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The Royals Next Door
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bookshelves: non-ya, romance, arc, from-publisher-author, project-arc, 2-and-a-half-stars, unpopular-opinion, eh, reviewed
Jul 24, 2021
bookshelves: non-ya, romance, arc, from-publisher-author, project-arc, 2-and-a-half-stars, unpopular-opinion, eh, reviewed
We're all familiar with ye olde expression if you don't have anything nice to say don't say anything at all.
But what if, hypothetically, I don't have anything to say at all?
What if - let's just say - I read this book 5 weeks ago and have since put off reviewing it because I don't even know what I would put in the body of said review?
What if I felt so profoundly meh about every aspect of this (the characters, including our quirky protagonist and hyper-boring love interest; the romance between them; the friendships between them and a similarly boring royal couple; the happenings of a small town whose only interesting factoid is it's also an island) that I didn't WANT to say anything?
What then?
Bottom line: Meh!
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pre-review
the unthinkable has happened once again (the worst part of a romance novel was the romance)
review to come / 2.5 stars
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challenging myself to read as many review copies as possible this month because i'm addicted to projects!
ARC 1: spaceman of bohemia
ARC 2: in search of us
ARC 3: aerialists
ARC 4: the sound of drowning
ARC 5: unleaving
ARC 6: the other side of luck
ARC 7: romanov
ARC 8: the storm keeper's island
ARC 9: gut check
ARC 10: when force meets fate
ARC 11: sisters in hate
ARC 12: before i disappear
ARC 13: big time
ARC 14: stolen science
ARC 15: have a little faith in me
ARC 16: invitation to a bonfire
ARC 17: the splendor
ARC 18: how to be luminous
ARC 19: the little women cookbook
ARC 20: while we were dating
ARC 21: the lost girls
ARC 22: wait for it
ARC 23: your life has been delayed
ARC 24: a million things
ARC 25: the royals next door
But what if, hypothetically, I don't have anything to say at all?
What if - let's just say - I read this book 5 weeks ago and have since put off reviewing it because I don't even know what I would put in the body of said review?
What if I felt so profoundly meh about every aspect of this (the characters, including our quirky protagonist and hyper-boring love interest; the romance between them; the friendships between them and a similarly boring royal couple; the happenings of a small town whose only interesting factoid is it's also an island) that I didn't WANT to say anything?
What then?
Bottom line: Meh!
---------------
pre-review
the unthinkable has happened once again (the worst part of a romance novel was the romance)
review to come / 2.5 stars
---------------
challenging myself to read as many review copies as possible this month because i'm addicted to projects!
ARC 1: spaceman of bohemia
ARC 2: in search of us
ARC 3: aerialists
ARC 4: the sound of drowning
ARC 5: unleaving
ARC 6: the other side of luck
ARC 7: romanov
ARC 8: the storm keeper's island
ARC 9: gut check
ARC 10: when force meets fate
ARC 11: sisters in hate
ARC 12: before i disappear
ARC 13: big time
ARC 14: stolen science
ARC 15: have a little faith in me
ARC 16: invitation to a bonfire
ARC 17: the splendor
ARC 18: how to be luminous
ARC 19: the little women cookbook
ARC 20: while we were dating
ARC 21: the lost girls
ARC 22: wait for it
ARC 23: your life has been delayed
ARC 24: a million things
ARC 25: the royals next door
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May 26, 2021
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July 24, 2021
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July 25, 2021
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rated it 3 stars
Jul 25, 2021 12:25PM
I've given up on Karina Halle.
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Tiffany wrote: "I've given up on Karina Halle."this was my first by her but i can't say i'm enthused!
Aisha wrote: "Basically most romance books 😂😂"sad but true
aw sorry you didn't like this one :/ it was my first karina halle book but i really liked it, although i've become conflicted on her recently because i've heard mixed things (mostly negative) about her other books. i'm glad to see some of the other arcs you received have worked out!
Elena wrote: "aw sorry you didn't like this one :/ it was my first karina halle book but i really liked it, although i've become conflicted on her recently because i've heard mixed things (mostly negative) about..."thank you!! i'm very picky about romance is all!
I was feeling guilty for giving up on the book halfway through! Thank you for summing up the book. “Meh” 😂
Finally someone said it. All the 5 star reviews were making me question myself 😂
Yes, I agree with this review!
Glad I’m not the only one. Half way through and I don’t think I can even finish it.
Meh that’s exactly it!
