Reviews

Leather and Lace by Rebel Carter

onlyonebookshelf's review

The characters were very 1 dimensional and I didn’t like the writing style 

lezreadalot's review against another edition

4.0

“I mean--ah, I am your wife, so it is, well, I mean if I am a lady then--”
“Then you are mine,” Alex finished for her.

3.5 stars. This is a super low-conflict historical romance between a young pregnant woman who needs to get married and an up-and-coming farmer in a recently founded, very diverse and accepting town. At first, it was really too low-conflict for me, and I thought that that would spoil the romance and the book on the whole. This town has built a society where everyone is accepting, there's almost no homophobia despite the time period, and our main characters are able to fix things so that they can get married and live quite openly. Those kinds of storylines in historical settings can be pretty hit or miss for me. I'm also not the biggest fan of pregnancy stories. But soon, I just settled into the atmosphere and setting and I started to really enjoy myself. Most of that has to do with the fact that a lot of this book is about Mary, our young pregnant woman, finally being treated with respect and reverence after being under the thumb of her mother for most of her life. In the latter half, Alex, our completely swoon-worthy butch love interest, spoils her and treats her wonderfully, and it made me smile so much. The marriage of convenience, sorta mail-order bride vibes were really good. Very insta love, but I didn't mind that much? I just had such a lovely time reading this.

Listened to the audiobook as read by Marya Freeman, and it was so freaking good. Her voice is just gorgeous and did so much to make me enjoy the story more than I might have. This is book 5 in a series, but it can be read as a stand-alone, even though a couple events from other books are referenced. It's the only book that I have read in the series so far, but I just might read some of the other romances, especially the polyamorous ones. This just made me happy.

daya_fae's review

emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This was a nice sweet short read. It was a lot different from the other books in the series. It was way more about Mary’s journey of independence than her romantic relationship with Alex. Even though I did like those aspects I wish I showed more how their romantic relationship developed.

danaherrmann's review

hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

librarian_erinn's review

lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

12dejamoo's review against another edition

This book was so stupid

colleen4090's review

5.0

I loved it so much!! I did not want to put it down and I was not ready for it to be over

abbythompson's review against another edition

3.0

Short, oh so sweet, and a quick read that, as Mary Berry says on GBBO, "ticks all the boxes for me." I wish Gold Sky was a real place

redhairedashreads's review against another edition

4.0

Just FYI this book takes place right after book two, [b:Hearth and Home|53246287|Hearth and Home (Gold Sky #2)|Rebel Carter|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1587589504l/53246287._SY75_.jpg|73435340], which is why I am reading it before I read books 3 and 4.

Mary Sophia James came to Gold Sky, Montana to find a husband. After her mother tries to set her up with Julian Baptiste she realizes time is running out and soon her condition will become obvious. Alex Piece doesn’t expect to be floored by the beautiful socialite she meets in town. When Alex realizes the reasoning behind Mary’s push for a husband she offers herself up as her wife instead.

This was such a sweet and beautiful romance. Minnie and Alex were so cute together. I just loved how Alex went to great lengths to get Minnie away from her overbearing mother and make her happy. You could feel so much emotion between these two that with just that first look I knew I was going to really enjoy this book.

Overall, I really enjoyed this book and I can’t wait to continue reading more about this accepting and beautiful town. Also, this cover is beautiful!!

This review was originally posted at Red-Haired Ash Reads.
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nat_montego's review

hopeful lighthearted relaxing slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

My first lesbian romance. Very cute