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A review by kati_andersonalarcon
King of Campus by Jennifer Sucevic
2.0
Not only is this book in desperate need of some major copyediting (she's ditching her friend Jennifer, not raking hay...seriously, if you don't know how to spell a word, PLEASE don't use it every fourth page), but instead of the spicy enemies-to-lovers trope I was promised, lukewarm pseudo-acquaintances-to-bland couple was what I got.
Was there spice? Hardly. Was there chemistry? Decidedly not. And while I'm not always opposed to alternating POVs, the random chapters told from Roan's (which is a stupid fucking name btw) perspective took what little tension there could have been straight out of the story. If we know he's into Ivy the whole time, then they were never really enemies, were they? Ivy was just kind of a dick to him for no reason, and honestly, she was also kind of a whiny baby about every single situation and conflict that arose in her overly privileged life.
And because I don't want to bother redacting this review to cover a spoiler, I will refrain from detailing the main conflict (because lord if that wasn't the most irritating book problem I've had the displeasure of reading), but let's just say that any girl who considers giving up her lifelong dream because of a boy she's been dating for A MONTH, is stupid and not worth my time. And damn if the conflict wasn't resolve in a single chapter to boot -- my favorite, she said, sarcastically and while rolling her eyes.
I shouldn't say my hopes were high because this book was free on 'Stuff your Kindle' day, and yet what little expectations I did have were definitely not met. If you're looking for something smutty to burn through to get you out of a reading slump...consider something else.
Rating: 2/5
Was there spice? Hardly. Was there chemistry? Decidedly not. And while I'm not always opposed to alternating POVs, the random chapters told from Roan's (which is a stupid fucking name btw) perspective took what little tension there could have been straight out of the story. If we know he's into Ivy the whole time, then they were never really enemies, were they? Ivy was just kind of a dick to him for no reason, and honestly, she was also kind of a whiny baby about every single situation and conflict that arose in her overly privileged life.
And because I don't want to bother redacting this review to cover a spoiler, I will refrain from detailing the main conflict (because lord if that wasn't the most irritating book problem I've had the displeasure of reading), but let's just say that any girl who considers giving up her lifelong dream because of a boy she's been dating for A MONTH, is stupid and not worth my time. And damn if the conflict wasn't resolve in a single chapter to boot -- my favorite, she said, sarcastically and while rolling her eyes.
I shouldn't say my hopes were high because this book was free on 'Stuff your Kindle' day, and yet what little expectations I did have were definitely not met. If you're looking for something smutty to burn through to get you out of a reading slump...consider something else.
Rating: 2/5