There was so much repetitiveness both in plot and interactions and it just dragged. This book should have been at least a third shorter. There is too much talking, too much internal rambling. Unfortunately I realized about half way through what other book this author wrote and I understood quickly the cause of my issues with this one. i’m definitely keen to check out the author’s other works and will keep my eye out for their next releases, as well. the writing was really snappy and fun (and, again, sometimes quite weird, which i enjoyed lol). their backstory also weirded me out a bit at first but ultimately their dynamic won me over in the end. Ray, though, was a weirdo and a mess, and that just made him much more relatable as a character to me lol. i’m just personally not a big fan of super cocky and confident characters, so he didn’t really appeal to me right away - although, like i said, i did grow to like him more by the end of the story. I fell in love with Ray, our POV character, pretty much right away but Adam, the love interest, took until basically the epilogue to really connect with me. the humor here reminded of Alexis Hall’s writing style, actually a bit weird (in a good way!) and over-the-top, but with strong character work and enough heart to still keep the story grounded despite the sometimes farcical circumstances of the plot. it was kinda strange but also quite sweet and delightfully funny. Well, this was quite the pleasant surprise.
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