![]() ![]() But the MCs still showed a lot more agency, which made them a lot more real.ġ6. But lady! Show some spine! I've read books with that go along the Cinderella lines, step parents, blah blah. I don't blame her for her parent's death or her mistreatment by her relatives. Female Mc is a toe tag, a proper maiden in distress. None of the witty banter and sweet romantic dialogues for which one picks up a historical romance novel.ġ5. Sexual tension between them reads false or forced, or just sudden out of the blue.ġ4. ![]() (a trope in a lot of books, but more apparent and unenjoyable here cause bad writing!)ġ3. ![]() ![]() No apparent reason for the mcs feeling the way they do. No exploration of relationship dynamics or it's development.ġ2. You can not relate to or connect with anyone.ġ1. Dialogues that are too on the nose, too cliche, too much like the dialogues you'd find in a historical romance spoof.Ĩ. Plot that could have been good but isn't.ħ. Now let's get into the list of things I do have to say.ĥ. I have Nothing good to say about this book! Nothing! Zilch! Nada! Not one damn word! And I always make it a point to give praise where praise is due. ![]()
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