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Revenge Cake
by Skyler Mason
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for providing a copy for review.
I wish I could say I liked this one. It was a fast read, and initially it seemed promising. However, these characters were pretty horrible and I unfortunately couldn't find many redeeming qualities. Logan (our main love interest) meets Lani through his roommate Armaan who is dating Brenna, Lani's roommate. When we first meet Lani she is I guess what most people would classify as socially awkward. She's a know it all, very blunt, and pretty condescending, and I almost found it refreshing. Unfortunately from here. on out it's a downward spiral. It is stated (to almost an extreme) how feminist Brenna and Lani are, but apparently their brand of feminism is basically "we must degrade the men to show how feminist we are." Brenna goes out of her way to consistently put down Armaan and point out how useless. he is, and generally doesn't pay him much attention outside of that. She then freaks out when he finds someone who at the very least treats him like a human. She also states at one point she was with him for the potential and money. Lani and Logan are honestly just toxic together. Logan has a serious codependency issue, and. is a notorious serial dater. Lani, after they go on a break, proceeds to embark on a seriously petty filled revenge plot. You get the impression he has done something unforgivable to deserve this yes? Um not really, he more or less just stated facts. Lani does have a severe anxiety disorder, however I don't feel this should condone her behavior which is, at best, self destructive, but it also harms others. I was hoping for some sort of character redemption, and I guess there was a little tiny glimpse at the end but it just wasn't enough for me.
I wish I could say I liked this one. It was a fast read, and initially it seemed promising. However, these characters were pretty horrible and I unfortunately couldn't find many redeeming qualities. Logan (our main love interest) meets Lani through his roommate Armaan who is dating Brenna, Lani's roommate. When we first meet Lani she is I guess what most people would classify as socially awkward. She's a know it all, very blunt, and pretty condescending, and I almost found it refreshing. Unfortunately from here. on out it's a downward spiral. It is stated (to almost an extreme) how feminist Brenna and Lani are, but apparently their brand of feminism is basically "we must degrade the men to show how feminist we are." Brenna goes out of her way to consistently put down Armaan and point out how useless. he is, and generally doesn't pay him much attention outside of that. She then freaks out when he finds someone who at the very least treats him like a human. She also states at one point she was with him for the potential and money. Lani and Logan are honestly just toxic together. Logan has a serious codependency issue, and. is a notorious serial dater. Lani, after they go on a break, proceeds to embark on a seriously petty filled revenge plot. You get the impression he has done something unforgivable to deserve this yes? Um not really, he more or less just stated facts. Lani does have a severe anxiety disorder, however I don't feel this should condone her behavior which is, at best, self destructive, but it also harms others. I was hoping for some sort of character redemption, and I guess there was a little tiny glimpse at the end but it just wasn't enough for me.