Grace and Daniel are a bit hard to root for and the plot kind of happens to them as opposed to them moving it forward

let me preface this by saying I'm only ranting because I believe in this authors talent.

I don't think Daniel ever gets to be more than a goofball. I get he's written a sort of way because his a skizoid, but every single line we're having to translate for him. He's awkward at best and cringe worthy at worst. And you guessed it, the twenty one year old virgin is clapping cheeks like a champ somehow, despite never getting so much as a kiss before the book started.

I think Grace is the problem. Grace is introduced as a selfish girl who's as shallow as a teaspoon in book two... and that's it. she has a nice rack and teases Daniel relentlessly, which only makes me feel worse for the guy. I have a skizoid friend too and yes, I do tease the shit out of him, but I like to think I celebrate the things he's good at as much as I can, because he's EXTREMELY good at certain things. Grace gets so hung up on flaws, just like shendid with Tyra, and while I appreciate a character that doesn't know they're in a book, we never get a satisfying resolution to what she did to Tyra. Tony forgets, or pretends to, idk. This characters needed an upgrade, and we don't get that. Tbh she's kinda spot on for what you'd expect for a woman who grew up in foster care and works with criminals. interesting as a side character, but hard to root for. I don't think she gets a pass because she's with a nerd, if anything, he's the one doing charity by getting with her, and she never realizes that.

Also, the plot was kinda meh. the initial premise is based around her studying to stay in wit pro, but she's good at studying and gets along with her tutor fine. conflict is pretty low here, and is mostly from skizoid shenanigans. I mean, I think we could have just gone with a more engaging plot that wasn't so easy for the main characters. They're not forced to change in a meaningful way, and they rarely get outside of their comfort zones. I couldn't even finish the last two chapters because I could already tell that the only reason book three exists is to serve as a bridge between two and four. Velise had to learn how important love was, and Tyra's story is one big leap of faith, Grace is a jerk tbh.

I went in wary about grace because of her behavior in book two, and I was right to be. I probably could have skipped this one.

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