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3.5 AVERAGE
3.5 AVERAGE
I loved Spencer's Morning Glory almost despite its summary (dead hooker, abused widow as female lead, and a woman bent on having the hero). Happily, it bloomed into a quiet, gentle romance that worked super well for me and is now one of my comfort reads. I picked up this LaVyrle Spencer without reading the summary because I decided she would be one of my auto-read authors. Well... not in the case of Separate Beds. This is a tale about an accidental pregnancy where the hero was dating someone else when he slept with the heroine :| Yeah not super impressed with him. Didn't like it flat out. I'll have to be more carefully when I pick up a Spencer book.
Loved one of her other books and thought I’d give this one a go. Pretty immediately realized I didn’t like it and DNF. A lot of anti-abortion references.
I don't understand how this anti-abortion propaganda ended up in my holds. Is there another book called Separate Beds?
-- update: there is another book called Separate Beds, about tuberculosis in Canada. played myself
-- update: there is another book called Separate Beds, about tuberculosis in Canada. played myself
3,5 ⭐️ #SeparteBeds de LaVyrle Spencer. Iba en busca de una segunda “maravilla” y no la he encontrado. Uno de los motivos es el de que creo que el libro no ha envejecido bien y el fundamental para mí es el del personajes masculino, Clay, con el que he tenido mis tiras y aflojas. A pesar de lo anterior, el estilo de la autora me gusta y seguiré leyéndola
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
First time reading Spencer’s work.
I liked her writing and I was never bored.
As for the main characters, I wanted to tear my hair out.
That’s why I gave her 4 stars. Spencer stirred my emotions through her writing and I love and respect the heck out of her magic.
Back to the main characters that drove me crazy…
Clay…oh, Clay, especially you my man.
Clay is a good person when it comes to friendship, but beyond that he is a hot mess.
Catherine was extremely guarded and I can see why. Bringing in a therapist would have been a boon to this story. Catherine has a huge character arc that was believable and triumphant to her own self worth and happiness. Too bad she was hot for Clay.
This was not a believable HEA for me. But I like Spencer’s grit and already have placed another book of hers on hold through my library.
Possible TW’s: emotional/mental and physical abuse by parent, alcoholism, cheating
I liked her writing and I was never bored.
As for the main characters, I wanted to tear my hair out.
That’s why I gave her 4 stars. Spencer stirred my emotions through her writing and I love and respect the heck out of her magic.
Back to the main characters that drove me crazy…
Clay…oh, Clay, especially you my man.
Clay is a good person when it comes to friendship, but beyond that he is a hot mess.
Catherine was extremely guarded and I can see why. Bringing in a therapist would have been a boon to this story. Catherine has a huge character arc that was believable and triumphant to her own self worth and happiness. Too bad she was hot for Clay.
This was not a believable HEA for me. But I like Spencer’s grit and already have placed another book of hers on hold through my library.
Possible TW’s: emotional/mental and physical abuse by parent, alcoholism, cheating
Considering how much I disliked Clay (like come on man, use your head sometimes), I was surprised at how much I was rooting for them to be together at the end.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy
Moderate: Abortion