Format: Paperback
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Page Length: 334 pages
Publisher: Forever (May 12, 2020)
Star Rating: ⭐️⭐️
Mr. Darcy‘s Rating: “Thoroughly tolerable, I dare say.”
A Chasing Mr. Darcy Review
I was so excited to read this book, especially because I got it for a steal from Book Outlet. But, you know what they say...you get what you pay for...and this book was a whole big blob of boring for me.
Here’s a plot synopsis from GoodReads: Liya Thakkar is a successful biochemical engineer, takeout enthusiast, and happily single woman. The moment she realizes her parents' latest dinner party is a setup with the man they want her to marry, she's out the back door in a flash. Imagine her surprise when the same guy shows up at her office a week later -- the new lawyer hired to save her struggling company. What's not surprising: he's not too thrilled to see her either after that humiliating fiasco. Jay Shah looks good on paper...and off. Especially if you like that whole gorgeous, charming lawyer-in-a-good-suit thing. He's also arrogant and infuriating. As their witty office banter turns into late night chats, Liya starts to think he might be the one man who truly accepts her. But falling for each other means exposing their painful pasts. Will Liya keep running, or will she finally give love a real chance?
I don't really have a lot to say about this book other than it was awful. The main characters were so ridiculous and off-putting that I couldn't get into the story. Liya is angry, all the time, picking fights with everyone around her, treating her mother like crap to try to get back at her father, and just being super unpleasant all the way around. She's constantly throwing sex in people's faces and claiming to be easy while simultaneously being upset that people think she's easy...I see a problem with this strategy, and it just did not work for me.
I also found Jay to be boring as crap. He constantly pursues Liya, and I don't know why. She literally treats him like something she stepped on for most of the story. Jay had about as much personality as a mop IMO.
I did think this book showed the trauma that being a sexual abuse or assault survivor can entail into a person, and Liya's actions are often a result of her acting out her frustration over her situation. She's scarred, she's broken, and she feels impotent in a world controlled by men. Sex is something she can control, and I understand that...I just felt like the way this was utilized into the plot could have been much more effective and educating. If reading Liya's story helps one abuse survivor, then this book is worth its weight in gold. And, I sincerely hope someone reading this book right now gets that help, that this book can be a catalyst to recovery.
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