[ao3] solaris by ladyofvenus
i thought this was going to be a good book because it had interesting tags, i love a good bully romance, & a lot of people kept recommending it.
sadly, that wasn’t the case. i find the book to be extremely boring. their feud as enemies was intriguing at first, but i think the story keeping them apart for so long that it caused me to become disinterested with their dynamic.
to be fair, i stopped at chapter five & i was skimming through the book. i tried to take my time with the narrative, but i felt like there were moments within the story that were super mundane that could’ve been cut out altogether.
the psychological aspects aren’t there for me, & the bullying is lukewarm at best. overall, i would rate it 2 stars out of 5. maybe it gets better if you stick with it? idk.
edit: i forgot to mention how i didn’t like how mia lost the weight & noah finds her attractive after time has passed. it would’ve been cool to have a bigger fmc who doesn’t have to fit the beauty standard within a dark romance. it would’ve made her character more interesting, & their dynamic 100x better.