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The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
4.0
I thought this book was good from the start, and then I found out it was originally written as a fanfiction. I used to read a lot of Wattpad fanfiction when I was in late middle school so this writing style is very familiar to me.
Overall, the plot was very intriguing and kept me at the edge of my seat. There were some arcs I felt were unnecessary but there was minimal filler and every subplot followed through and stayed connected. I always worry about open ends but everything tied up perfectly for the most part. The prologue set the book up so perfectly that I didn’t want to put it down.
I do have a few critiques: I’m not a fan of third-person writing, especially not in fanfiction-style books. The third-person tone mostly follows Olive and I would’ve liked to either have it in first person from her POV or had the third person speech be more neutral than following Olive. I also did not like the last chapter or the epilogue. The last chapter felt mostly unnecessary and didn’t completely tie up some of the ends that were left loose in the chapter prior, although I do feel a few mini parts of it were necessary and very well written. The epilogue felt short and vague and I would’ve liked to see more to tie the story up perfectly.
Also, the “He could fit her entire breast in his mouth” line? WHAT WAS THAT?
Anyways, great read. 4 stars due to having so many little critiques, but I don’t think that any of them are big or important enough for me to knock it down to a 3. Would absolutely recommend reading… Despite how mad I was when I found out it was originally a fanfiction.
Overall, the plot was very intriguing and kept me at the edge of my seat. There were some arcs I felt were unnecessary but there was minimal filler and every subplot followed through and stayed connected. I always worry about open ends but everything tied up perfectly for the most part. The prologue set the book up so perfectly that I didn’t want to put it down.
I do have a few critiques: I’m not a fan of third-person writing, especially not in fanfiction-style books. The third-person tone mostly follows Olive and I would’ve liked to either have it in first person from her POV or had the third person speech be more neutral than following Olive. I also did not like the last chapter or the epilogue. The last chapter felt mostly unnecessary and didn’t completely tie up some of the ends that were left loose in the chapter prior, although I do feel a few mini parts of it were necessary and very well written. The epilogue felt short and vague and I would’ve liked to see more to tie the story up perfectly.
Also, the “He could fit her entire breast in his mouth” line? WHAT WAS THAT?
Anyways, great read. 4 stars due to having so many little critiques, but I don’t think that any of them are big or important enough for me to knock it down to a 3. Would absolutely recommend reading… Despite how mad I was when I found out it was originally a fanfiction.
The Fall of Bradley Reed by Morgan Elizabeth
5.0
If you had told me when I first started this book I would be giving it 5 stars, I wouldn’t believe you.
The whole “people pleasing” gag was really annoying at first, especially with how the phrase was just thrown about constantly the first couple chapters when it would’ve been just as easy to just explain it without directly *saying* it. I went into this thinking the plot was lame and that it was going to feel underdeveloped and overly obvious what was going to happen.
But that’s literally the only critique I have.
This was a perfect book. I love a good epilogue too, and that was just as perfect as the rest of the story. I feel hollow now that I’m finished with it. Completely, absolutely hollow, in the best way possible.
The whole “people pleasing” gag was really annoying at first, especially with how the phrase was just thrown about constantly the first couple chapters when it would’ve been just as easy to just explain it without directly *saying* it. I went into this thinking the plot was lame and that it was going to feel underdeveloped and overly obvious what was going to happen.
But that’s literally the only critique I have.
This was a perfect book. I love a good epilogue too, and that was just as perfect as the rest of the story. I feel hollow now that I’m finished with it. Completely, absolutely hollow, in the best way possible.