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A review by river24
The Pairing by Casey McQuiston
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
3.0
3/5
I always love the way Casey McQuiston champions queer romances, but these characters were not for me! There was also so much sex and if you like that, good for you, but it's, once again, not for me! I'm sure this book has its readers and I do appreciate how McQuiston plays with classic romance tropes and weaves a compelling story, I could just never connect to it.
Romance books are truly all about the characters and so when the characters fall short it just ends up being a wholly disappointing book. I could not stand the circles the main two characters went in, the miscommunication, the complaining-about-being-from-rich-families. So frustrating! I have no empathy!
I don't honestly have that much to say. I didn't absolutely hate it, but I most certainly didn't like it. I just kind of have a 'it's over, good, I can read something else' feeling, which isn't really a feeling I want to have when I've just finished a book. If it sounds interesting to you you might like it, but I don't know, this one seems to be missing the sweet spot for a lot of people, unfortunately.
Thank you Macmillan for an arc.
I always love the way Casey McQuiston champions queer romances, but these characters were not for me! There was also so much sex and if you like that, good for you, but it's, once again, not for me! I'm sure this book has its readers and I do appreciate how McQuiston plays with classic romance tropes and weaves a compelling story, I could just never connect to it.
Romance books are truly all about the characters and so when the characters fall short it just ends up being a wholly disappointing book. I could not stand the circles the main two characters went in, the miscommunication, the complaining-about-being-from-rich-families. So frustrating! I have no empathy!
I don't honestly have that much to say. I didn't absolutely hate it, but I most certainly didn't like it. I just kind of have a 'it's over, good, I can read something else' feeling, which isn't really a feeling I want to have when I've just finished a book. If it sounds interesting to you you might like it, but I don't know, this one seems to be missing the sweet spot for a lot of people, unfortunately.
Thank you Macmillan for an arc.