Do Your Worst by Rosie DananRATING: 2 STARS
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"Folks, "Do Your Worst" just wasn't for me. The premise was there—American curse breaker and English archaeologist enemies with benefits working together in figuring out the mystery behind the Scottish castle—but I wasn't able to connect to the characters and storyline.
Riley and Clark, the main characters, were downright mean to each other which I get—hence the whole enemies with benefits BS but a lot of it was unnecessary and oftentimes than not, it became hard to remember that they were well into their thirties instead of the immature late teens/early twenties leads that they portrayed. With their immaturity and teenage hormonal urges, it felt more like a Tween/New Adult romance novel I was reading.
Personally, Riley and Clark didn't fit. I couldn't envision them together based on their personalities and background. A total oddball couple that I was not able to resonate with which prevented me from enjoying this far more than other readers. I don't see them working out long-term and with what I gathered from not skimming, their relationship was motivated by lust and they quickly fell in the instant love category. In my opinion, an instant kill for any romance book.
In regards to the storyline/plot, I did enjoy the curse breaker and archaeology elements but there wasn't much substance to it and the slow parts diminish my reading experience. Also can't fail to mention the details surrounding Scotland, unlike Philadelphia, was half ass and it's quite evident that the author did a quick Google search for details.
Unfortunately I was not the intended audience for "Do Your Worst" but based on the premise and a few smutty scenes, I am positive this will be popular on BookTok.
