aira's Reviews > First-Time Caller

ˏˋ°•*⁀➷ 1.75/5

This is my fault and I take full accountability for the rating.

I didn't vibe with the writing and I think that's where my biggest problem was. The book on an overall level was good for a while and then it got boring, but the biggest thing was that I couldn't get past the writing.

Also, I usually don't prefer to read single parent books. The rating is not because of that though because I truly think the book did the trope justice. I, however, just didn't vibe with the book in a general sense because my entertainment levels weren't as high as I had hoped. Maybe I went in with too many expectations since everyone raved about this book and it just didn't quite leave me with the same feeling.

I listened to the audiobook for this one and I have to say that audiobooks are going to be my lifesaver because I get so much more "reading" done this way. Every free minute of the day when I used to listen to music, I now listen to an audiobook. It took me a while to get into it because I have the memory of a goldfish and the attention span of a toddler, but I've come to enjoy them so much more than when I first tried to listen to one (it was BTTM if you remember, which quite literally feels like a lifetime ago now that I think about it 🤭)

Aiden Valentine. I'm sorry, but I didn't really like him. I think he was supposed to be a form of "tall, dark and handsome" but I couldn't see the appeal to him. His character felt underdeveloped and maybe there was something more I was searching for in regard to him as a character?

Also, he was a little asshole-ish in places. I was low-key more interested in Jackson than Aiden. I'll be reading that next book when it comes out for sure.

Lucie Stone. She was literally just there for a while. Funny story, but I read the blurb and I for real thought that Lucie was asking for HER mother. I was so out of it that I didn't think it was Lucie's daughter asking for Lucie.

Yes, mistakes have been made, but so have retributions. Here's my lesson to read the blurb more carefully next time so I don't accidentally overlook things like this again. Delilah Stewart has me so intrigued though and the next book is about her. Sign me up asap, please.

The plot. This has a very interesting plot line, especially because it is something that hasn't been done before when it comes to the books that I've read. It's just like I said above that the writing style wasn't my vibe and that took away from the experience. It was a little too slow in places which made it lag. I think it also got really cheesy and corny at one point and not in the way that I like which made me want to finish it before I got an ick. The "smut" was also kind of cringey and I had to skip over it.

I mean, it helped bingo, so there's that. Totally forgot that was one of the squares anyways, so I guess it worked out in the end.

Leave it to me to pick up a book and completely reinvent the reason behind it. 🤡

square 8: main character is a single parent ✔︎

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pre-read: I've been meaning to read for a long time and I kept putting it off all summer so I might as well read it now. 🌚