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teresab78's review against another edition
4.0
****Reviewed for Prism Book Alliance****
4.25 Stars Never a Road Without a Turning was a sweet story about finding your future and accepting your lot in life. These seem like different concepts – either you accept who and what you are and deal with it, or you make your future what you want, but sometimes you need to first do one before you can do the other.
Pip came from nothing and although has the means to better his life, doesn’t really feel he should go above his station and is more comfortable as a farm hand than a bookkeeper or secretary. Major McNalty is back from the war injured and although he has means, does not use his station to gain anything. He seems to want a quiet life.
Though very different, these two men find common ground and forge a connection in an era where their kind are not well looked upon.
I liked Pip and his carefree attitude and I also liked that Ash looked beyond Pip’s surface to his heart. The story was well told and I found the characters multidimensional and interesting. The time period is well represented and the issue of male romance was handled well, in my opinion.
I haven’t read Devil’s Own Luck, the story from which this is a spin off, but I am intrigued by Mr Carey & Mr Carruther’s characters and will look in to that book as well.
4.25 Stars Never a Road Without a Turning was a sweet story about finding your future and accepting your lot in life. These seem like different concepts – either you accept who and what you are and deal with it, or you make your future what you want, but sometimes you need to first do one before you can do the other.
Pip came from nothing and although has the means to better his life, doesn’t really feel he should go above his station and is more comfortable as a farm hand than a bookkeeper or secretary. Major McNalty is back from the war injured and although he has means, does not use his station to gain anything. He seems to want a quiet life.
Though very different, these two men find common ground and forge a connection in an era where their kind are not well looked upon.
I liked Pip and his carefree attitude and I also liked that Ash looked beyond Pip’s surface to his heart. The story was well told and I found the characters multidimensional and interesting. The time period is well represented and the issue of male romance was handled well, in my opinion.
I haven’t read Devil’s Own Luck, the story from which this is a spin off, but I am intrigued by Mr Carey & Mr Carruther’s characters and will look in to that book as well.
ellelainey's review against another edition
5.0
This review will be identical to that contained within Rowan McAllister's Greatest Hits (Historical) as seen here - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1557141972?book_show_action=false
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WARNING: history of abuse for MC and one instance of accidental attempted assault.
Timeline - 1826
This was my second favourite, coming in a close second to The Devil's Own Luck. We got to revisit William and Stephen in their new happy home, see Maud and Stubbs again, all of which made me very, very happy. Even better was that the rascal Pip, or Phillip, was the MC and he was just as feisty as ever. The story follows a few years on from The Devil's Own Luck.
While reading this one, I made very few notes, as with The Devil's Own Luck, because I was so engrossed in the story that I didn't want to stop for a minute. While not as dangerous and adventurous as the second story, the plot wasn't as simple and flat as the first. This one had moments of fire and punch, but enough repetition of events and hurt feelings that it keeps Never A Road Without Turning a hairbreadth away from the top spot.
The idea of the romance was intriguing, the love interest, Ash, was interesting and kept my focus, always making me curious about him. With a disability, there was an added dynamic, as was supplied by Pip's own horrific history.
Overall, nothing to dislike and everything I want to love all wrapped up in one bundle of a story that kept me engaged from beginning to end.
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FAVOURITE QUOTE
“He needed to remind himself of all the ways in which they were equal, how they fit together, that beneath the fine words and clothes, they were both made of flesh and bone with desires and hopes and vulnerabilities.”
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WARNING: history of abuse for MC and one instance of accidental attempted assault.
Timeline - 1826
This was my second favourite, coming in a close second to The Devil's Own Luck. We got to revisit William and Stephen in their new happy home, see Maud and Stubbs again, all of which made me very, very happy. Even better was that the rascal Pip, or Phillip, was the MC and he was just as feisty as ever. The story follows a few years on from The Devil's Own Luck.
While reading this one, I made very few notes, as with The Devil's Own Luck, because I was so engrossed in the story that I didn't want to stop for a minute. While not as dangerous and adventurous as the second story, the plot wasn't as simple and flat as the first. This one had moments of fire and punch, but enough repetition of events and hurt feelings that it keeps Never A Road Without Turning a hairbreadth away from the top spot.
The idea of the romance was intriguing, the love interest, Ash, was interesting and kept my focus, always making me curious about him. With a disability, there was an added dynamic, as was supplied by Pip's own horrific history.
Overall, nothing to dislike and everything I want to love all wrapped up in one bundle of a story that kept me engaged from beginning to end.
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FAVOURITE QUOTE
“He needed to remind himself of all the ways in which they were equal, how they fit together, that beneath the fine words and clothes, they were both made of flesh and bone with desires and hopes and vulnerabilities.”
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jrv45's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
daniellesalwaysreading's review against another edition
2.0
It was almost good, has a good concept, but the handling of past abuse was pretty ham-handed. The main character was trafficked as a child, but the only way it seemed to matter was that his love interest didn't blame him for it. There was no other healing or reckoning with the issue. If that is how the author is going to deal with such a terrible issue, she just shouldn't have added it at all.
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