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forestidylls's review
3.0
2.5 stars. While it wasn't badly written, necessarily, I just... Didn't fall for it. At all. First of all, the main guy was a jerk. Plain and simple. The main girl was whiny. Then suddenly... They just weren't. They were fine with each other. Then the poacher thing came out of nowhere and played no important part whatsoever. And WHO BASICALLY PROPOSES AFTER FIVE DAYS? SERIOUSLY? And since we got to hear about it all book, it would have been nice to have an explanation from her brothers...
chaotic_aesthetic's review
2.0
2.5/5 stars
Ok, so hear me out. I don't like romance books. I get the hype, but it's not for me. Unrealistic falling in love at first sight is one of the most boring things authors could give us in the 21st century.
I love picking these free kindle books up for a laugh, especially when I'm in a reading slump. They're typically so bad I'm entertained. [b:The Lost One|34128061|The Lost One (Lost, #1)|Liz Lovelock|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1486338291l/34128061._SY75_.jpg|41710448] for example made me laugh out of pure ridiculousness and I like being entertained like that. This is exactly how I expected this book to make me feel. The catchy name and stupid story description reeled me in like no other and I was hoping to find a secret comedy gem like [b:Country Kisses|29427914|Country Kisses (3 AM Kisses, #7)|Addison Moore|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1457254321l/29427914._SY75_.jpg|49692179] (yet another free kindle book I despise myself for wasting my time on, but that still made me laugh)
BUT
Charming the mountain man (writing this title down made me fucking smirk) wasn't horrible. Yes, it was dumb and challenged absolutely no brain cells. Yes, I found some repetitive romance tropes that I dislike, but... it wasn't steaming hot garbage. IT WASN'T GARBAGE AT ALL.
Not my cup of tea, as stated previously, and I can see how other people may genuinely like the story. Some aspects, like the action scene at the end I didn't even expect to be done as well as it was- quite frankly I knew that something like that was coming up ever since the mountain ascend, but whatever.
The romantic scenes were bearable, but where was the sex part? I was certain it would have at least 3 different unrealistic libido scenarios, but where were they? Are you telling me that a book named "Charming the mountain man" can exist without a sex scene? Not that I wanted one of those, but these types of kindle books are 80% non-consensual and harassment nightmares. Props to you, Lewis. Actually, now that I brought the author up, after the acknowledgements we had this nice little paragraph about Jeanette Lewis which mentioned her being very well known about her kissing scenes. Really? Is that the only thing an author can be proud of?
Long story short: I enjoyed it. I didn't laugh or give up reading from boredom, so I guess a 2.5 rating suffices.
If this particular type of romance books appeals to you, pick it up by all means. It is appropriate for children as well, though I'd much rather the little ones stick to [a:Rick Riordan|15872|Rick Riordan|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1383677264p2/15872.jpg] or other authors of child friendly stories.
Ok, so hear me out. I don't like romance books. I get the hype, but it's not for me. Unrealistic falling in love at first sight is one of the most boring things authors could give us in the 21st century.
I love picking these free kindle books up for a laugh, especially when I'm in a reading slump. They're typically so bad I'm entertained. [b:The Lost One|34128061|The Lost One (Lost, #1)|Liz Lovelock|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1486338291l/34128061._SY75_.jpg|41710448] for example made me laugh out of pure ridiculousness and I like being entertained like that. This is exactly how I expected this book to make me feel. The catchy name and stupid story description reeled me in like no other and I was hoping to find a secret comedy gem like [b:Country Kisses|29427914|Country Kisses (3 AM Kisses, #7)|Addison Moore|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1457254321l/29427914._SY75_.jpg|49692179] (yet another free kindle book I despise myself for wasting my time on, but that still made me laugh)
BUT
Charming the mountain man (writing this title down made me fucking smirk) wasn't horrible. Yes, it was dumb and challenged absolutely no brain cells. Yes, I found some repetitive romance tropes that I dislike, but... it wasn't steaming hot garbage. IT WASN'T GARBAGE AT ALL.
Not my cup of tea, as stated previously, and I can see how other people may genuinely like the story. Some aspects, like the action scene at the end I didn't even expect to be done as well as it was- quite frankly I knew that something like that was coming up ever since the mountain ascend, but whatever.
The romantic scenes were bearable, but where was the sex part? I was certain it would have at least 3 different unrealistic libido scenarios, but where were they? Are you telling me that a book named "Charming the mountain man" can exist without a sex scene? Not that I wanted one of those, but these types of kindle books are 80% non-consensual and harassment nightmares. Props to you, Lewis. Actually, now that I brought the author up, after the acknowledgements we had this nice little paragraph about Jeanette Lewis which mentioned her being very well known about her kissing scenes. Really? Is that the only thing an author can be proud of?
Long story short: I enjoyed it. I didn't laugh or give up reading from boredom, so I guess a 2.5 rating suffices.
If this particular type of romance books appeals to you, pick it up by all means. It is appropriate for children as well, though I'd much rather the little ones stick to [a:Rick Riordan|15872|Rick Riordan|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1383677264p2/15872.jpg] or other authors of child friendly stories.
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