Anexis Matos

Blind author, content creator, and freelancer

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Hi, everyone! I’m Anexis and my pronouns are they/them. Nice to meet you! I’m a blind college student majoring in english with a concentration in creative writing. I’m a content creator who began on YouTube with the channel Videl Blind-The Blind Reader. I now currently run the channel Anexis Matos and no longer post on my old one. I started blogging to share my writing. I’ve always enjoyed stories. I started writing when I was between the ages of 10 and 12. My stories started out as Dragon Ball fanfiction which will never see the light of day because I deleted them. Now, I write original stories that I hope to share at some point. My aim with this blog is simply to share my thoughts on whatever interests me. From reviews to blindness, you’ll see it here.

Love the Sinner by Avril Ashton: I’m Extremely Disappointed

Hey, everyone,

Today, I’m reviewing Love the Sinner by Avril Ashten. There’s really not much to say as an introduction. I read this book for my Foundations in Romance class.

Sorry this post is late. I took a week off and went on a holiday vacation. I had a great time, but couldn’t upload this review before I left or during my weekend vacation.

My review will be out on my channel in a few months. If you want to be the first to see it, consider subscribing. I release videos three to four times a week. To get you started, here’s my Blind Reviews series.

Synopsis

Two men from opposite sides of the law catch each other’s interest. Tiptoeing the balance between romance and work, they explore their newfound attraction.

Book Information

Genre: Romantic suspense
Category: Adult
Explicit violence: Yes, but it’s not extremely graphic
Explicit sex: Yes
Content warnings I noticed: Mentions of sexual assault and violence

This is the first in the Brooklyn Sinners series.

Review

The prose is great. Accessible and easy to read.

I have mixed feelings on the pacing. On one hand, due to the story and genre, the fast pacing makes sense. However, it’s too fast. It makes it hard to connect to the characters. It also makes the story feel heavily contrived.

I also have mixed feelings about the themes. They’re interesting, but I don’t think they’re given enough exploration. They feel added for no reason. Again, events feel contrived, so the themes feel like they’re there to be there.

The characters are established well. I don’t hate them, but I also don’t love them. I love the relationship dynamics between families, but, individually, they’re okay.

I don’t like the romance. Instalove has never called to me. It feels unbelievable. I don’t have enough time to root for the characters and their relationship.

This specific romance also doesn’t feel romantic because there is unnecessary violence between the couple I’m supposed to root for. There’s also a lot of unnecessary jealousy. It’s irritating.

Conclusion

Overall, this story has a great concept, but the execution is lacking. I’m very disappointed because I was really looking forward to it. I rated it two stars. It could have been much better.

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