A review by emilynied
Taming 7 by Chloe Walsh

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I'm honestly having a really hard time with this review. One one end I think it's a four simply because I love this world and these characters so much, but on the other end, I do think that it has a lot of flaws that I normally wouldn't overlook in a regular story. First of all, I love how deep we delved here with Gibsie (or Gerard) as a character. I was worried he wouldn't be able to step into the main character role but there is so much beneath the surface of the MMC's goofy, fun-loving best friend. His backstory is so so sad and I think it informs so much about his character. I love Claire and her loyalty and I really really enjoyed her POVs. I could not stop reading this book, I finished in in like a single day.

The problem with this book is that it goes in circles, many many times. There's probably about ten scenes in this book that end up with the same conclusion, with Gibsie and Lizzy storming off and the rest of the crew left in the crossfire. It got repetitive and kind of exhausting at times, considering no advancements in the plot would be made. Lizzie is an interesting character that I'm hesitant to say I dislike (considering we don't have her POV yet) but man, Chloe Walsh really wants to make us hater her, doesn't she? I'm so curious to see where this series is going to go, and so sad that Claire and Gibsie only get one book (also I'm angry at that too, WHY??) Anyways, I still love this world.
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