Title: Do You Swear (Wattpad)
Author: Beeyotch
2.5 ⭐️
as an avid reader of beeyotch for nearly 10 years now, tbh, this is underwhelming.
the bland writing, flat and no personality characters, omitted details, mostly all tell than showing scenes, lazy writing, the weird pacing, lack of build up, filler chapters, lack of motivation and depth from characters on the premise— it’s hard not to be disappointed. this lazy writing is not the beeyotch i know.
the redundant “i am saffron borromeo,” threw me off. it was cool at first but when it was repeated constantly to be something like mind-conditioning, it became too cringey. it’s not giving diva, it just made her reeked of arrogance. when she started to become so pressured out of nowhere, i can’t sympathize with her. kasi why? i can’t even see the part when she was pressured or what drove her to her panic attacks?? it was so sudden and random.
milo delgado is the blandest mmc of beeyotch i’ve read so far. where’s the fire that we usually find sa mmc ni beeyotch that made us fall in love with them? it seemed like author is trying to make him look mysterious but it just came out as boring and rude guy. he’s a red flag for sending mixed signals and then went on chasing saffron after he’s realized that she’s no longer interested in her.
i was soo excited that this is an academic rivals trope, only to be disappointed (again). is the chemistry and tension even in the room with us? the lack of build up killed me. i don’t even get what made saffron fell in love with milo lmao
and then the conflict with iñigo came up… i can’t help but to ask if beeyotch ran out of any creative juices to end with iñigo being the “issue” again?? wala na ba talagang ibang pwedeng problem?? bunot na bunot na si iñigo.
after this “conflict,” the two characters tried to keep the relationship going but ofc saffron was spiraling, they eventually broke up. it’s nice seeing saffron grow after that, but milo just disappeared and the chapters that followed were so uneventful. ngl, the coffee from saffron every day was cute, but what did milo do?? he failed to meet her half way. i know he’s broke but i wished he did something cute too to redeem himself but nah, he once again made saffron work for it. para kang gold, bro 😭
beeyotch is good on how to convey emotions kapag depressed na ang mga characters niya but the lack of build up ruins that. it came out soo random so idgaf. the last chapters were cute but the lack of tension didn’t make the payoff that satisfying.
if only beeyotch delivered a better foundation for this couple, more funny banters, more personality from each character, higher stake—this story would have worked.
what a wasted potential, what a waste of my time