Bubu's Reviews > Turbulence

I may or may not write a more detailed review at some point. For now, I have to get over this book...quickly.

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This is me after finishing this book:


Interestingly enough, the book was well written and at least the beginning engaging. Good enough for me to carry on. But that's the only good thing I have to say about Turbulence.

Gillian is 28 and Jake is 38. One of the reasons why I decided to read it. See? Not NA. Hah! After about 20% I ended up spending in the heads of two super hormonal 15-year-olds. I've read NA novels with MCs much more mature than Gillian and Jake.

Apart from that, Turbulence has all the ingredients I dislike in Contemporary Romances. However, I won't talk about the 'arsehole' hero. Note that I put it under quotation marks; and I did this because the book wouldn't exist without him being an arsehole. What's the point in discussing a character trait when the whole story is based on it? No, what's more interesting is what the author makes out of the heroine. I only have a few words to describe the heroine, Gillian, and there's no need to elaborate any further: needy doormat. I've said enough about doormat heroines in previous reviews so I won't bother.

What pissed me off was the author's attempt to make her heroine look like anything else but a doormat by manipulating me into feeling sorry for her.

Foolish, foolish girl... So much for not being a doormat. I feel like one of the heroines in an old romance book—one of the Mary Sues who’s willing to put up with anything from an asshole hero in exchange for amazing cock.

As if that would make me feel more sympathetic towards Gillian; as if it wasn't what Gillian was doing all along. It didn't matter what the hero did, this is exactly how she acted. Jake treats her horribly, then waves his cock at her and she gives in. Every. Single. Time. Oh, the author does try to give her heroine a backbone. Gillian tries to break up a few times, but nope, cock > self-respect.



Note to author: If new books feature the same character traits of old romances, then something is fundementally wrong. Besides, contrary to popular belief, most of the old romances offered proper characterisation, plot and structure.

Turbulence offers none of those things. The plot is so ridiculous, even if I were willing to try to point out the numerous holes in it, even if I tried to explain how Gillian and Jake meet, their backgrounds, it would still not be enough to show how much this book was lacking in other departments. Character development? Nope. Chemistry? Nope. Emotional growth? Nope.

I know people will be swooning about the 'smoking hot sex'. Hang on! Be right back.


No, no. Well, there's lots of dirty talking and lots and lots of sex, but let's be honest here. It was so repetitive, it became boring very quickly. Like this:


Despite all the problems I had with this book, I wouldn't have wanted to miss out on one the most 'romantic' declarations of love I've come across in a long time.

“The point is, I haven’t seen or fucked you in months, and I haven’t seen or fucked anyone else in months either.” He pressed his lips against mine. “And that, no one else will ever compare. I miss and I love you, and only you. And most of all, I miss fucking you.”

Oh, the feelz! I'm dying here!