Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for allowing me to read an advanced copy.
I can quite honestly say that I did not enjoy this book for so so many reasons.
- It’s billed as a romance yet the connection between the characters is not believable. Not once did I get any sense of “love” between them.
- I didn’t like any of the characters in this book. They were flat and 1-dimensional. Neither of the main characters grew or changed throughout the entire book. Once again I couldn’t figure out the attractions between them.
- The content was boring. It’s like the author wanted us to know she was super smart and kept pushing topics on us that were not necessary to the story.
- The politics and politics of racism were heavy throughout the book but then not actually handled. It felt like some justifications were made to qualify some blatantly racist behaviors by one main character. I’m fine if opposites attract but why would anyone want to date someone who clearly viewed them and their views as inferior? The author tried but did not manage to romanticize this for me 🤷🏽♀️
1.5 rounded up to 2. I only kept reading because it was ARC. Otherwise I would have put this one down never to revisit it.
