Madigan Likes to Read's Reviews > Best Men

DNF at 16%. No rating.

I became increasingly wary as I read this book (I explain why below), but what brought my progress to a screeching halt was the reference to Brett Kavanaugh. Never in my life did I expect that man’s name to be used as a punchline in a rom com. Based on his GR bio, I presume the author is a man, and so I have to wonder, will men ever stop thinking it’s funny that women are sexually assaulted? Fuck, that was gross.

My broader criticism though is this: remember Luc, the main character in Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall? This book reads as if it’s a story told by Luc’s American cousin, if he had one. Sure, these two MCs’ have a different background and the premise of the two books vary, but that voice, that distinctly Alexis Hall voice, is exactly the same. Same voice, same thoughts, sometimes even same situations and the same responses to those situations. It’s not plagiarism, not at all, but the writing style feels as if it’s been heavily lifted from Alexis Hall’s work. And because of this, what I read of this book does not read as anything unique or even new.

So it’s a pass on the rest of the book. If this author can find his own voice (instead of using Alexis Hall’s) perhaps I’ll give him another shot if he writes another book.