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A review by veluzwilkins
My Minotaur Husband by Lyonne Riley
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
π₯π₯π₯π₯/5
I wanted to like this. First time reading this author and the story was super
b o r i n g. Pretty forgettable FMC. MMC was slightly more interesting as a character, but bc this is single POV from the FMC, we still don't get a lot about him. And the fact that I found the MMC *more* interesting without having any internal monologue from him should say a lot. I didn't understand or see how the couple fell for each other bc their convos and dates were so painfully generic. Also, there's a part when Theo says that he appreciates how direct Celeste is, which makes Celeste happy bc she says many people tend to not like that about her personality. My issue is that until that point in the story, and after that, she is actually never direct about what she's thinking or feeling. She's also annoyingly nervous/anxious and lacks confidence. I have very little patience for FMCs like that. Especially when they never grow beyond that, like Celeste. Theo was sweet and lovable, so I guess there's that.
The spicy scenes were decently written, certainly much better than the character and relationship development. I probably won't be reading this author again.
Narrator did as best as she could with the genetically written story.
I wanted to like this. First time reading this author and the story was super
b o r i n g. Pretty forgettable FMC. MMC was slightly more interesting as a character, but bc this is single POV from the FMC, we still don't get a lot about him. And the fact that I found the MMC *more* interesting without having any internal monologue from him should say a lot. I didn't understand or see how the couple fell for each other bc their convos and dates were so painfully generic. Also, there's a part when Theo says that he appreciates how direct Celeste is, which makes Celeste happy bc she says many people tend to not like that about her personality. My issue is that until that point in the story, and after that, she is actually never direct about what she's thinking or feeling. She's also annoyingly nervous/anxious and lacks confidence. I have very little patience for FMCs like that. Especially when they never grow beyond that, like Celeste. Theo was sweet and lovable, so I guess there's that.
The spicy scenes were decently written, certainly much better than the character and relationship development. I probably won't be reading this author again.
Narrator did as best as she could with the genetically written story.