kimberly_rose’s Reviews > Fragile > Status Update

NO. Girl is supposedly likeable now: she's a recovered addict. Imperfections, yo! Guy struggles with that, but lust overrides. Whew, dodged a bullet. Icky sort of "so hot" attraction between adolescents... er, mature adults. With "I am an awesome human" socially-respected jobs. That they are devoted too, because, yo, that's upright 'n' shit; they're changing the world fo' kids! Fo' kids! *rolls eyes* Not for me.

I wanna pitch this on a burning heap of no-thank-you-unrelateable-piece-of-shit pile. But... I'll give it another chapter because... 36 pages. Cmon. Can it get any worse? *immediately cringes and regrets words* here goes...

...the kicker that kicked my engage down to backfire: They are both PILLARS of moral goodness and uprightness and everything kind and just in society, with highly esteemed jobs at the youthful ages of twenty-something. And the feelz--oh the feelz!--they have for the cruel things other people do, people that should "burn in hell." Oh my god, I wanna punch both heroes.

1. we've got grandiose-looking men, described frequently, thought of often in terms of how hot they are... in rumpled clothes, with duffle-bag-eyes. 2. we've got a girl whose description is a-fucking-nnoying: pale skin that never tans, thin body that never gains weight, but oh! she's short, so I'm invited to sympathize with her perceived social imperfections? Right. Patronize me some more. And here's the kicker...