Wednesday, July 20, 2016

Love Addict Review

Love Addict: Confessions of a Serial Dater. Koren Shadmi. 2016. Top Shelf Productions. 232 pages.

Rating: 4/5

Disclaimer: I received a free ecopy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

K was recently dumped by his girlfriend. His roommate introduces K to a dating website called LoveBug to take his mind of the failed relationship. As K gains confidence, things spiral out of control.

The title of this book might have been better as Sex Addict. Love doesn't play much of a role in K's dates. At first he tries to get to know the women he is meeting and tries to gauge whether they would be worth having a relationship with. It soon becomes an easy access to sex for him and those thoughts go out the window.

This book did a great job showing how K's addiction forms and the aftermath of it. There is growth to the character, and a recession, that makes him interesting. The art is okay and can be graphic at times. The character isn't always likeable, nor should he be considering the situations that he puts himself and others in. Although the ending can be interpreted a couple different ways, I feel like it shows hope for K and leaves things at the right time.

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