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Loveboat, Taipei by Abigail Hing Wen
2.0
IT'S NOT A BAD BOOK!!!!
It's just not my kind of book. It is extremely painful because I really really really really really really wanted to fall madly in love with this book, but alas I was sadly disappointed. Again it's not a bad book, it just wasn't my kind of book. . . at least not anymore, it was full of teen angst and melodrama that I just can't get into anymore.
Again I repeat ITS NOT A BAD BOOK. As long as you don't mind copious amounts of teen drama.
It's just not my kind of book. It is extremely painful because I really really really really really really wanted to fall madly in love with this book, but alas I was sadly disappointed. Again it's not a bad book, it just wasn't my kind of book. . . at least not anymore, it was full of teen angst and melodrama that I just can't get into anymore.
Again I repeat ITS NOT A BAD BOOK. As long as you don't mind copious amounts of teen drama.
Loveboat, Taipei by Abigail Hing Wen
1.0
IT'S NOT A BAD BOOK!!!!
It's just not my kind of book. It is extremely painful because I really really really really really really wanted to fall madly in love with this book, but alas I was sadly disappointed. Again it's not a bad book, it just wasn't my kind of book. . . at least not anymore, it was full of teen angst and melodrama that I just can't get into anymore.
Again I repeat ITS NOT A BAD BOOK. As long as you don't mind copious amounts of teen drama.
It's just not my kind of book. It is extremely painful because I really really really really really really wanted to fall madly in love with this book, but alas I was sadly disappointed. Again it's not a bad book, it just wasn't my kind of book. . . at least not anymore, it was full of teen angst and melodrama that I just can't get into anymore.
Again I repeat ITS NOT A BAD BOOK. As long as you don't mind copious amounts of teen drama.
The Shadows Between Us by Tricia Levenseller
1.0
You know when a book is so uninteresting its physically taxing to read? That was this book.
I guess I'll start with the characters.
Our female MC Alessandra was sold as an ambitious badass, but was instead self-serving and manipulative with no redeeming characteristics. She had zero growth the whole book and her supposedly sex positive beliefs were not that sex positive as is seen when she visits the gentleman's club. I wouldn't have minded so much if she was self serving if she was at least interesting, which SPOILER ALERT ⚠ SHE WASN'T!!!!
Our male MC was supposed to be this illustrious shaow king and yet his powers were barely explained or explored. Instead of being this unattainable king he read more like a power hungry child whose only redeeming quality was that he loved his parents. He was supposed to be ruthless and powerful yet we never read of him doing anything that supports either claim. He wasn't half as bad as he could have been, and maybe if he hadn't been sold as morally grey and ruthless and his character had been fleshed out more he wouldn't have been half bad.
Now when I went into this book I was fully aware that since it was a romance Alessandras plan to kill Kallius was going to be abandoned. Now despite this I still hoped that it wouldn't go the cliche and infuriating route of having our male MC find out and be furious ( rightfully so), then later be the one doing the apologizing and groveling. As you can probably guess from my rating that is precisely what happened. When I tell you I hate that particular trope with a passion I HATE that trope with a passion.
The characters where sold as morally grey and I expected them to be morally grey, but alas to add to my disappointment they were not. Because for characters to be morally grey they have to do BOTH good and bad things, our main characters however where simply self serving with no redeeming qualities. Don't get me wrong I enjoy reading about unapologetically bad characters when they are interesting with interesting goals our MC'S where none of those things.
The plot was dull and predictable and you could probably find hundreds of other books just like it with better plots and characters. The book was not with its redeeming qualities, however it was woefully underdeveloped and felt poorly thought out. The court intrigue raved about in other reviews is clearly coming from people who haven't read a proper monarchial themed book. Also for a supposed powerful conquering king we really saw little of battle or his powers. Really this book was a badly written romance there was no fantasy, intrigue or anything of the sort.
In conclusion this book was a major disappointment for me as I had very high expectations based on everyone else's rave reviews. If your looking for something different and interesting look elsewhere.
I guess I'll start with the characters.
Our female MC Alessandra was sold as an ambitious badass, but was instead self-serving and manipulative with no redeeming characteristics. She had zero growth the whole book and her supposedly sex positive beliefs were not that sex positive as is seen when she visits the gentleman's club. I wouldn't have minded so much if she was self serving if she was at least interesting, which SPOILER ALERT ⚠ SHE WASN'T!!!!
Our male MC was supposed to be this illustrious shaow king and yet his powers were barely explained or explored. Instead of being this unattainable king he read more like a power hungry child whose only redeeming quality was that he loved his parents. He was supposed to be ruthless and powerful yet we never read of him doing anything that supports either claim. He wasn't half as bad as he could have been, and maybe if he hadn't been sold as morally grey and ruthless and his character had been fleshed out more he wouldn't have been half bad.
Now when I went into this book I was fully aware that since it was a romance Alessandras plan to kill Kallius was going to be abandoned. Now despite this I still hoped that it wouldn't go the cliche and infuriating route of having our male MC find out and be furious ( rightfully so), then later be the one doing the apologizing and groveling. As you can probably guess from my rating that is precisely what happened. When I tell you I hate that particular trope with a passion I HATE that trope with a passion.
The characters where sold as morally grey and I expected them to be morally grey, but alas to add to my disappointment they were not. Because for characters to be morally grey they have to do BOTH good and bad things, our main characters however where simply self serving with no redeeming qualities. Don't get me wrong I enjoy reading about unapologetically bad characters when they are interesting with interesting goals our MC'S where none of those things.
The plot was dull and predictable and you could probably find hundreds of other books just like it with better plots and characters. The book was not with its redeeming qualities, however it was woefully underdeveloped and felt poorly thought out. The court intrigue raved about in other reviews is clearly coming from people who haven't read a proper monarchial themed book. Also for a supposed powerful conquering king we really saw little of battle or his powers. Really this book was a badly written romance there was no fantasy, intrigue or anything of the sort.
In conclusion this book was a major disappointment for me as I had very high expectations based on everyone else's rave reviews. If your looking for something different and interesting look elsewhere.