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The Watchmaker of Filigree Street (The Watchmaker of Filigree Street, #1)
Natasha Pulley
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Role Model (Game Changers, #5)
Rachel Reid
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I am strangely disappointed by this book. The premisse and all seemed to promise so much but in the end it was just a lot of nothing. The author seemed to be unable to write realistic women, to keep the characters aligned, and in general the plot seemed to be a bit ... plotless for the most part. Basically just finding itself. Additionally I found the writing style to be a bit exhausting, it seemed to take itself more serious than I did and for that it was just not good enough. There were two characters I bonded with, none of them were protagonists ...
So, overall: This had a lot of potential but was oddly weird, slow, rushed, and simply not really good in the end.
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The Book of Doors
Gareth Brown
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something that’s always irked me about the enemies-to-lovers trope (and something that heated rivalry does well regarding that trope) is that the “enemies” part of it has no… substance, i guess. it’s often used as a label to advertise the novel and turns out to just be an afterthought in the context of the greater romance arc. the actual tension and reason behind why the characters dislike or detest each other poses no real obstacle for them. by the 100 page mark the “enemies” part of the story has disappeared. even if the romance isn’t a slow burn, the before should still feel palpable and true. it forces the writer to create nonsensical conflicts and play into the miscommunication trope that is executed poorly so so easily.
in heated rivalry, however, shane and ilya’s disdain for each other are real (furthermore their frustration). the obstacles that prevent them from getting together are not only realistic, but are so imbedded to the setting and world that the characters are living in as NHL players, where historically there have been little to no openly gay players in real life. contemporary romance needs a refresh on what true enemies-to-lovers (or, in this case, rivals-to-lovers) is and heated rivalry is an incredible example of taking such a washed out trope and playing it to the strengths of rachel reid’s hockey universe.
so yeah, i’m liking it
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okay i like Loth already…right? right? also…am i sensing sapphic? please?
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Not complaining, but I thought something was wrong with my copy because of the weird capitalisation. I have no idea what this book about, so, idk what to expect. So, let's see.
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