Where do I start…….
This is only my second read of Kent’s books. She has an extremely unique writing style (only one other author writes similar to this that I read) and I have no issues with it. But I know that not everyone will like a book that reads similar to a poem and has one sentence paragraphs (if you can call them that) and “choppy” thoughts throughout the whole book.
My Darling Arrow is told from two POV’s but mainly from Salem’s POV. This story has a lot of tropes thrown into this genre of NA romance but it’s not that throws this book off for me. I had no issue with that as they all played right into the story well. It is the consistent repetitiveness of the Salem’s thoughts about Arrow that became absolutely annoying and the connection between them.
I enjoyed the story line and felt that the pacing of the story was good. The characters were interesting but nothing to get excited over. They were one-dimensional and I struggled to see anything past the attraction between them. Salem was pretty much obsessed with Arrow the whole book and I wanted to see her develop more in other areas to show her growth their relationship. There were areas highlighted but took a backseat and really should have been more present to show another connection between Arrow and Salem.
This book was really just right down the middle for me. I had no problems with the writing style and I did enjoy that surmise of the book. I just struggled with seeing the romance between Salem and Arrow and how that developed into more. I am intrigued to see what Kent brings in the next book.
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