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Made in Manhattan by Lauren Layne


Rating:

3 Stars


Themes:

Romance 


Thoughts:

I was quite intrigued with the premise of this one as someone who loved the OG Gossip Girl and Clueless and making up the character sounded like a great mix up of the two. However, I didn’t end up liking either of the main characters. Violet is such a snob as well as starting off as a complete doormat and although she did grow a backbone throughout the story she didn’t seem to lose the thinking she is better than everyone else attitude just stopped caring what others thought of her. Cain is equally insufferable, I understand growing up struggling then finding out there was all this money that could have made life easier as an adult would hurt, he seemed dead set on hurting everyone around him. While the nickname of Duchess for Violet was cute, he found every opportunity to dig at her and put her down, even when hitting on her and/or being vulgar to get a rise out of her. The ending and epilogue was cute but the romance didn’t feel like it really developed, they focused on the challenge of getting CEO and suddenly there was an epilogue with the happily ever after but I felt like I was missing the inbetween.


Favourite Quote:

“I get why you're resentful, I do. You want to be measured by your character, not your appearance. But in this world, the one Edith wants you to enter, impressions matter. Clothes matter.”

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