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3.74 AVERAGE
3.74 AVERAGE
I had high hopes...but
Clio and Rafe, in addition to the side characters, were amazing. Clio had great character development. Menta health representation was interesting. Unfortunately they were burried under a messy plot and unnecesary scenes. This book would have been so much better if it was a 100 pages shorter.
Clio and Rafe, in addition to the side characters, were amazing. Clio had great character development. Menta health representation was interesting. Unfortunately they were burried under a messy plot and unnecesary scenes. This book would have been so much better if it was a 100 pages shorter.
This felt like it dragged on. It's very simple just tell piers you don't wanna marry him!
I actually liked the premise of this book because we do not see often a story about the second son who is not a wealthy aristocrat but an educated rebel plus in this case a prizefighter. That was a nice change, I didn't even mind the trope of a "falling in love with my brother's intended" because his brother appears only at the end and he is obviously not in love with the heroine.
However, this is also one of Tessa's silly books, in which she overextended the modern language, ridiculous dialogues and fillers. Because of that I couldn't enjoy the chemistry between the main characters and the ending was too cheesy.
However, this is also one of Tessa's silly books, in which she overextended the modern language, ridiculous dialogues and fillers. Because of that I couldn't enjoy the chemistry between the main characters and the ending was too cheesy.
3.5?
I enjoyed this one a little less than the previous one. It was a little more sweet than funny, which I didn't mind, but I had a hard time connecting with the characters. Clio and Rafe already knew each other when the story began, and I had a hard time grasping the strength of their connection (were they once good friends or just acquaintances?)
The ending was really sweet though, put a huge smile on my face :)
I enjoyed this one a little less than the previous one. It was a little more sweet than funny, which I didn't mind, but I had a hard time connecting with the characters. Clio and Rafe already knew each other when the story began, and I had a hard time grasping the strength of their connection (were they once good friends or just acquaintances?)
The ending was really sweet though, put a huge smile on my face :)
emotional
funny
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:
No
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I have now read several of Tessa Dare's novels and I always have the same problem. Each time, it starts off really strong but it slowly starts losing its charms as it goes on.
Until the half mark, I was pretty sure Say yes to the marquess will become one of my all time favorite historical romances. Clio is all I like in a heroine: smart, sensible, sweet, etc. Her banter and chemistry with Rafe were amazing. A good childhood « friends » to lovers always works for me. And the side characters were the cherry on top of the cake: quirky and funny.
Regrettably, I didn’t find the second half as good. The banter was not as good and so their chemistry faded a bit. Also I would have like the fiancé to enter the picture early on. A bit of competing between the brothers would definitely have make the second half more entertaining.
Until the half mark, I was pretty sure Say yes to the marquess will become one of my all time favorite historical romances. Clio is all I like in a heroine: smart, sensible, sweet, etc. Her banter and chemistry with Rafe were amazing. A good childhood « friends » to lovers always works for me. And the side characters were the cherry on top of the cake: quirky and funny.
Regrettably, I didn’t find the second half as good. The banter was not as good and so their chemistry faded a bit. Also I would have like the fiancé to enter the picture early on. A bit of competing between the brothers would definitely have make the second half more entertaining.
3.5 actually. This one was...likable. Not bad but nothing I would enthusiastically reccomend to a friend. Definitely going to keep reading the series though.
2.5 stars
Hurray a historical romance where it's pretty obvious that there's neurodivergent folks in the story. So I'd say from the "clues" the author gives that Rafe has ADHD, while Clio's sister Phoebe is autistic. Is it good representations of those types of neurodiversity? Kind of but not quite. Both Rafe and Phoebe are kind of stereotypical in their neurodiversity; Rafe might be the better example while Phoebe is extremely, extremely stereotypical. She's got the special interests (math, and string), the aversion to touch, and problem with social interaction. But there's no mention of food or textures, nothing that hints to overstimulation or melt downs (not even at the ball thing near the end of the book), and she is very one dimensional in her emotions.
As for the rest of the story? it's okay. I'd wished that Clio got to really make her decision without permission from Rafe.
Hurray a historical romance where it's pretty obvious that there's neurodivergent folks in the story. So I'd say from the "clues" the author gives that Rafe has ADHD, while Clio's sister Phoebe is autistic. Is it good representations of those types of neurodiversity? Kind of but not quite. Both Rafe and Phoebe are kind of stereotypical in their neurodiversity; Rafe might be the better example while Phoebe is extremely, extremely stereotypical. She's got the special interests (math, and string), the aversion to touch, and problem with social interaction. But there's no mention of food or textures, nothing that hints to overstimulation or melt downs (not even at the ball thing near the end of the book), and she is very one dimensional in her emotions.
As for the rest of the story? it's okay. I'd wished that Clio got to really make her decision without permission from Rafe.