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A review by bookish_kristina
The Flame and the Flower by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss
Reread: DNF 30%
I can’t do it. This is so terrible. The prose is long-winded and overly descriptive, the hero is an idiotic asshole, the heroine is a stupid moron who’s entire personality is being beautiful and trembling with fear, the clichés are abundant and it completely lacks any depth whatsoever.
And note on the noncon: I get these old skool bodice rippers are rapey, but this one was so blatant it was uncomfortable. She calls him a rapist in her head over and over and if even she does -dingbat that she is- then it’s not even skirting the line.
This is supposed to be a quintessential book in the canon of romance and all I can say is thank fuck they aren’t written like this anymore. It was so boring and stupid I could not continue.
Kudos to my fifteen year old self who hid a tattered copy of this under her bed, we know better now little Kristina *pats head*.
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I read this in high school and remember it was really rapey and the hero was a grouchy asshole. No rating due to not trusting my standards at 15 years old.
I can’t do it. This is so terrible. The prose is long-winded and overly descriptive, the hero is an idiotic asshole, the heroine is a stupid moron who’s entire personality is being beautiful and trembling with fear, the clichés are abundant and it completely lacks any depth whatsoever.
And note on the noncon: I get these old skool bodice rippers are rapey, but this one was so blatant it was uncomfortable. She calls him a rapist in her head over and over and if even she does -dingbat that she is- then it’s not even skirting the line.
This is supposed to be a quintessential book in the canon of romance and all I can say is thank fuck they aren’t written like this anymore. It was so boring and stupid I could not continue.
Kudos to my fifteen year old self who hid a tattered copy of this under her bed, we know better now little Kristina *pats head*.
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I read this in high school and remember it was really rapey and the hero was a grouchy asshole. No rating due to not trusting my standards at 15 years old.