mama’s boy by avery flynn
Remember when I read the ARC of Neanderthal? It was the second in a series… Well I went back and read the first. And wow this one was so bad.
Let’s start with the title… it should have been called “in it to win it" or “going for the W” (Because he literally said “going for the w” 1 million times). Him talking to his mom a lot on the phone came up in casual conversation like 3 times. Being a winner came up approximated 1,747,200 times. (ok that’s a random number but seriously it was a lot).
Also it was clear this was a spin off from another series - I didn’t know that going in, but you can tell with how she has to describe other characters. So if you read this one- maybe go back and read her other book(s). (Looking it up I think there are two series before this: Ice Knights and The Hartigans)
I kept reading through the book knowing it was probably gonna be a 3 star for me. But alas the ending did me in. A lot of love proclamations and a grand gesture. I mean… it really needed to be edited. I don’t understand why the “i love you”" declarations needed to be repeated so many times! Oh wait… was it because we needed to reiterate the whole winning and losing thing that has nothing to do with the title?
Anyways, skip this one. But I still liked the second one!