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4.03 AVERAGE
4.03 AVERAGE
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
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
lighthearted
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:
No
Rowan is the living embodiment of the saying “if he wanted to, he would.” He was there for Violette in any way she would let him. He stepped up whenever he could for her and her kid. I believed in their history and the path to a second chance. It was a little drab in the plot progression.
Oh my lord do Rowan & Violette have my heart. These two have so much history and so much pain between them. When Violette moves back to town, Rowan’s determined to get his girl back. I absolutely fell head over heels for him right alongside Violette and her daughter. I adore Rowan and Hollie together and I loved getting to see Rowan & Violette’s history and how they got to where they are. I devoured it in a matter of hours, and just loved every second.
[5.0 stars]
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S – Setting [5.0]
P – Plot [5.0]
E – Engagement [5.0]
C – Characters [5.0]
S – Style [5.0]
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Second chance romance? SIGN ME UP!
This book… UGH!
Rowan and Violette
Star crossed lovers
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S – Setting [5.0]
P – Plot [5.0]
E – Engagement [5.0]
C – Characters [5.0]
S – Style [5.0]
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Second chance romance? SIGN ME UP!
This book… UGH!
Rowan and Violette
Star crossed lovers
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
4.25 ★'s
tropes:
× second chance romance
× hot shot & trauma nurse
× single mom
× golden retriever mmc
× past & present timelines
× anxiety rep
× spicy slow burn
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tropes:
× second chance romance
× hot shot & trauma nurse
× single mom
× golden retriever mmc
× past & present timelines
× anxiety rep
× spicy slow burn
×
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
I liked this one even more than the first in this trilogy, which I already really enjoyed! I'm don't think it was because they are each by different authors since at the start of this one I could tell I didn't connect with the author's writing style quite as quickly as I did the first. I think it was the way the story was told, which is always more important in the end. This one is second chance (a fave trope of mine), and single mom (another fave as far as seeing the MMC fall for the kid(s) too). In this case, Rowan went full girl dad for Violette's 3-4 year old daughter before she even fully accepted him back and it was adorable. He's another hotshot (wildland firefighter) and she's back in town years after her twin brother died working with their crew, but even before that she was distant because this guy broke her heart. She doesn't know the real reason that happened, and there is some forced proximity (another fave) when he's injured on the job and she's the nurse in the burn unit he's sent to. There were a few inconsistencies here and there or things that made me think "this is a different vibe than the first one for this person", which I'm sure is difficult to nail when each book is written by someone different and include the same characters, so it was easy to forgive but did niggle at me every time. Book three is next because these have captured my mood reader brain's full attention.