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A review by nadir
The Wicked and the Willing by Lianyu Tan
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
i liked the premise n plot, and it was overall an enjoyable read, especially the dialogue. sex scenes were fine too, but im glad they werent the entire focus & instead (mostly) moved the plot forward. ch 44-47(?) thank u for the food
but! the characterization of gean choo and miss verity was so inconsistent for me. gean choo came off as having little agency or motives of her own (imo even if u take the manipulation/abuse into consideration) and her growing fondness for po lam wasnt developed enough :(
ms verity was a really good villain/love interest/antihero/etc, as a reader u could def feel conflicted like gean choo did! but again she was too inconsistent, w some verity-pov chapters just leaving me ???ing.
very fun to read toxic yuri w a genuinely awful relationship tho! in my mind there’s a 4th ending with poly gean choo/verity/po lam xx
but! the characterization of gean choo and miss verity was so inconsistent for me. gean choo came off as having little agency or motives of her own (imo even if u take the manipulation/abuse into consideration) and her growing fondness for po lam wasnt developed enough :(
ms verity was a really good villain/love interest/antihero/etc, as a reader u could def feel conflicted like gean choo did! but again she was too inconsistent, w some verity-pov chapters just leaving me ???ing.
very fun to read toxic yuri w a genuinely awful relationship tho! in my mind there’s a 4th ending with poly gean choo/verity/po lam xx