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Reviewer 24550
Provided through NetGalley.
Young Asian-American girl has to grow into her own person at the same time trying to hide who she is from her parents.
It was okay, but just not much to the story in some ways.
Nix R, Reviewer
FTC : Got it from NetGalley …. I haven’t got any relationship with the author.
What I liked :
Honestly, I did quite like the authors voice. I would possibly try another one of her books.
What I didn’t like :
Full disclosure; I didn’t finish this book. I couldn’t. The characters were just… unlikeable.
I didn’t like the fact that Parker treated Liv (a sex toy seller, NOT a prostitute) as if he could buy her (private party? skeezy innuendo? ewwww!).
I didn’t like the fact that he basically blackmailed her into going to his house (alone) to give said “private” party (and this is a hero I’m supposed to like?) with the implication that her family could find out about her job if she said no. The thought of causing shame for her family created a genuine fear and that is the main reason that Liv started a relationship with Parker. He held all the cards and this power imbalance was never addressed in the book which bugged the hell out of me.
I loved this series. It was fun, sexy and fresh but this installment was anything but for me. Every sex scene was tarred with the memory of how it all began and I just couldn’t engage. In the end, I had to put it down.
Hash-tags
#not-for-me #DNF #skeezyhero
Shaz R, Reviewer
Funny read. I liked it a lot.
Usually Asian people are very strict with their kids. They expect 200% from them. They go to school 6 days a week plus have to study on their own. Many Asians are very religious too.
In this story I'm surprised that Liv's mother tried to set her up with a white guy.
I liked most of the story but the ending is definitely a fairy tale.
Boys and Toys was a really quick, light read. I enjoyed reading about Liv and her very strict, very religious parents and their cultural expectations of her. It was definitely different than most romances I read and I appreciated that and seeing how she dealt with her double life. 😁
