DNF’d Page 62.

Where, oh where do I start? There is an author’s note at the beginning of this book saying that she wrote this before cell phones, internet, etc. Basically, she is excusing the lack of technology in this book, as if that is its biggest issue.

This book is a flipping mess. The characters are paper thin and insipid. The romance is non-existent. The tropes are plentiful. Worst of all, it’s over 400 pages long. There is no way I would’ve made it.

Our leading lady has the ‘not-like-other-girls’ trope down to an art form.

Our leading man, along with his brother, are misogynistic dicks who compare and insult women while being nothing more than just a couple man-whores.
Max in particular is a hypocritical piece of shit. He makes a comment about he actively hates women who smoke. The next chapter, he is smoking. I personally think smoking is absolutely disgusting, but fuck this guy.
Ross, our leading man, isn’t much better. He makes a comment to a waitress at his hotel that she shouldn’t worry about old rich guys physical groping her while she’s working. He tells her it’s actually her fault for “having such a pinchable bum.” 😡 Is that supposed to be charming? Because it’s not. It’s sexual fucking harassment.

Tessa is insipid and annoying. Not only does Ross see her as ‘not like other girls’, but you can tell by the way she’s written that she sees herself that way as well. I saw no chemistry between her and Ross. Their ‘banter’ was awkward at best.

Holly needs to be hit upside the head and told to start respecting herself more and find a guy who actually has a redeeming quality other than the size of his bank account. I honestly don’t see what else she could see in Max. He treats her with nothing stronger than mild disdain.

I don’t usually swear much in my reviews, but I feel like it’s warranted with this book. I also don’t usually give star ratings to books I haven’t completed, but here we are.