By Jay Grummel
Its that time of year again, where we all cram to read the last few books of our GoodReads goal, hoping to achieve it just before the 31st. I personally have been using GoodReads since the beginning of the year. Due to this I have read a few books I was not impressed by. Here are a few of those reads and why.
The Final Gambit (The Inheritance Games #3) – Jennifer Lynn Barnes
I read mostly paperback due to my preference, so I read the previous books in this series a while before this one. However, I remember them holding my attention better and developing the plot at a better pace. My main issue with this books was the unnecessary love triangles that took the majority of the plot. I understand it’s a YA novel and love triangles are bound to happen. However, this is the final book in the series and more interesting plot development was happening in the background. The mystery aspect of this book was unfortunately very predictable unlike the last two. It felt like this book was more rushed and/or unnecessary for the storyline. Overall the book left me feeling pretty unsatisfied.
The Summer I Turned Pretty (Summer #1) – Jenny Han
It feels a bit unfair to add this book on here considering how much I enjoyed the show. Due to me not being the target audience for this book anymore, I’d assume that is why I have some issues with it. As mentioned before, I’m not one for love triangles and I am especially not one for sibling love triangles. For me this book is full of miscommunication and a tad bit of selfishness. However, due to how old the characters are this all makes sense, I’m just not personally into those tropes. It was hard to connect with any of the main character due to the overall immaturity of them. Belly, wants nothing more than to be seen as older than her age, but due to this always presents younger than her actual age. I found myself more interested in the moms’ lives than the kids. Again, this book is probably wonderful for those in the age range, but with me being an adult it’s hard to connect with or enjoy.
It Happened One Summer – Tessa Bailey
All of the tropes this one had going for it fizzled out quickly. We are presented with an enemies to lovers trope, but they become very friendly less than halfway through the book. Any plot that was slightly interesting is ignored and or solved within pages. However, I think the most infuriating part of this read was the dialogue. I cannot stand books where the dialogue is cheesy, predictable, or just not realistic. Somehow, this book contained all three of those. This may be due to the characters being one-dimensional which is another pet peeve of mine in books. I need characters who have motives and or reasons instead of just being a walking personality trait. With this being a romantic comedy, this could explain some of these choices. However, it leaves the reader feeling unsatisfied if not frustrated.
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