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Brother-in-Law Material
by Crystal Lacy
This really started out pretty damn good: The characters were likable and the chemistry was palpable.
It had a very light-hearted and sweet air to it, which was enjoyable.
I liked the dynamic between Luke and Kendall, and I especially liked Luke’s personality. He was truly quite dreamy, and took care of Kendall so well. It definitely gave me some butterflies.
Although, the further along in the story we got, the more certain things started to drag or become irritating to me.
The most prominent dislike I had with this novel was the whole situation with Mizuki. I thought it was so incredibly odd for him to be meddling into his cousin’s (Luke) business so much and to then continually start flirting with the same guy (Kendall) he thought his cousin had a crush on? I mean.. Ugh, what a dipshit.
It actually annoyed me a lot, to be honest. I grew a distinct dislike for the guy, and he was way too present near the end. It even seemed like he could easily replace Luke and nobody would blink an eye. Like, excuse me??
I could have definitely done without his character entirely, and the fact that he was constantly there, ruined a big part of my reading experience. I don’t doubt that I would have rated this book higher if it weren’t for Mizuki.
At the end, the author even hints that he might get his own book, but I can’t see myself ever getting excited for it, no matter how much the tropes would fit my tastes. Fuck this guy, honestly.
Anyway, that was quite the rant.
More importantly, though, I did like the two main characters a lot and their relationship was sweet, but unfortunately, nothing about this was mind-blowing. It was all quite average, and it never hit very deep emotional levels or something like that.
The book had its moments and my favourite aspect was probably the pining and mutual longing for each other. I especially liked it when it was Kendall pining for Luke.
Although, I do have to say that these two could have definitely started communicating their feelings better near the end. That was kind of stupid and almost unrealistic merely for the sake of drama.
It had a very light-hearted and sweet air to it, which was enjoyable.
I liked the dynamic between Luke and Kendall, and I especially liked Luke’s personality. He was truly quite dreamy, and took care of Kendall so well. It definitely gave me some butterflies.
Although, the further along in the story we got, the more certain things started to drag or become irritating to me.
The most prominent dislike I had with this novel was the whole situation with Mizuki. I thought it was so incredibly odd for him to be meddling into his cousin’s (Luke) business so much and to then continually start flirting with the same guy (Kendall) he thought his cousin had a crush on? I mean.. Ugh, what a dipshit.
It actually annoyed me a lot, to be honest. I grew a distinct dislike for the guy, and he was way too present near the end. It even seemed like he could easily replace Luke and nobody would blink an eye. Like, excuse me??
I could have definitely done without his character entirely, and the fact that he was constantly there, ruined a big part of my reading experience. I don’t doubt that I would have rated this book higher if it weren’t for Mizuki.
At the end, the author even hints that he might get his own book, but I can’t see myself ever getting excited for it, no matter how much the tropes would fit my tastes. Fuck this guy, honestly.
Anyway, that was quite the rant.
More importantly, though, I did like the two main characters a lot and their relationship was sweet, but unfortunately, nothing about this was mind-blowing. It was all quite average, and it never hit very deep emotional levels or something like that.
The book had its moments and my favourite aspect was probably the pining and mutual longing for each other. I especially liked it when it was Kendall pining for Luke.
Although, I do have to say that these two could have definitely started communicating their feelings better near the end. That was kind of stupid and almost unrealistic merely for the sake of drama.