I think one of the best parts of this whole book blog is being able to identify exactly what it is that I like and don't like in a story. Some of the books that I read and don't like are simply not good books; the story is thin or the writing is poor or the entire premise is flawed in some fundamental way. But other books are just not stories that I personally am interested in reading more of, and it's good to discover and confirm that, I think.
This is one of the latter kinds of books. It's a contemporary romance that's also sort of a thriller mystery, involving the hidden treasure of one of the main character's grandfather, and as it turns out that's not actually enough for me. The central conflict between the romantic pair is that they had been together when they were teenagers but then she had to leave him, and he's never forgiven her but he's also never forgotten her, and now she's on the run from bad dudes who are also trying to find this treasure, and there's a bunch of mythology about it all that could be interesting but feels both obvious and also so complicated there's no way for the reader to be involved in the discovery of the secrets. All in all, not the book for me.
Grade: C
This is one of the latter kinds of books. It's a contemporary romance that's also sort of a thriller mystery, involving the hidden treasure of one of the main character's grandfather, and as it turns out that's not actually enough for me. The central conflict between the romantic pair is that they had been together when they were teenagers but then she had to leave him, and he's never forgiven her but he's also never forgotten her, and now she's on the run from bad dudes who are also trying to find this treasure, and there's a bunch of mythology about it all that could be interesting but feels both obvious and also so complicated there's no way for the reader to be involved in the discovery of the secrets. All in all, not the book for me.
Grade: C
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