- #1
This novel is a straight up spoof of face-slapping novels and that aspect is hilarious. Because it’s a parody, I’m not going to hold it to the same plot standards as a novel that takes itself seriously, BUT. It would get tiresome if it were much longer.Because it’s just stacking tropes and cliches from the genre, it reads a bit... rushed? It feels almost episodic, like checking tropes off the list without much effort to logically string them together. Like the OP ceo ML appearing out of nowhere, deeply in love with her (enough to play at being poor because she wants a hot-but-otherwise-ordinary marriage).Again, since this is essentially a short gag novel, that’s not really an issue.If you’ve read a zillion modern face slapping novels you’ll probably laugh because it’s so silly and over the top and all the tropes are ridiculously on the nose while also extreme somehow.If you aren’t familiar with the genre or read this seriously... well, it would probably be awful. There’s no character development, no real plot, everyone acts like an extreme archetype caricatures, and the events are random and outrageous. (Like forcing her stereotypical spoiled-by-a-patriarchal-rich-family brother to choose between breaking his arm or signing a contract for a reform camp reality show for 2nd gen tr*sh—which cane out of nowhere. He wanted her to buy a yacht for him with her broken engagement fee and she was like...I’ll break your arm or sign. 😂 It was just a random tidbit thrown in out of nowhere. Not even a full chapter.) a lot of the reviews seem to view this novel seriously... which I can’t fathom. It would be a 1 Star novel if it was honestly trying. But it’s on the nose as a spoof, so it’s probably more like 3.5. Fun quick read with no nutritional value.
