A review by miras_booverse
Worthy by Leigh James

tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

 When I started the book, I was ready for a sexy erotic 80 pages novel that would ignite passion and make me look for more similar books. What I got, had nothing to do with my expectations and left me disappointed, to say the least.

The writing style is nothing special - it is extremely shallow, but at least it is a quickly read (the only good thing about this book, apart from its end and the idea).

The already mentioned idea of the story is good, but everything seems hasty. And I understand that this is a short novel, so things have to happen quickly, but there are ways not to look as forced and vulgar as it is here. We have faceless characters and a tasteless enumeration of things from the setting or appearance of the characters that are simply told instead of shown. And as much as this paints a picture of what is happening, it is certainly not in a way that shows a good writing style.

Everything is too easy, almost - given to the characters. They are placed in the perfect situations so that they adapt to the plot and it just doesn't seem real.

The erotic scene was ridiculous and poorly written, which was also due to the fact that I did not feel any chemistry between the main characters, but only forced relationship that are shoved at the readers’ faces.

The ending was quite unexpected, and to be honest - I would read the next book just to see how the story would continue. But in general - I am not particularly impressed, nor am I particularly fascinated by this book.
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Rating: 2/5

~~~This book was provided to me as an ARC by Grey's Promo for my honest opinion.~~~