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lisashelves 's review for:
Screwed
by Torri Heat
⭐️⭐️⭐️ /3 stars
Thank you to the author for providing me with an eARC of this book in exchange for an honest review!
Screwed is a dystopian, dark romance story where the civilization as we know it has fallen. Women are being kidnapped, since babies are traded for commodity. Mila has stayed away from the black-market breeders, until she isn’t and Ray never wanted to be part of it, until he was.
The dystopian part was really apparent while reading this book. The introduction immediately gives you a lay-out of what happened and how it changes the world these characters live in. While this explanation was given, I kept having the feeling that a lot was still unclear and a lot should’ve been read between the lines. I kept having these questions about what happened, when it happened etc. The book wasn’t really descriptive, whereas in some moments I would’ve liked a bit more information.
There was also a little problem with the format when reading it on my e-reader, where it didn’t show the whole chapter header. So, I was very confused reading chapter two and later discovering it was dual POV.
The characters knew each other while they were in college. I liked the idea of them reconnecting, despite the setting or situation they were in. Due to the characters already knowing each other, not a lot of time was spent on the growth of their relationship, as the feeling had been there for some years. I found that a pity, as I like seeing relationships grow and I missed that a bit here. They just jumped straight into it and it came across as rushed and a bit superficial. It also prevented me from connecting with them. Due to this, I felt rather indifferent about everything that happened.
The ending also felt really rushed and the plan really convenient. It didn’t really seem to be explained and so it felt incomplete somehow. As if pages with the explanation were missing and everything just happened to fall into place.
Overall, Screwed was a book that I neither loved or hated, but felt indifferent towards. It was fast-paced and quick to read.
Thank you to the author for providing me with an eARC of this book in exchange for an honest review!
Screwed is a dystopian, dark romance story where the civilization as we know it has fallen. Women are being kidnapped, since babies are traded for commodity. Mila has stayed away from the black-market breeders, until she isn’t and Ray never wanted to be part of it, until he was.
The dystopian part was really apparent while reading this book. The introduction immediately gives you a lay-out of what happened and how it changes the world these characters live in. While this explanation was given, I kept having the feeling that a lot was still unclear and a lot should’ve been read between the lines. I kept having these questions about what happened, when it happened etc. The book wasn’t really descriptive, whereas in some moments I would’ve liked a bit more information.
There was also a little problem with the format when reading it on my e-reader, where it didn’t show the whole chapter header. So, I was very confused reading chapter two and later discovering it was dual POV.
The characters knew each other while they were in college. I liked the idea of them reconnecting, despite the setting or situation they were in. Due to the characters already knowing each other, not a lot of time was spent on the growth of their relationship, as the feeling had been there for some years. I found that a pity, as I like seeing relationships grow and I missed that a bit here. They just jumped straight into it and it came across as rushed and a bit superficial. It also prevented me from connecting with them. Due to this, I felt rather indifferent about everything that happened.
The ending also felt really rushed and the plan really convenient. It didn’t really seem to be explained and so it felt incomplete somehow. As if pages with the explanation were missing and everything just happened to fall into place.
Overall, Screwed was a book that I neither loved or hated, but felt indifferent towards. It was fast-paced and quick to read.