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thegreatmanda 's review for:
One Wicked Night
by Colette Rivera
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I enjoyed this book a lot; I don't know that anything stood out especially, but it had a sweet romance, characters with complex pasts and feelings, and an interesting mystery. I would have liked to see more showing and less telling when it came to Tristan and Edwin's emotions. A lot of that happened as internal monologue exposition as each character ruminated alone, which gave me a certain detachment from their experiences.
I appreciated the emotional journeys they both went through, and the places they were able to grow into felt like a lot of progress by the end of the book without being unrealistic or making everything magically (heh) fixed.
Favorite Quote:
I appreciated the emotional journeys they both went through, and the places they were able to grow into felt like a lot of progress by the end of the book without being unrealistic or making everything magically (heh) fixed.
Favorite Quote:
When you're treated badly for too long you begin to fear you aren't worth being treated any other way, that no one will see you as something to cherish. It wasn't true or right, but I'd still found it a hard notion to shake.
“I wouldn’t worry too much about what you should have done. Just do what’s right for you now.”