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The Auction is a dark romance with beauty and the beast vibes that I think will appeal to a lot of readers, for me personally, it was just middle of the road.
I liked the premise. I liked Lincoln (our MMC). I loved Pierre. Plus, the audiobook dual narration was absolutely phenomenal!
Unfortunately, I couldn't stand Imogen (our FMC). While I had empathy for her, she read as too childlike for me, even given the context. There were moments towards the beginning of the book where I thought she might have some powers of manipulation and be able to hold her own, but ultimately that wasn't the case. I think if Imogen had some push back in her situation I would have liked her, and the book, a lot more.
Finally, the sexualization of tampon insertion was a major miss for me knowing how backwards many families still are towards tampons for young women. And why'd she have to try to ruin butter like that?
Thank you to NetGalley and Harlequin Audio for a chance to read this book early for review consideration. All opinions are 100% my own.
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