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aislinghelen 's review for:
Mr. Heartbreaker
by Piper Rayne
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This was cute and I did enjoy it but there was a few things that made it a kind of meh read for me.
First of all, the pacing. The pacing of the book as a whole was a bit weird; some parts were really fast, and others were slow. But the pacing of certain scenes was the bigger issue for me. There was one scene in particular that started off fairly normal, and then there was a sudden change, and everything went too fast.This scene is when she finally has lunch with her mother after confronting her about cheating on her dad. It starts with more confrontation and she is really mad and upset with her Mom. Then suddenly, everything was fine, and she understood her mom, and they were all happy again.
My next big issue was everyone in her family acting like shes wrong and they know better than her. There were definitely points where she was being impulsive or she messed up. But it was never approached right, and they made a way bigger deal about other things, where she honestly wasn't wrong.
I kind of think the side characters needed more development because they are all just centring around the MCs. The only one who really has their own plot is Rose (the bar lady, might have her name wrong) and even then its not much.
Finally (and it actually pains me to say this) there was waaaaaaay to much sex. For the majority of the book, Roman and Kylie are only fucking. They want more but they never actually talk. And yes it makes sense that there is a lot of sex since they are meant to be just hooking up but it didnt always need to be on page. I think this and the pacing thing were tied together. Adding more scenes were other things were happening would have made the pacing better and made me less overwhelmed.
Overall, this was a cute and easy read but it felt a bit 2 dimensional.
First of all, the pacing. The pacing of the book as a whole was a bit weird; some parts were really fast, and others were slow. But the pacing of certain scenes was the bigger issue for me. There was one scene in particular that started off fairly normal, and then there was a sudden change, and everything went too fast.
My next big issue was everyone in her family acting like shes wrong and they know better than her. There were definitely points where she was being impulsive or she messed up. But it was never approached right, and they made a way bigger deal about other things, where she honestly wasn't wrong.
I kind of think the side characters needed more development because they are all just centring around the MCs. The only one who really has their own plot is Rose (the bar lady, might have her name wrong) and even then its not much.
Finally (and it actually pains me to say this) there was waaaaaaay to much sex. For the majority of the book, Roman and Kylie are only fucking. They want more but they never actually talk. And yes it makes sense that there is a lot of sex since they are meant to be just hooking up but it didnt always need to be on page. I think this and the pacing thing were tied together. Adding more scenes were other things were happening would have made the pacing better and made me less overwhelmed.
Overall, this was a cute and easy read but it felt a bit 2 dimensional.