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A review by ghoul_library
Love Bites by Ry Herman
1.5
“Laugh out loud feel good romance” is not the set of words I’d use to describe this book. I’d use something more like “uncomfortable, triggering and kinda disturbing thriller with a little romance sideplot” tbh.
I feel like the description of this book did not prepare me for what happened here. I really wanted to like this because of the premise like queer vampires? Love that! But this just felt off and uncomfortable. I’m all for MH rep but…there was absolutely 0 warning of what was gonna be in this book ANYWHERE. Chlöe’s constant suicidal ideation and intrusive thoughts, Angela’s acts of SH??? I did not expect to have that going into this book, I was not prepared at all. Like sure it’s relatable but I feel like this book was not marketed in a way that said it discussed such serious and heavy topics?? I wouldn’t have picked it up if I knew! So many things were weird and disturbing too like the amount of domestic abuse and lack of consent was not expected at all and def not “laugh out loud”.
I did read this entire thing because i was hoping it was just a bit heavy handed with the beginning but it just got weirder as it went. Like there was so much unexplainable weird shit in the plot too like the side characters and a lot of the supernatural world building kinda made no sense at all.
“Feel good” is the last way I’d describe this I just felt bad. Idk if I’m being too harsh but a warning on the contents in this book woulda been nice???
I feel like the description of this book did not prepare me for what happened here. I really wanted to like this because of the premise like queer vampires? Love that! But this just felt off and uncomfortable. I’m all for MH rep but…there was absolutely 0 warning of what was gonna be in this book ANYWHERE. Chlöe’s constant suicidal ideation and intrusive thoughts, Angela’s acts of SH??? I did not expect to have that going into this book, I was not prepared at all. Like sure it’s relatable but I feel like this book was not marketed in a way that said it discussed such serious and heavy topics?? I wouldn’t have picked it up if I knew! So many things were weird and disturbing too like the amount of domestic abuse and lack of consent was not expected at all and def not “laugh out loud”.
I did read this entire thing because i was hoping it was just a bit heavy handed with the beginning but it just got weirder as it went. Like there was so much unexplainable weird shit in the plot too like the side characters and a lot of the supernatural world building kinda made no sense at all.
“Feel good” is the last way I’d describe this I just felt bad. Idk if I’m being too harsh but a warning on the contents in this book woulda been nice???