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Reading Vlog:

I honestly and seriously do not understand the hype.

I've come to realize recently that I don't like 'cozy'. Not cozy fantasy. Not cozy mystery. Not cozy romance. None of it. So that could sum up a lot of my apathetic feelings toward this book.

Let me take a second to say - WTF is wrong with Elias? He's a bully. He's a jerk. He's rude for no reason and we're supposed to think that's hot? This is giving me the Carden ick. Where a guy falls for a girl because she 'puts up with him'. Basically, Dora, our main character in this book, has half a soul. Because of this, she doesn't react/feel things as intensely as others. Elias is crude and surly and usually scares people away swiftly. But he can't seem to ruffle Dora. Oh but he sure tries. When he realizes that he can be an ass and she'll just deal with it, he starts falling for her.
I'M SORRY!
I understand that I am not viewing the intentions of this book or it's romance the way it's supposed to be perceived. Clearly I'm in the minority for a reason. But I didn't like the romance and I found it very unhealthy.

Let's talk about the star of the show - VANESSA. What an absolute gem of a character. A god's honest true friend. A loyal-to-her-marrow gal who stabs a fairy with sewing scissors cause he scared her cousin. Everyone needs a Vanessa.

Again, I am not steering anyone away from reading this book. I just don't understand the adoration for it personally