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Bulldozer (Hard to Love, #3)
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It's what you've come to expect from P. Dangelico. Some kind of misanderstanding at the beginning, friendship after the characters got to know each other, then love with the sweetness and angst that comes with it. It's a good formula if it played, let's say... naturally. For me, Nothing felt natural about this book. I felt no chemistry between the MCs, so, I skipped the sex scenes. Their other interactions too, didn't feel natural, the emotions were forced. like yeah, this passage needs emotions, let's throw some deep speach about fears and insecurities. Also, a few things didn't make sense. They didn't even have a decent conversation yet and he is telling her 'he trust her' and 'he would do anything for her', we need some character development to believe that. His rudeness at the beginning didn't make sense either. Nor her giving him an advise about his life when they just met. There's personal boundaries decent people should respect, even in fiction. Her reaction to a secret he was keeping made her sound so self-centered. It's not about you woman, it's about him. Where's your love if the first thing you thought about is yourself. His putting everything at stake, for a game he didn't even try enough to recover properly so he can come back to it, was also strange. Anyway, the book was ok. I can see that even with the issues I had and my lack of connection with the MCs.
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June 24, 2018
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Yeah I liked/didn't like this one.
HTL wrote: "Yeah I liked/didn't like this one."I can relate. It's a decent story, I just couldn't feel it.
What you said about it being all about the heroine here was spot on and a problem for me in the previous 2 books as well. All 3 heroines had to have everything their way. Then they all ran out on the heroes and made everyone miserable.The heroes had to cave in and compromise their position for the heroine's needs or dreams and the heroines didn't have to give up anything. I disliked Cam, Amber and Amanda and found them selfish and unlikable.
Ellie wrote: "What you said about it being all about the heroine..."I get what you're saying, i agree that her heroines are a bit dramatic. About compromising, I don't like anyone of the MCs to give up their dreams to be together, it's not right. but if it's necessary, I prefer the hero to compromise. Book one, the female MC wanted kids, so, there's no way she would give up on that and I loved it. Book two, I don't remember much about it. In this one, for me it wasn't about their dreams *spoilers ahead* it's about his safety, his life. So when she discovered playing might kill him, and the first thing she thought was 'he lied to her' and not 'he is stupid, he will kill himself'. That screams self-centered to me. What I didn't like about her heroines, as I said, was they tend to exaggerate in their reactions about everything. And I believe that's just the author trying to make things more dramatic than they truly are.
First off, I totally respect your opinion and get where you're coming from. We all have our preferences and are entitled to voice them without judgement. So, with that said, I disliked the entire baby arc in the first book. I feel that if a couple can't equally compromise - one of them being dead wrong is the exception here - then they probably don't belong together. When one person is forced to choose a route they don't want to take just so that they won't 'lose' someone, chances are they will grow to resent that person. I don't feel it's always on the hero to make the sacrifice. It isn't fair. Perhaps many wouldn't agree with me, but that's my opinion nonetheless.
Book two the heroine was kind of a mess and was a bartender who wanted to be an actress. She thought she could only succeed in LA. The hero, Cal's friend Ethan, was up for the position of GM for the Titans and had a stable life and established career within the organisation. The heroine wasn't willing to compromise her dream for his and went to LA - and wound up working in another bar.
I do agree with you that the heroines are all selfish, but to me it went deeper as I found them all unlikable and immature. The heroes obviously saw their 'good' qualities but I didn't see that evidence. The drama was definitely forced and unconvincing.
Ellie wrote: "First off, I totally respect your opinion and get where you're coming from ..."Your opinion is respected too and I'm always glad to discuss books with you ;) With that said, growing to resent the person that made you give up on your dreams is the reason I said I don't like anyone of them to compromise. But, when I read a romance, I relate to the heroine most of the time, maybe bc we're both females, of course it would be more romantic for me if the the hero made more effort to prove his love. I may agree with you about book 2 but not book 1. If one of them should compromise, I prefer him to do so, and not bc it's romantic. If she wants kids, she should have kids. There's no middle ground here, it's a hea story after all :)
Ah! Now see, I always tend to side with the hero! ;) I've always had more friends who were lads, likely because I learned early on not to trust the women in my life. I do admit my bias and inability to connect with most fictional heroines.
I should add that while I was pro-hero in book 2, I don't excuse his manipulation to keep her from leaving him.
I do see your point about book 1 and your feelings are totally valid. It's a story where an HEA is the goal, after all. I just wish the writer would have handled it differently and that the hero's stand hadn't been treated as inconsequential. If the heroine wants kids, she shouldn't fall for the guy who doesn't. But things are never so cut and dried, are they? Not in life or in fiction.
Ellie wrote: "Ah! Now see, I always tend to side with the hero! ;) ..."I get it, the author should have been at least more convincing about the hero's change of heart and not leave it to the epilogue. And hey, you tend to side with the male lead!? ...Traitor!!
I absolutely agree with you %100! Great review!
Dilek VT wrote: "I absolutely agree with you %100! Great review!"Thanks, Dilek :*
Yeay! I'm excited too!!!