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Plot Twist
by Erin La Rosa
emotional
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Thank you to Netgalley for an ARC of Plot Twist.
3/5 Stars
General Description: Erin has never been in love, except she's a romance writer. Problem right? Well, it gets even worse when her confession goes viral on TikTok. Her neighbor/landlord, Dash, sees the viral video and suggests that Erin does what she suggested in her response: go speak with her exes to figure out where it went wrong. Dash and Erin begin to work together on this project, but Dash quickly discovers he may not be ready for the socialization this requires. Dash is recently sober, and he's keeping it a secret from anyone. Will Erin be able to fall in love, will Dash be honest about his sobriety, and how will their relationship change?
The good:
- I LOVED the concept
- I liked Erin's growth throughout the book
- I think the book resolved clearly and definitely had a lot of subplots that I felt got wrapped up nicely, which I enjoy.
The loss of two stars:
- The main reason it lost two stars was because I could not get past the writing style, To me, it felt juvenile for an adult book, especially for the main characters being in their later 20s. If it was more early 20s or very late teens, I might have let it slide, but I definitely had a different expectation for the writing style. It also felt very modern, not just contemporary, where I feel like the verbiage will quickly become outdated in the next five years.
- The spicy scenes, TO ME, were a bit cringy at points? I am not one to add humor to a spicy scene, and that happens multiple times in this book.
Overall: If you can handle the writing style (maybe check out a preview on Google Books or read the first few pages in the book store) AND you enjoy rom-coms, you'd probably enjoy this book, but if you're sticklers for beautiful writing, this is not the book for you.
3/5 Stars
General Description: Erin has never been in love, except she's a romance writer. Problem right? Well, it gets even worse when her confession goes viral on TikTok. Her neighbor/landlord, Dash, sees the viral video and suggests that Erin does what she suggested in her response: go speak with her exes to figure out where it went wrong. Dash and Erin begin to work together on this project, but Dash quickly discovers he may not be ready for the socialization this requires. Dash is recently sober, and he's keeping it a secret from anyone. Will Erin be able to fall in love, will Dash be honest about his sobriety, and how will their relationship change?
The good:
- I LOVED the concept
- I liked Erin's growth throughout the book
- I think the book resolved clearly and definitely had a lot of subplots that I felt got wrapped up nicely, which I enjoy.
The loss of two stars:
- The main reason it lost two stars was because I could not get past the writing style, To me, it felt juvenile for an adult book, especially for the main characters being in their later 20s. If it was more early 20s or very late teens, I might have let it slide, but I definitely had a different expectation for the writing style. It also felt very modern, not just contemporary, where I feel like the verbiage will quickly become outdated in the next five years.
- The spicy scenes, TO ME, were a bit cringy at points? I am not one to add humor to a spicy scene, and that happens multiple times in this book.
Overall: If you can handle the writing style (maybe check out a preview on Google Books or read the first few pages in the book store) AND you enjoy rom-coms, you'd probably enjoy this book, but if you're sticklers for beautiful writing, this is not the book for you.