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kikyorin 's review for:
Reckless Kiss
by Tia Louise
I don't know what it was about this book but it felt like it dragged on forever. I kept putting it down because I couldn't stay in the world. I have enjoyed the previous books in this series.
Something about the way that this book is set up felt like it was too vague in a way. There is the whole premise of star-crossed lovers. What bothered me is that there was resistance throughout the whole book without any reason as to being told why until the very end when things were cleared up. Yes, they mention that one grandfather shot the other and that there was business involved. However, the actual reasoning and intended mystery aspect fell flat. The need to uncover information was there but it almost seemed to fight against the romance aspect.
I couldn't really fall in love with Deacon and Angel's story. Sure, they were a great couple and their scenes are written out well, but I still felt like something was missing. Deacon was on a mission to uncover why their families hated each other while Angel worked on the painting for his aunt. I think that the wrap up between the families felt a little forced. Sure, Angel getting shot was shocking but there is no real talk between everyone about the incident in a way that made me feel like they were family. Deacon has a moment with Beto but I wasn't even convinced that Beto really accepted the olive branch that Deacon was offering.
What also bothered me was that there was no real sense of culture brought in as much as it was spoken about. Angel's family is Mexican and the surface level show of family being the most important, coming from a poor upbringing, quinceanera, etc. It all felt very stereotypical. Beto, for me, was the most annoying character because he truly was so one dimension in the fact that he had no progression until the very end when Angel getting shocked gave him a wake up call. There was nothing really redeeming about him. Also, the amount of racism brought up in this book and by Deacon's aunt, Winnie, and no one ever confronted her about it. Sure, there was a moment of that at the end to Winnie's friends but it doesn't excuse that Winnie was a racist woman throughout the entire book.
Overall it was an okay book. I really enjoyed reading Deacon and Angel's moments together and happy that they end up together with a safe pregnancy.
Something about the way that this book is set up felt like it was too vague in a way. There is the whole premise of star-crossed lovers. What bothered me is that there was resistance throughout the whole book without any reason as to being told why until the very end when things were cleared up. Yes, they mention that one grandfather shot the other and that there was business involved. However, the actual reasoning and intended mystery aspect fell flat. The need to uncover information was there but it almost seemed to fight against the romance aspect.
I couldn't really fall in love with Deacon and Angel's story. Sure, they were a great couple and their scenes are written out well, but I still felt like something was missing. Deacon was on a mission to uncover why their families hated each other while Angel worked on the painting for his aunt. I think that the wrap up between the families felt a little forced. Sure, Angel getting shot was shocking but there is no real talk between everyone about the incident in a way that made me feel like they were family. Deacon has a moment with Beto but I wasn't even convinced that Beto really accepted the olive branch that Deacon was offering.
What also bothered me was that there was no real sense of culture brought in as much as it was spoken about. Angel's family is Mexican and the surface level show of family being the most important, coming from a poor upbringing, quinceanera, etc. It all felt very stereotypical. Beto, for me, was the most annoying character because he truly was so one dimension in the fact that he had no progression until the very end when Angel getting shocked gave him a wake up call. There was nothing really redeeming about him. Also, the amount of racism brought up in this book and by Deacon's aunt, Winnie, and no one ever confronted her about it. Sure, there was a moment of that at the end to Winnie's friends but it doesn't excuse that Winnie was a racist woman throughout the entire book.
Overall it was an okay book. I really enjoyed reading Deacon and Angel's moments together and happy that they end up together with a safe pregnancy.