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desiree930
This book was a super quick read, thank goodness.
Trigger warnings for emotional, verbal, and physical abuse.
This book contains some incredibly problematic content.
The relationship between Theresa and Sandro is toxic. He is controlling, possessive, and physically imposing on her at the beginning of the book. It is not sexy or romantic. The explanations of the reason behind his actions isn't acceptable in my mind. I feel like the author could have accomplished her goal without writing Sandro as an utter misogynist and it would've made this book so much more palatable for me.
Theresa was a frustrating character as well. I understand that Sandro put her through hell, but when it's pretty obvious that he was misled as well (Not that it negates his actions AT ALL. He's still a trash can.) she refuses to use any common sense where he is concerned. Her constant questioning of every thing he says and does grew tiresome, and it got to the point where, although I hated what the author did with his character in the beginning of the book, I kept wondering why he would want to stick around.
The side characters were largely forgettable and one-dimensional. This is especially true regarding Theresa's father, who is a moustache-twirling villain if I've ever read one. We are never given any motivation or explanation for his disgusting treatment of his daughter, and he never gets any real comeuppance.
I also found the dialogue stilted and not authentic to how people actually speak with each other. The writing of the prose was simplistic, to the point of being a bit juvenile. The author alludes to the word 'fuck', but never actually prints the word...and when Theresa says it (again, its not actually ON the page, it's just implied), Sandro acts all disgusted and tells her that she shouldn't use language like that. Yet, the author seems to have no problem detailing several sexual encounters, including a couple that border on assault. It's a strange moral line that she's drawing in the sand, and I don't quite get it. There is also a scene where Theresa refers to the act of rape without ever using the actual word rape.
I actually feel like the idea behind this story is interesting. At the core it's supposed to be about a marriage that occurred under false pretenses and those people overcoming the odds and falling in love despite their beginnings. Unfortunately, I feel like the execution was greatly lacking.
Trigger warnings for emotional, verbal, and physical abuse.
This book contains some incredibly problematic content.
The relationship between Theresa and Sandro is toxic. He is controlling, possessive, and physically imposing on her at the beginning of the book. It is not sexy or romantic. The explanations of the reason behind his actions isn't acceptable in my mind. I feel like the author could have accomplished her goal without writing Sandro as an utter misogynist and it would've made this book so much more palatable for me.
Theresa was a frustrating character as well. I understand that Sandro put her through hell, but when it's pretty obvious that he was misled as well (Not that it negates his actions AT ALL. He's still a trash can.) she refuses to use any common sense where he is concerned. Her constant questioning of every thing he says and does grew tiresome, and it got to the point where, although I hated what the author did with his character in the beginning of the book, I kept wondering why he would want to stick around.
The side characters were largely forgettable and one-dimensional. This is especially true regarding Theresa's father, who is a moustache-twirling villain if I've ever read one. We are never given any motivation or explanation for his disgusting treatment of his daughter, and he never gets any real comeuppance.
I also found the dialogue stilted and not authentic to how people actually speak with each other. The writing of the prose was simplistic, to the point of being a bit juvenile. The author alludes to the word 'fuck', but never actually prints the word...and when Theresa says it (again, its not actually ON the page, it's just implied), Sandro acts all disgusted and tells her that she shouldn't use language like that. Yet, the author seems to have no problem detailing several sexual encounters, including a couple that border on assault. It's a strange moral line that she's drawing in the sand, and I don't quite get it. There is also a scene where Theresa refers to the act of rape without ever using the actual word rape.
I actually feel like the idea behind this story is interesting. At the core it's supposed to be about a marriage that occurred under false pretenses and those people overcoming the odds and falling in love despite their beginnings. Unfortunately, I feel like the execution was greatly lacking.
