If you loved this book, I think that’s great. Happy for you.
That being said, I need to bitch. I need to complain for a bit because many people seem to be gushing about this book so I picked it up, and now I feel so betrayed. It was without a doubt, one of the worst books I have ever read. I didn’t expect a stunning literary work, I was just hoping to have fun. This book didn’t even do that for me.
The plot is crazy, the characters laughable stereotypes and the dialogue is so unrealistic it’s cringe worthy. The writing is so bad it’s nearly incomprehensible.
And to make things worse, the sport they play is made up, and you can tell. The author actually doesn’t seem to know anything about sports at all. The story suffers because of it.
It’s truly laughably bad, and I don’t understand what other people see it.
I guess I wanted to understand the hype, but I’m more confused than ever.
by Vanillacokestudio
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I think this book suffers the same as many: it’s the consensus on booktok, and it’s gushed about like it’s the next Crime & Punishment over there, but if you read with any kind of critical thought, it becomes shit. I had the exact same experience with Babel by Kuang, and What Moves The Dead by Kingfisher.
Omg thank youuuu I tried to read it too but it was so ridiculous. I just want normal hockey romance not “messed up kid friend group” drama lol