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It's almost impressive that someone can create an entire world of magic and shapeshifters yet manage to make none of the characters interesting or compelling. There's no drive or tension in this book, just wooden facsimiles of people being marched around like puppets.

This is not very good, but I'm going to finish it. I'm in too far to give up now.

Ever feel like you deserve a prize for finishing something? Me and this book. It irked me so much it actually put me off reading altogether for a few days. Not sure why I’m determined to finish but I am. Sidenote of a thing that annoyed me: the phrase “the other man” is used 77 times in this thing. 🤦🏾‍♀️🙃

I think I give up. It’s ridiculous (the magic and shifting are more believable than the brothel or main relationship) and poorly/blandly written-simplistic and very tell-y. I feel nothing positive for these characters. At best I’m meh; at worst I hate Damien and think he’s a shallow, manipulative person whose HEA I don’t care about. Further, I’m not feeling the supposed connection between the 2 MCs. Ugh.

Putting this on pause for a sec in an effort to keep it from being a DNF. So far, so meh.

This writing hurts. I don’t know if it’s the tense or the saltine-blandness of the simplistic writing but I almost dipped on page 2. I’ll read as long as I can, but this feels like a DNF.

If I see "Damien rolls his eyes" one more time, I will SCREAM.

Or "anyways."

Bland and unexciting. Odd narrative choice didn’t help. Nor did overuse of the vernacular “anyways”. Not for me.

*2.5 Stars* rounded down

In my opinion third person present tense as a narrative style should be banned. I find it awkward and stilted at best. Unfortunately, it’s spoiling this book of me.