by Penny Angeles-Tan | Feb 24, 2022 | Book Reviews
The Class Project by Andrea Middleton is supposed to be an “enemies to lovers” high school romance. It is mislabeled.
First, the guy bullied the girl. They weren’t technically “enemies” since she avoided him like the plague and he just loved to ruin her day. To be enemies would imply they had something against each other.
Second, there was no romance at all. Yes, they are in high school, but all they really did in this story is work together on a partnered activity assigned in class and over time became friends.
That’s it … friends. There was no romantic spark. Her heart didn’t skip a beat at the sound of his name. His eyes didn’t follow her as she entered the room. The story ends with them acknowledging that they are friends.
The Class Project by Andrea Middleton used to be on Amazon but I don’t know if it is still there. Whatever amount I paid for it before was money wasted. I try to imagine that it was probably the first salvo for this author and I think publishing it on Amazon was quite daring. She should have gotten ARC readers first to review her book and with enough time to rewrite and come up with a better story.
by Penny Angeles-Tan | Feb 8, 2022 | Book Reviews
Princes of Ravenwood by Bryant is a departure from the werewolf tales that Bryant is known for. It follows the life of Riko Shiraishi, a high school senior, and her burgeoning relationship with the Frost triplets – Darius, Elijah, and Forrest.
This book made me breathless! While I, personally, cannot fathom how I would handle three identical hotties, I can see how Riko can fall in love with all of them. It is like they are one person split into three! How do I (in her shoes) choose between them?
Each triplet’s personality is so different from the other that it makes me wonder why most people can’t tell them apart, including their parents. Sure, they are identical, and, sure, they like to pretend to be each other to fool people, but one would expect that close friends and especially family would know who is who.
Riko is the first person to see each of them as individuals and could immediately tell them apart. This, perhaps, is the main reason why Darius, Elijah, and Forrest were quickly drawn to her. Polyamory is a complicated relationship dynamic but I get it. And I don’t think I would be able to love just one of them either if I were Riko. In her shoes, I would not be able to pick just one of them either.
While this story is a reverse harem romance, at the same time it does fall under the young adult/teen category so … more story, and less heat but it still gets pretty hot. You can read Princes of Ravenwood by Bryant on Goodnovel or on Amazon where it is available in Kindle and paperback format.
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