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Do Your Worst
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I’ll start off by saying I actually did like the characters and their banter was top tier, but their connection felt surface level to me — more sexual than romantic. the fmc and mmc both had jobs that I don’t see often in books (curse breaker and archeologist), so that was a fresh perspective that I liked. the cursed Scottish castle setting was fun as well as them trying to figure out how to break the curse, especially since Clark is a skeptic. even though the characters had met and liked each other beforehand, they actually do become enemies in a sense and there’s moments when they’re both genuinely trying to sabotage the other person. I just didn’t like the writing since it was dual pov, but in a third person narrative that felt very detached somehow. it delivered on the “enemies with benefits” 😏 .. but something about the story itself fell flat.
thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the arc, all opinions are my own.
thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the arc, all opinions are my own.
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Reading Progress
September 18, 2023
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Started Reading
September 18, 2023
– Shelved
September 22, 2023
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58.0%
"“Well.” He gestured at the cuffs. “You’re the curse breaker. Undo it.”
“Me?” Her voice had risen an octave. “I’m not Magneto. I can’t control metal.”
😭😭😭 why are they like this"
“Me?” Her voice had risen an octave. “I’m not Magneto. I can’t control metal.”
😭😭😭 why are they like this"
September 22, 2023
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84.0%
"“That’s where you threatened to stab me — this is sort of nostalgic. Look how far we’ve come.” He smiled fondly.
lmao not him reminding her of that"
lmao not him reminding her of that"
September 22, 2023
– Shelved as:
romance
September 22, 2023
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Finished Reading
March 14, 2024
– Shelved as:
netgalley-arcs
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Sep 22, 2023 04:10PM
Great review Krysta! ❤️ I was going to read this but now idk. I need a more romantic and emotional connection between the main characters 😭.
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@Vivian - thank you! 💙 I’d say give it a chance if you’re interested cause there is moments where the characters bond with each other outside of just being sexual, but I just didn’t like the writing personally.
I hate when a story delivers on something but still all the same falls flat. I deff agree with Vivian, I need more of an emotional connection than just surface level unless that’s the intent. But at least you still managed to enjoy some of this. I hope your next read is way better 💕
@Sabrina - I’m the same way, I guess it’ll just depend on whether people find the characters romantic connection believable — which I didn’t unfortunately. but it was kinda fun lol and I hope so too, thank you! 💛
I always find it so disappointing when a romance book makes the connection so based on lust rather than an emotional connection; it just doesn’t serve the depth we want😭
@Imme - exactly! I feel like an attempt was made but it wasn’t enough for me 😕
