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3.09 AVERAGE
3.09 AVERAGE
Who doesn’t love a second chance romance? Okay it may actually be more of a third times the charm romance, but either way it was such a great read!!
Thena and Thorne met and fell in love in school, but he decided to follow the family into law, she disagreed and they went their separate ways. Only to find each again 7 years later in Seattle, but after having a night filled with passion they went their separate ways again. Obviously love finds a way and they end up back in each other’s lives for a third time and despite trying to remain friends things heat up anyway.
I loved the way this book followed their current journey of love while also telling us about their past, it was a perfect blend.
Thank you NetGalley and Forever for a copy of this book. This is my honest voluntary review!
Thena and Thorne met and fell in love in school, but he decided to follow the family into law, she disagreed and they went their separate ways. Only to find each again 7 years later in Seattle, but after having a night filled with passion they went their separate ways again. Obviously love finds a way and they end up back in each other’s lives for a third time and despite trying to remain friends things heat up anyway.
I loved the way this book followed their current journey of love while also telling us about their past, it was a perfect blend.
Thank you NetGalley and Forever for a copy of this book. This is my honest voluntary review!
BLAME IT ON THE BRONTES is a contemporary romcom. Athena’s on sabbatical as a last-ditch effort to save her teaching job at a California university. She’s determined to write a book that unmasks the bestselling author of a series of erotic novellas based on classic literature. Who just happens to live in Athena’s hometown.
A great plan until she discovers that the cafe she’s planned on working in to help her investigation has changed hands. It’s now owned by her former boyfriend, the super-hunky Thorne.
If you love Shakespeare, the Bronte sisters, academia, or crazy family shenanigans, this is for you.
You get:
A look at publish or perish in academia
Smalltown life
The perils of moving home with a high maintenance family including divorced parents
Second chance romance
Opposites attract/sunshine and grump
Close proximity
Some delicious food descriptions
Even more delicious descriptions of attractive men
Swoony romance
Laugh out loud moments
LGBTQIA+ rep
Pug mug!
Family, bio and found
This is a fast-moving and fun novel with a lot of humor and heart with swoony romance. Athena is curvy and sarcastic while Thorne is quiet and reserved. They have serious chemistry. And some serious secrets they’re keeping from each other. Enjoy the ride!
Instagram review: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cc-zU5sLVp6/
A great plan until she discovers that the cafe she’s planned on working in to help her investigation has changed hands. It’s now owned by her former boyfriend, the super-hunky Thorne.
If you love Shakespeare, the Bronte sisters, academia, or crazy family shenanigans, this is for you.
You get:
A look at publish or perish in academia
Smalltown life
The perils of moving home with a high maintenance family including divorced parents
Second chance romance
Opposites attract/sunshine and grump
Close proximity
Some delicious food descriptions
Even more delicious descriptions of attractive men
Swoony romance
Laugh out loud moments
LGBTQIA+ rep
Pug mug!
Family, bio and found
This is a fast-moving and fun novel with a lot of humor and heart with swoony romance. Athena is curvy and sarcastic while Thorne is quiet and reserved. They have serious chemistry. And some serious secrets they’re keeping from each other. Enjoy the ride!
Instagram review: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cc-zU5sLVp6/
funny
hopeful
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
funny
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
* I received an ARC of this book from Net Galley. Thank you to Net Galley and the publisher for this book. All thoughts are my own.
I enjoyed this book but I just didn’t really like the main character. She felt whiny and everything was about her (granted she was trying to save her job). But I loved Thorne. I thought he was a really good character. The story overall was good but a tad boring. I will say I didn’t guess right away who the C. L. Garland was but it felt like it got forgotten a little in the middle of the book.
