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Cali Boy (The Loyal Boys, #1) Review

 



Book Source: Store 
Cross-post Review: Chantie's Goodreads Review
Type: Standalone Series
Starred Rating: ⭐⭐/5
Smut Rating: 🌶/5 

Cali Boy (The Loyal Boys, #1) Review 

It's not you, it's me. 

This statement suits me and this read. It started great but turned into one pile of cliche and gag-worthy plotlines. Maybe I've read so many of these kinds of books that they've become boring or maybe I have gotten used to reading dark romances that sweet and cuddly with bullies now give me hives. So, maybe it's not the book, but it's just me. Yeah, it's definitely the latter. 

Oliver and Finn met when their parents jumped into a sudden marriage. And the sudden in this phrase means just that. Not even two years---or was it a year? --- after the death of Finn's mother, his father thought it was great to remarry. What an actual douche. The fun part was he didn't even give the kid a heads-up. I didn't care about the bubbly mom because she was no better. So, I hated everyone from the get-go which made the read even more irritating. However, I pushed through, thinking the boys would at least make me like them. I'm sighing at this point. Because that didn't happen. Then the bully came into play and I wanted to kill myself for being such a die-hearted reader. Like I should really learn how to have commitment issues and start DNFing books. 

Even so, I read it all. The stepbrothers had to get over their past, their attraction to each other, and the group bully. Like why does there have to be a bully in books like these? Can we come up with something else that isn't 2004 mean girls---in this case, it would be boys? I could have seen the ending of the book coming from a mile away which made it less interesting. 

Why did I finish reading? Because I'm not a quitter. Would I read book two? Maybe. Would I recommend it? Yep. My taste in books is unorthodox, so this one is for normal people. Something I'm not. 


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