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A review by carapuce
The Bittersweet Bride by Vanessa Riley
challenging
dark
tense
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
2.0
The writing style was difficult. Had to re-read sentences to make sure I was understanding what was going on.
Hated the hero. What a terrible dude with barely any redeeming qualities. He listened to his mother call the woman he supposedly loved awful, derogatory names, and excused it as his mother just being angry? In addition to a host of other terrible behaviour. Awful, irredeemable character.
It all could have been fixed in the first ten pages if anyone had the sense to actually TALK.
Also, the book is heavy. Don't know why it's being called light-hearted, but it's heavy on the racism and racial tensions.
I ended up skimming the last quarter of the book, and I regret ever having read this.
Hated the hero. What a terrible dude with barely any redeeming qualities. He listened to his mother call the woman he supposedly loved awful, derogatory names, and excused it as his mother just being angry? In addition to a host of other terrible behaviour. Awful, irredeemable character.
It all could have been fixed in the first ten pages if anyone had the sense to actually TALK.
Also, the book is heavy. Don't know why it's being called light-hearted, but it's heavy on the racism and racial tensions.
I ended up skimming the last quarter of the book, and I regret ever having read this.