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mollyreadsandcrafts 's review for:
Shifting Gears
by Riley Hart
I liked this enough. It was kind of cheesy, kind of repetitive, but overall a good quick read.
Rod and Landon were likable but they were both very stereotypical characters. Rod was a classic play everything off as casual because he's emotionally closed off, and Landon was a commitment-phobe because of his past family issues. They both frustrated me a little because they used their pasts as excuses all the time. It was a very repetitive theme, even though they did eventually move past it. I liked that Landon was the one who decided to pursue their relationship, but I felt he could've maybe made it more obvious. He just started doing all these couple-y things randomly so it was no wonder Rod was confused. I'm also still kind of angry at him for the fireworks, because I just wanted Rod to get a sweet romancey moment like that. Rod was a low-key sweetheart when he wasn't drowning in self-doubt. They were a good match and I liked that they both had to work through their own biases about relationships and love, but knew that they were worth it.
I would say it's pretty slow paced plot wise. A lot of the drama happens at the end and has a quick resolution. I've read a bunch of Riley Hart books and have loved them, but I wasn't a fan of the writing here. I thought some of the conversations didn't come naturally and it was kind of cheesy. Lots of motorcycle metaphors. I loved the beginning but as it went on the story kind of lost me. Still looking forward to the last in the series! I can't wait to see how it turns out with the two main characters we get a glimpse of in this story.
Read if you like:
• friends to lovers
• daddy issues
• low angst
Rod and Landon were likable but they were both very stereotypical characters. Rod was a classic play everything off as casual because he's emotionally closed off, and Landon was a commitment-phobe because of his past family issues. They both frustrated me a little because they used their pasts as excuses all the time. It was a very repetitive theme, even though they did eventually move past it. I liked that Landon was the one who decided to pursue their relationship, but I felt he could've maybe made it more obvious. He just started doing all these couple-y things randomly so it was no wonder Rod was confused. I'm also still kind of angry at him for the fireworks, because I just wanted Rod to get a sweet romancey moment like that. Rod was a low-key sweetheart when he wasn't drowning in self-doubt. They were a good match and I liked that they both had to work through their own biases about relationships and love, but knew that they were worth it.
I would say it's pretty slow paced plot wise. A lot of the drama happens at the end and has a quick resolution. I've read a bunch of Riley Hart books and have loved them, but I wasn't a fan of the writing here. I thought some of the conversations didn't come naturally and it was kind of cheesy. Lots of motorcycle metaphors. I loved the beginning but as it went on the story kind of lost me. Still looking forward to the last in the series! I can't wait to see how it turns out with the two main characters we get a glimpse of in this story.
Read if you like:
• friends to lovers
• daddy issues
• low angst