I spent my 20s as an ex-pat living in Europe and North Africa. Most of my friends were native so hearing English as a second language is familiar. I’ve heard so many different patterns of English I never even hear the mistakes. READING it, however, is another thing altogether. I can almost do it but it still trips me up in a way hearing it never did.
I would love to be able to read this WRITTEN in the author’s native language and then translated. I’m sure it would be phenomenal. In the end, I DNF’d at 45% because of the language barrier. I truly love this author’s plotting, it’s some of the best angst, but the English execution in this book is just too hard to get through.
Review for what I read:
I found the h to be sexually passionate but emotionally unavailable. Her personality fit her life experience and I thought it a nice twist on the traditional asshole H persona ;)
I went into this blind, and probably due to the language execution, I figured out the plot twists immediately. They were great. If it were written with a more natural command of English, where it was shown and not told, I probably would have been blown away.
SG Ladies, after 45% I skimmed for safety issues..there may be some I missed...but here’s what I read: There are 2 H’s and an OW the 2 H’s fought over at one time. Both H’s date the h at different times. H1 is currently with the h and as far as I can tell, never fucked the OW while he was with the h. He was, however, emotionally torn between the two women. H2 beat out H1 for the OW’s affection. H2 and OW have engaged the h’s services as a wedding planner. H2 is a douchecanoe of epic proportions. H1 is still hung up on OW and he royally fucks it up with the h because of it...great angst...he’s also a bit of a douchecanoe but he loves the h unlike the other H. H2 continues to be a total asshole and is currently cheating on OW, even putting the moves on the h who rejects him. Throw in some paternity drama for the h and OW, add an oops baby for the h, and don’t forget the kitchen sink...stir...and you get a South American Telenova.