DNF @ 12%


I had an ebook out from the library and it expired. I love myself enough to not borrow it again to read the rest, so here's just a few thoughts from the parts of the book that I did read. If you want more thoughts about the whole book, I would recommend FullofLit's review.

- This reads like a wattpad fic in the sense that there are so many unnecessary descriptions, especially when it comes to the protagonist getting ready in the morning. The first chapter is especially egregious.
- For a book where the main character starts partying and drinking almost immediately, it sure does love to shame every character for partying and drinking.
- There was a very confusing part where Tess doesn't want to go to a party while her roommate is trying to get her to go and what ends up convincing her is her laptop not turning on. The book acts like this means she can't watch a movie or do homework when she could just,, charge it.
- The slutshaming is almost constant in this and it gets very annoying after a while.
- We're really meant to root for a relationship where she says "you bring out the worst in me"?? mkay.
- TW for an attempted rape scene that's only there so Hardin can heroically save Tess.
- There's also so much cheating so fast.
- I burst out laughing when she says "As I put my fork into my mouth, the metal reminds me of Hardin's lip ring." Like, what the actual fuck.
- This protagonist is so fucking pretentious. There's a part where she's talking about how great her boyfriend is (the one she cheated on) and she goes "... the feelings only grew when I got to know him and learned he was an old soul like me." They met when they were kids btw.
- Man, I love me some unnecessary ableism (context: Hardin asks if she has OCD and she goes "ofc not, i'm not crazy")

That's it. Don't read this guys, not unless you have a day with nothing to do.