Review by Kita
Jan 211
Did not like it.
It takes tropes I usually love and completely ruins them. The characters act and say things without any realistic basis or motivations, changing their minds abruptly just to serve the plot. Everything felt so forced.
Right from the beginning, there was a whirlwind introduction of all the characters at the bar, setting up the "companion book" vibe with hints about future couples. This kind of thing always distracts me from the current couple and makes the story feel less original. It quickly became clear that the pacing was fast and the plot superficial.
The characters were incredibly immature—like children—and the tone was unjustifiably over the top far too often. I found myself skimming a lot to get through it faster, but even then, it felt way too long. By the halfway point, I honestly wanted to stop, but I kept going simply because I was already halfway through.
The "best friend’s brother" premise, which initially intrigued me, turned out to be pointless since the brother barely appears—he’s only in the beginning and briefly at the end.
I don’t necessarily dislike grand gestures or over-the-top moments, but only in small doses. Here, they happened so often it felt like a ridiculous spectacle rather than meaningful.
I flew through it, hoping to finish quickly. Even though the next book in the series has an interesting premise, I just can’t bring myself to read it if it’s going to be like this.
1
Did not like it.
It takes tropes I usually love and completely ruins them. The characters act and say things without any realistic basis or motivations, changing their minds abruptly just to serve the plot. Everything felt so forced.
Right from the beginning, there was a whirlwind introduction of all the characters at the bar, setting up the "companion book" vibe with hints about future couples. This kind of thing always distracts me from the current couple and makes the story feel less original. It quickly became clear that the pacing was fast and the plot superficial.
The characters were incredibly immature—like children—and the tone was unjustifiably over the top far too often. I found myself skimming a lot to get through it faster, but even then, it felt way too long. By the halfway point, I honestly wanted to stop, but I kept going simply because I was already halfway through.
The "best friend’s brother" premise, which initially intrigued me, turned out to be pointless since the brother barely appears—he’s only in the beginning and briefly at the end.
I don’t necessarily dislike grand gestures or over-the-top moments, but only in small doses. Here, they happened so often it felt like a ridiculous spectacle rather than meaningful.
I flew through it, hoping to finish quickly. Even though the next book in the series has an interesting premise, I just can’t bring myself to read it if it’s going to be like this.
