Evelyn220's Reviews > Oleander: A Great Expectations Reimagining

I shouldn’t have picked this up. I knew I wasn’t going to like it but I had a terrible case of FOMO seeing all the good reviews.
But the problem is, Great Expectations is not a romance. It’s a sad and depressing story of a boy who held a torch for way too long for someone who never deserved his love. And unfortunately this book portrays that sentiment. Caspian is not likable. He’s cold and cruel and I didn’t even feel bad for Jude because he only loved Caspian because he’s beautiful.
I just can’t enjoy a romance where the MC’s are shallow and have no redeeming qualities.