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kaitlynisliterate 's review for:
Check & Mate
by Ali Hazelwood
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Ali Hazelwood wanted to write a chess romance but got it confused with romantic chess. This is literally the only way that the chess playing in this book makes sense.
From a story perspective, it's difficult to feel that Mallory has truly earned any of her success when most of her chess training is skipped over in a single sentence.She never loses against a strong player in an important match, only in random tournament games against players we don't know that are described in a single sentence.
From a story perspective, it's difficult to feel that Mallory has truly earned any of her success when most of her chess training is skipped over in a single sentence.