Leaves of the Linden Tree

Setting aside the fact that this ‘‘book'' contains what I could possibly characterize as the cheesiest, most cliched opening chapter in the History of Literature, the very first pages contain one of the most despicable, offending descriptions of a main character.

Seen through the eyes of a male character and possible love interest - because the writer doesn't know how to create anticipation - he views her as ‘‘beautiful'' despite the fact that her clothes are ‘‘crinkled'' and her hips are ‘‘wide''. ....

Shameful, blatantly hideous, unacceptable, offensive. I obviously DNF this one but I broke the law and rated it because the message it contains is despicable.

Many thanks to Black Rose Writing and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review