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A review by nsfinch
Dreaming of You by Lisa Kleypas
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
This is really not my kind of book. It felt tedious, for one thing, and definitely could have been trimmed down. But it was also full of the particular situations and tropes I don't like:
- Not one, but TWO rape attempts where the man rescues the woman and she's so grateful to him.
- Big, swarthy man/tiny pale-skinned woman.
- Man grabs the woman so hard he hurts her with a "bruising" grip (multiple times).
- The first time they hook up she keeps saying no and he keeps going anyway.
- He sends her away because he "can't control himself" around her and she's "not safe" from his desires.
Just, ugh.
- Not one, but TWO rape attempts where the man rescues the woman and she's so grateful to him.
- Big, swarthy man/tiny pale-skinned woman.
- Man grabs the woman so hard he hurts her with a "bruising" grip (multiple times).
- The first time they hook up she keeps saying no and he keeps going anyway.
- He sends her away because he "can't control himself" around her and she's "not safe" from his desires.
Just, ugh.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault