ 4: Brown Girl Spicy (Multiple descriptive and detailed open door scenes; smut may be very prominent but it does not overtake plot)
Perspective: first
Tense: past
POV: multiple
Source: Library (Hoopla)