I enjoyed this book but I just didn’t really like the main character. She felt whiny and everything was about her (granted she was trying to save her job). But I loved Thorne. I thought he was a really good character. The story overall was good but a tad boring. I will say I didn’t guess right away who the C. L. Garland was but it felt like it got forgotten a little in the middle of the book.
emotional
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
funny
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I had so much fun reading this! It was quirky and silly and heartfelt, with lots of tongue-in-cheek literary references. I loved the small town of Laurel, which was very Stars Hollow-esque, and the As You Like It Cafe, with all of the eccentric and nosy regulars. The story was part romance and part cozy small town mystery, but ultimately it was about our main character Athena learning about herself and deciding which way she wants her future to go.
I will say that it took me a while to sink into the writing, as the dialogue in particular is very stylized and often difficult to believe. But the more I read, the more I was able to just roll with it, and I found myself laughing a lot at the way Athena’s Brontë-obsessed mind worked. Second chance romances aren’t always my thing, but this one really worked for me and I was rooting for Athena and Thorne to overcome their pasts and get back together. Reading the flashbacks of their relationship brought me back to my own time completing a literature degree and falling in love, and all of that nostalgia made me feel so connected to the story.
Overall a delightful book, if a little predictable at times. It’s clear that Annie Sereno has a true love of literature, as do her characters, and I might even have been convinced to try “Wuthering Heights”… or maybe I’ll just reread “Jane Eyre” for the third time.
Thanks to Forever (Grand Central Publishing) and NetGalley for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review!
I will say that it took me a while to sink into the writing, as the dialogue in particular is very stylized and often difficult to believe. But the more I read, the more I was able to just roll with it, and I found myself laughing a lot at the way Athena’s Brontë-obsessed mind worked. Second chance romances aren’t always my thing, but this one really worked for me and I was rooting for Athena and Thorne to overcome their pasts and get back together. Reading the flashbacks of their relationship brought me back to my own time completing a literature degree and falling in love, and all of that nostalgia made me feel so connected to the story.
Overall a delightful book, if a little predictable at times. It’s clear that Annie Sereno has a true love of literature, as do her characters, and I might even have been convinced to try “Wuthering Heights”… or maybe I’ll just reread “Jane Eyre” for the third time.
Thanks to Forever (Grand Central Publishing) and NetGalley for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review!
Athena heads home to her small town on a sabbatical as a professor to write a book. C.L. Garland is the author of spicy literary retellings and no one knows her identity. Athena decides she’s going to uncover the identity of Garland and write about it.
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She is expecting a quite few months waitressing and writing. What she doesn’t expect is her ex, and former love of her life to be in town and nothing goes as planned.
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While I figured out the mystery from the beginning this is still a delightful read with a second chance romance. The author’s love for classics is evident and shine through in every page.
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This book is out today! Thank you @readforeverpub and @netgalley for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.
(Disclaimer: I received this book from the publisher. This has not impacted my review which is unbiased and honest.)
Blame It on the Brontes is a dual POV third chance romance. Yes you read that right! If two is not enough for you, then this book is for you. One of the most fascinating parts of the book is to see Athena and Thorne explore this chance. There's so much history behind them. Could sparks ignite again? Or were they never truly extinguished? While I expected to like Athena over Thorne - even though I don't love Jane Eyre like she does - I ended up liking Thorne more.
Even though it's dual POV, which is good because there are tons of secrets being hidden, I do feel like it's mostly centered on Athena. So while we need the dual POV to figure out what they're hiding from each other - and their true history - it still felt a bit skewed. I enjoyed their interactions and chemistry, but I think I became more involved in the mystery element of the plot - the unrevealing of the author.
Blame It on the Brontes is a dual POV third chance romance. Yes you read that right! If two is not enough for you, then this book is for you. One of the most fascinating parts of the book is to see Athena and Thorne explore this chance. There's so much history behind them. Could sparks ignite again? Or were they never truly extinguished? While I expected to like Athena over Thorne - even though I don't love Jane Eyre like she does - I ended up liking Thorne more.
Even though it's dual POV, which is good because there are tons of secrets being hidden, I do feel like it's mostly centered on Athena. So while we need the dual POV to figure out what they're hiding from each other - and their true history - it still felt a bit skewed. I enjoyed their interactions and chemistry, but I think I became more involved in the mystery element of the plot - the unrevealing of the author.