Tag: Romance
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Funny Story
Funny Story stumbles through predictable romcom tropes with a thin lead and frustrating drama, but still offers a decent, pretty sweet ride. 6.5/10.
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The Luminous Dead
The Luminous Dead squanders strong claustrophobic tension and unsettling hallucinations on padded pacing, baffling tech, and a flat, mismatched romance. 3/10.
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Hidden Legacy Series
Behind the most forgettable story I have ever read hides some of the most amazing world building and magic system I have read. I want to read more of this and yet I don’t think Ilona Andrews have the know-how to exploit their own world to its fullest potential.
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The Finlay Donovan Series
Finlay Donovan is a down on her luck single mother who gets thrown into the role of a professional killer. This absurd rom-com promises equal amounts of laughs and thrills but sadly falls short in almost every way as its premise gets stretched out for way too long and turns into very frustrating fast food.
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The London Steampunk and The Blue Blood Conspiracy Series
One of my earlier reads, the London Steampunk and The Blue Blood Conspiracy are two urban fantasy romance series which came to set my standard for 7/10 and whilst they’re a bit generic and lean too much into the sex side of relationships, they’re still an overall fun adventurous time.
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The Kate Daniels Series
Attempting to find Ilona Andrews’ magic of the Hidden Legacy series a second time in their Kate Daniels series ended up in disappointment. It ticks all the boxes of urban fantasy romance but does nothing with it and is a mostly boring stretched out read even if the romantic relationship itself is fine.
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The Weaver and the Witch Queen
Genevieve Gornichec tells an easier to digest story exploring the culture of vikings and witches with nuanced and interesting characters but unfortunately finishes with a rushed Deus Ex Machina ending.
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Boyfriend Material (London Calling #1)
“Absurd comedy done right” is something I get to say too rarely but I can say it here. Its presentation might be a bit rough on the edges but Boyfriend Material is a delightful romcom that is as funny as it is sweet.
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Happy Place
It’s disappointing to see Emily Henry fall into the trap of fully relying on the lazy and frustrating “characters won’t talk” cliché. Happy Place doesn’t really tell a story outside of its flashback sequences and the protagonist pretending to be the victim doesn’t make her any more likeable.
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Slippery Creatures (The Will Darling Adventures #1)
A bit bland given the blurb and the cover’s flavour but unfortunately both romance and mystery end up a bit underwhelming even if it never becomes boring at least.