Review by jessanicolesingh - Restitution

jessanicolesingh 's review for:

Restitution by Leigh Rivers

3.5

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

For some reason, this series was a lot to digest and a very slow read for me.

In theory I should have loved it for all of the dark romance themes, but the miscommunication trope was SUCH a drag. I spent so much time internally screaming for the FMC to just tell the MMC the truth, literally just one sentence would have cleared everything up and resolved all of their relationship issues

Over the course of the three books, we see our couple find their way back to love, and back to each other, but only after a considerable amount of trauma that would not realistically be wrapped up so easily with a bow for an HEA. I just felt sad for the main characters, rather than the thrill that usually accompanies this genre.

Additionally, as much as I self identify as a SMUT lover, dare I say there was too much sex between the two? I feel like they just wanted to hump each other 24/7 instead of having constructive conversations.

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