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A review by thebookishb
Riding the Sugar High by Letizia Lorini
medium-paced
2.5
**POSSIBLE SPOILERS**
I did enjoy parts of this, but I felt like there was something missing. Maybe something with the pacing of the story, the insta-love aspect or the flimsy reasoning behind the fake dating? The story felt a bit disjointed to me.
I also found myself skimming parts, wanting it to be over, particularly towards the end.
Things I enjoyed:
- The main characters as individuals. Mr. grumpy grump Logan and golden retriever Primrose.
- The hilarious meet cute.
- The piglets!
- The relationship between the two main characters, to a point. Calling her “backpack” as a cutesie nickname was so cringe! But I did like their banter and how they pushed each other’s buttons.
Things I didn’t enjoy:
- Backpack (as mentioned above).
- The storyline with Logan’s brother and SIL. Weird and a tad unnecessary?
- How quickly they fell in love.
- The way it ended/the epilogue.
- The way Prim’s self-esteem and internalised fatphobia was linked to how Logan desired her. I would have loved for her to reach this level of self-love without it being dependant on being desired by a man.
This was a okay read for me, despite the fact that I love this author’s writing and that this is set in the same world as her previous books, which I adored.
I did enjoy parts of this, but I felt like there was something missing. Maybe something with the pacing of the story, the insta-love aspect or the flimsy reasoning behind the fake dating? The story felt a bit disjointed to me.
I also found myself skimming parts, wanting it to be over, particularly towards the end.
Things I enjoyed:
- The main characters as individuals. Mr. grumpy grump Logan and golden retriever Primrose.
- The hilarious meet cute.
- The piglets!
- The relationship between the two main characters, to a point. Calling her “backpack” as a cutesie nickname was so cringe! But I did like their banter and how they pushed each other’s buttons.
Things I didn’t enjoy:
- Backpack (as mentioned above).
- The storyline with Logan’s brother and SIL. Weird and a tad unnecessary?
- How quickly they fell in love.
- The way it ended/the epilogue.
- The way Prim’s self-esteem and internalised fatphobia was linked to how Logan desired her. I would have loved for her to reach this level of self-love without it being dependant on being desired by a man.
This was a okay read for me, despite the fact that I love this author’s writing and that this is set in the same world as her previous books, which I adored.