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A review by zefrog
Featherbed by Annabeth Albert
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Featherbed sits comfortably (and unoriginally?) in the tropes and recognised structure of the M/M genre, and as such it is enjoyable enough.
My reservations come with the writing. While this could be a device by the author to reflect the close-loop communication style if couples, the banter between the MCs is very repetitive and comes across as clumsy in the compacted form of a story. Similarly the style of writing is not the best and choices of words often jarring because not quite appropriate (i'll pass of the use of "viewable" for "visible", or "talky" for "talkative", etc). Finally the storytelling also lacks flow, and often contain non-sequiturs. Could do much better, I think!
My reservations come with the writing. While this could be a device by the author to reflect the close-loop communication style if couples, the banter between the MCs is very repetitive and comes across as clumsy in the compacted form of a story. Similarly the style of writing is not the best and choices of words often jarring because not quite appropriate (i'll pass of the use of "viewable" for "visible", or "talky" for "talkative", etc). Finally the storytelling also lacks flow, and often contain non-sequiturs. Could do much better, I think!