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We all know how Wattpad can be. Jaw-droppingly beautiful stories get less than a thousand reads while flaming piles of garbage riddled with cliches and contrivances that barely pass for plot reach into the millions and shoo...
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Title: Mr Rude & Me
Author: vintage-wifi
Grade: 70% C-
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Review:
Disclaimer: Direct quotes may be used from the story in question, which do not belong to me. Excerpts are marked with stars.
Okay. This one was not my favorite, but I'm glad, at least, that I didn't start this review book off with an F.
So, "Mr Rude & Me" popped up on my Top 10 In The US feed, and it's #2 on the romance hotlist, so I figured oh boy, this'll be good. Because as everyone knows, romance books with millions of reads and a picture of a hot white guy on the front cover are always bangers. It has an impressively low number of tags considering how popular it got, so kudos to the author for that.
Anyway, let's start with the cover, title, and description. You've got a close-up of your average German male model with artfully tousled hair and some awkward font placing. I'm giving credit where it's due for the gracious lack of ridiculously ripped and sweaty half-naked dudes on the cover. Good job. The title doesn't exactly scream originality — an unlikable, womanizing male love interest that will treat the female protagonist like shiitake mushrooms before softening up (ish) and winning her over? Never seen that before! Anyway, I would give the description a mid grade. It's alright. I've seen a lot worse, and it's enough to entice cliché-lovers to read it. The only part that's particularly cringeworthy is this set of lines:
