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The Strawberry Patch Pancake House (Dream Harbor, #4)
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I honestly don’t have much to say about this book, and I really didn’t want to give it a one-star rating, but I genuinely did not enjoy it at all. Everything that could go wrong in a romance book, unfortunately, happened here. It’s a crime for this monstrosity to have such an adorable cover.
Let’s start with the characters. If I’m being honest, they were a joke. I don’t even have the words to describe them, which, when you think about it, is a pretty bad sign. They had absolutely no substance. There was no chemistry, no build-up, no tension, no angst—nothing! It was just pure insta-lust, and it was done so poorly. I felt no connection to the characters at all, and frankly, I felt disconnected from the entire book.
I felt nothing. I didn’t get any vibes from the story, just flat words on paper. The writing made it even worse. It’s in third-person perspective, and while I don’t always mind that, I think the book would’ve fared much better if it had been written in the first person. At least then, maybe I would’ve felt something, anything, for the characters or the plot. As it stands, I felt zero emotional investment. This book has left me feeling slumpy, and I honestly wouldn’t recommend it to anyone.
Thank you Harper Collins for the arc.
Also, thanks to Cherie for buddy reading this with me! I’m so sad our first buddy read was such a fail.
I honestly don’t have much to say about this book, and I really didn’t want to give it a one-star rating, but I genuinely did not enjoy it at all. Everything that could go wrong in a romance book, unfortunately, happened here. It’s a crime for this monstrosity to have such an adorable cover.
Let’s start with the characters. If I’m being honest, they were a joke. I don’t even have the words to describe them, which, when you think about it, is a pretty bad sign. They had absolutely no substance. There was no chemistry, no build-up, no tension, no angst—nothing! It was just pure insta-lust, and it was done so poorly. I felt no connection to the characters at all, and frankly, I felt disconnected from the entire book.
I felt nothing. I didn’t get any vibes from the story, just flat words on paper. The writing made it even worse. It’s in third-person perspective, and while I don’t always mind that, I think the book would’ve fared much better if it had been written in the first person. At least then, maybe I would’ve felt something, anything, for the characters or the plot. As it stands, I felt zero emotional investment. This book has left me feeling slumpy, and I honestly wouldn’t recommend it to anyone.
Thank you Harper Collins for the arc.
Also, thanks to Cherie for buddy reading this with me! I’m so sad our first buddy read was such a fail.
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