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A review by riniya
This is NOT an Office Romance by Eloise Fox
1.0
Unfortunately this book is a miss for me, which was disappointing because I really thought I held promise.
First, the characters come across as flat and lacking depth. Everything seems very surface level, the development of their personalities and motivations just didn’t seem defined. I was struggling to connect with any of the characters, especially our main couple.
Second, the dialogue is extremely stilted. No one talks this way in real life and it came across forced instead of natural. There were multiple times when characters used each others names even when no one else was present, which was disruptive to the vibe of the book as once I noticed it, I couldn’t stop. It started to become a game to me to see how often it happened.
Third, the book is simultaneously descriptive while also giving us no details. I know that sound weird, but sadly it’s accurate. This author spends the entire time “telling” us instead of “showing” us. I was unable to immerse myself into the book because it felt like information was being shoved at me instead of leading me there overtime. The writing was also repetitive, using the same words/ phrases multiple times on the same page. Third person perspective wasn’t the best choice to use in this book, especially considering that it does switch perspectives.
Fourth, It’s 2024. There were some phrases used within this book that would (in my opinion) be considered extremely offensive to the disabled community. I thought we were past this type of insulting language? Especially considering that one of the main plot points of this book is that she starts a job at a new firm due to a scandal around harassment. The language felt disjointed from the message the story is trying to portray.
Fifth, I’m not a huge fan of long chapters, and while this is a personal complaint, these chapters took me 20-25 minutes each. It felt like way too much was happening before the next break in the chapter.
I truly hope that this book finds its audience, unfortunately it wasn’t for me and there were just too many small things that tallied up into me not enjoying this story.
First, the characters come across as flat and lacking depth. Everything seems very surface level, the development of their personalities and motivations just didn’t seem defined. I was struggling to connect with any of the characters, especially our main couple.
Second, the dialogue is extremely stilted. No one talks this way in real life and it came across forced instead of natural. There were multiple times when characters used each others names even when no one else was present, which was disruptive to the vibe of the book as once I noticed it, I couldn’t stop. It started to become a game to me to see how often it happened.
Third, the book is simultaneously descriptive while also giving us no details. I know that sound weird, but sadly it’s accurate. This author spends the entire time “telling” us instead of “showing” us. I was unable to immerse myself into the book because it felt like information was being shoved at me instead of leading me there overtime. The writing was also repetitive, using the same words/ phrases multiple times on the same page. Third person perspective wasn’t the best choice to use in this book, especially considering that it does switch perspectives.
Fourth, It’s 2024. There were some phrases used within this book that would (in my opinion) be considered extremely offensive to the disabled community. I thought we were past this type of insulting language? Especially considering that one of the main plot points of this book is that she starts a job at a new firm due to a scandal around harassment. The language felt disjointed from the message the story is trying to portray.
Fifth, I’m not a huge fan of long chapters, and while this is a personal complaint, these chapters took me 20-25 minutes each. It felt like way too much was happening before the next break in the chapter.
I truly hope that this book finds its audience, unfortunately it wasn’t for me and there were just too many small things that tallied up into me not enjoying this story.