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karebear495's review
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
I stumbled upon this book while looking for ‘marriage of convenience’ recommendations.
It was pretty good and a quick read!
There were some lines and moments that I adored but overall I would find myself sucked into the story and then thrown back out. If that makes sense. It definitely had its moments but it couldn’t hold me the whole time, you know when you get lost in a story and forget you’re reading and then suddenly something happens in the book and you’re brought back to reality and the words turn back into just words on a page? There’s got to be a name for that, but anyway that happened a lot for me which is the reason I’m not rating higher.
It was pretty good and a quick read!
There were some lines and moments that I adored but overall I would find myself sucked into the story and then thrown back out. If that makes sense. It definitely had its moments but it couldn’t hold me the whole time, you know when you get lost in a story and forget you’re reading and then suddenly something happens in the book and you’re brought back to reality and the words turn back into just words on a page? There’s got to be a name for that, but anyway that happened a lot for me which is the reason I’m not rating higher.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Abortion
Minor: Pedophilia and Sexual assault
meglistenstobooks's review
1.0
Terrible plot, trauma porn thrown around as an attempt at character development, awful ending.
jackiehorne's review
4.0
I've often heard it said that unless a romance novel's protagonists meet within the first five pages, no agent or editor will be at all interested in reading further. In our age of immediate gratification, a slow-build romance, one in which we get to know our protagonists as characters a bit before they fall insta-love (or at least insta-lust) with each other seems almost as difficult to find as a blue limestone columbine at an elevation lower than its native alpine Rocky Mountain meadows.
See the rest of the review at: http://romancenovelsforfeminists.blogspot.com/2014/07/in-praise-of-slow-build-romance-jo.html
See the rest of the review at: http://romancenovelsforfeminists.blogspot.com/2014/07/in-praise-of-slow-build-romance-jo.html
bookish_kristina's review
1.0
Petition to rename this book In Want of A Trigger Warning.
All I can say is what the fuck was this author thinking with this? I’ve read a lot of historical westerns, and they tend to either be quite dark and gritty or very light and fluffy. This one tried to be both and I am traumatized by it.
I don’t know how to review this gd book. It was a slice of life historical western with funny side characters mixed with horrifyingly detailed accounts of childhood sexual assault and forced abortion-like medical procedures, ending with a magnificent seven style bank robbery and miracle pregnancy which made the whole abortion horror-story completely unnecessary.
It was very jarring to switch back and forth from sweet marriage of convenience to flashbacks in graphic detail. Honestly, this book needs content warnings.
If I could put those shock-value-horror-for-horror-sake moments out of my head this would be a three star read. It was an ok story with weirdly written dialogue but relaxing over all. But because of the stupid, unnecessarily sensual descriptions of the hero being sexually assaulted at 11 yrs old, I can’t rate this higher than one star.
So be warned of what’s in this book my friends, don’t let the relaxed, funny, slice of life stuff lull you into a state of boredom, because the horrors are just around the corner.
All I can say is what the fuck was this author thinking with this? I’ve read a lot of historical westerns, and they tend to either be quite dark and gritty or very light and fluffy. This one tried to be both and I am traumatized by it.
I don’t know how to review this gd book. It was a slice of life historical western with funny side characters mixed with horrifyingly detailed accounts of childhood sexual assault and forced abortion-like medical procedures, ending with a magnificent seven style bank robbery and miracle pregnancy which made the whole abortion horror-story completely unnecessary.
It was very jarring to switch back and forth from sweet marriage of convenience to flashbacks in graphic detail. Honestly, this book needs content warnings.
If I could put those shock-value-horror-for-horror-sake moments out of my head this would be a three star read. It was an ok story with weirdly written dialogue but relaxing over all. But because of the stupid, unnecessarily sensual descriptions of the hero being sexually assaulted at 11 yrs old, I can’t rate this higher than one star.
So be warned of what’s in this book my friends, don’t let the relaxed, funny, slice of life stuff lull you into a state of boredom, because the horrors are just around the corner.
chickenafraido's review
4.0
Solid 4 stars (I know, I'm just as surprised as you)
Something I absolutely never would've picked up without Amanda's recommendation, but she's never steered me wrong and that still holds true.
Something I absolutely never would've picked up without Amanda's recommendation, but she's never steered me wrong and that still holds true.
emily_mae's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
lighthearted
mysterious
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
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Pedophilia
Moderate: Abortion
Minor: Rape
duanur's review
emotional
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.5
cassandra67b07's review
3.0
Still enjoying this series but the characters didn't grab me quite as much in this installment.
Goodman continues to write layered characters and a well-plotted tale, but Morgan and Jane were missing the spark and wit of Kellan and Raine.
Always good to see Finn and Rabbit though!
Goodman continues to write layered characters and a well-plotted tale, but Morgan and Jane were missing the spark and wit of Kellan and Raine.
Always good to see Finn and Rabbit though!
always_anxious's review
4.0
I LOVED this.
I loved the characters.
Why didn’t I give it 5 stars?
Because after all that anxiety towards the end I really wanted to see more of the reunion, the H’s reaction to h’s self-defense, the pregnancy reveal ( yes apparently he already knew but I would’ve liked to read the interaction of her telling him) and for the epilogue it would’ve been nice to see a baby birth!
Ugh, it was all so good I wish it stayed that way towards the end it ended so abruptly, there was not much soothing for all that anxiety.
I loved the characters.
Why didn’t I give it 5 stars?
Because after all that anxiety towards the end I really wanted to see more of the reunion, the H’s reaction to h’s self-defense, the pregnancy reveal ( yes apparently he already knew but I would’ve liked to read the interaction of her telling him) and for the epilogue it would’ve been nice to see a baby birth!
Ugh, it was all so good I wish it stayed that way towards the end it ended so abruptly, there was not much soothing for all that anxiety.