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bhookjunkhie's review
5.0
This was a fantastic, all around perfect read!...This book will go down as one of my all time favourites EVER!!!
I loved and savoured every page...It just made my heart melt..big happy sigh:)!
I loved and savoured every page...It just made my heart melt..big happy sigh:)!
mmzebra's review against another edition
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
alineide's review
emotional
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
mdalida's review
5.0
WOW, this book 😍😳. A pure 5 ✨ because I loved the sweet slow burn, the angst, discovering the story along with Meg - though with a little bit faster pace and without the hatred clogging our senses. CLAY - if you're into Beta heroes, which is why this book was on my list at all - then holy hot damn, Clay is perfect. Heath seems to love the Betas as much as I do, because her books are filled with so many wonderfully caring, sensitive, honorable men with a quiet love that is equally as passionate as an Alpha counterpart. I needed a break - paranormal romances seems to gorge on overly Alpha males.
I was wary of this book because it has a real sensitive debate on its hands. Defending the Confederate Cause was not something I was wanting to read. I haven't read any Beverly Jenkins, though she's constantly recommended to me, because I'm really wary of reading about slavery in romance novels :-/ But, this book skirted a bit of the details, didn't aggravate me into wanting to argue too too much, and really focused on a general concept: How strongly do you stand in your convictions? What is your definition of honor and courage? How do you deal with others whose beliefs vastly differ your own? Can you recognize another person's beliefs are valid even when they differ from yours?
I like this book so much because it gets to the heart of why I love Beta heroes. There are millions of different ways to be a male in society and just as many different ways to be a romantic lead, even though we oversimplify it into Alphas, Betas, and others. I like that this book showed how honorable and appealing a Beta type hero can be without being flashy or cocky or insensitive. CLAY. Holy wow, I'll remember this hero for a while.
I understood Meg's tornado of mixed emotions, and I liked to see her journey and conflict as she allowed her opinions to be changed by Clay's actions and words rather than to cling to her hatred like a security blanket.
The Twins!!! Haha they had me laughing out loud, literally, because of their giddiness. It brought lightheartedness to an otherwise heavy book.
I tend to avoid books with widows because I always question the current love story. I wondered for a while if Meg was settling because she was lonely or curious, if she was near Clay to hear more about his friendship with her husband. It's unfair of me because widows and widowers deserve the opportunity for second chances and possibilities. It's unfair to compare love stories, so I'm trying to just be happy that someone could lose a great love and still find a different yet great love in the future without diminishing the first love in some way. I figured that , if she really just wanted to recreate her husband's love, Meg's heart would've easily settled on her husband's cousin or any other man that would've been easy rather than fighting to love the man labeled a coward, the one she really loved. And that's why I like Heath so much. She just answered some of my own doubts about the romance within the story like she had anticipated them. ::happy sigh::
If you like her Texas Trilogy, especially the first one, you'll love love love this one.
I was wary of this book because it has a real sensitive debate on its hands. Defending the Confederate Cause was not something I was wanting to read. I haven't read any Beverly Jenkins, though she's constantly recommended to me, because I'm really wary of reading about slavery in romance novels :-/ But, this book skirted a bit of the details, didn't aggravate me into wanting to argue too too much, and really focused on a general concept: How strongly do you stand in your convictions? What is your definition of honor and courage? How do you deal with others whose beliefs vastly differ your own? Can you recognize another person's beliefs are valid even when they differ from yours?
I like this book so much because it gets to the heart of why I love Beta heroes. There are millions of different ways to be a male in society and just as many different ways to be a romantic lead, even though we oversimplify it into Alphas, Betas, and others. I like that this book showed how honorable and appealing a Beta type hero can be without being flashy or cocky or insensitive. CLAY. Holy wow, I'll remember this hero for a while.
I understood Meg's tornado of mixed emotions, and I liked to see her journey and conflict as she allowed her opinions to be changed by Clay's actions and words rather than to cling to her hatred like a security blanket.
The Twins!!! Haha they had me laughing out loud, literally, because of their giddiness. It brought lightheartedness to an otherwise heavy book.
I tend to avoid books with widows because I always question the current love story. I wondered for a while if Meg was settling because she was lonely or curious, if she was near Clay to hear more about his friendship with her husband. It's unfair of me because widows and widowers deserve the opportunity for second chances and possibilities. It's unfair to compare love stories, so I'm trying to just be happy that someone could lose a great love and still find a different yet great love in the future without diminishing the first love in some way. I figured that , if she really just wanted to recreate her husband's love, Meg's heart would've easily settled on her husband's cousin or any other man that would've been easy rather than fighting to love the man labeled a coward, the one she really loved. And that's why I like Heath so much. She just answered some of my own doubts about the romance within the story like she had anticipated them. ::happy sigh::
If you like her Texas Trilogy, especially the first one, you'll love love love this one.
taramisu's review
5.0
Lorraine Heath knows exactly how to grab onto your soul, slowly rip it away from you, then let it snap back in, leaving behind nothing but happiness.
I went through half a box of tissues for this damn book! She made me fall in love with Clay. She made me hate Meg, then watch her find redemption , along with the rest of the townsfolk.
I feel chewed up and spit out, and I love/hate her for it.
The best thing about this book:
Superb writing. I've DNFed a LOT of books over the years due to poor writing...the kind of writing you see in grade school assignments or fanfiction. This is just...(swoon).
The worst thing about this book:
WHAT'S WITH THE COVER? I mean, really?
I went through half a box of tissues for this damn book! She made me fall in love with Clay. She made me hate Meg, then watch her find redemption , along with the rest of the townsfolk.
I feel chewed up and spit out, and I love/hate her for it.
The best thing about this book:
Superb writing. I've DNFed a LOT of books over the years due to poor writing...the kind of writing you see in grade school assignments or fanfiction. This is just...(swoon).
The worst thing about this book:
WHAT'S WITH THE COVER? I mean, really?
evermillie's review
5.0
eu tinha dado 4.5 porque romances de epoca no geral nao são tão memoráveis pra mim (AMO eles mas acabo nao lembrando ou confundindo livros) mas desde que acabei nao paro de pensar e tive que dar as 5 estrelas que esse livro merece
clay é um dos melhores personagens que ja li sobre, e toda a história dele é incrivel. além do desenvolvimento da meg que tem um arco muito bonito. esse livro é perfeito, e eu amei lê-lo
clay é um dos melhores personagens que ja li sobre, e toda a história dele é incrivel. além do desenvolvimento da meg que tem um arco muito bonito. esse livro é perfeito, e eu amei lê-lo
madlymusing's review against another edition
5.0
I absolutely inhaled this one. It’s been a while since I’ve read an angsty slow burn where all the feelings are complex and warranted, and this one got me good.
Meg started off prejudiced and angry, but her arc was steady and believable. She’s imperfect, and I wanted to hate her, but she grew. Clay is outstanding: steadfast, but not boring; strong, but not macho; selfless, but not a martyr. Really, he’s a *chef’s kiss* of a romantic lead.
I loved the complexity of emotion and trauma. We see this time and again, where survivors of war are scapegoated and hold the weight of other people’s grief. At the end of the day, this is a romance novel, but it handled challenging ideologies beautifully and rewarded us for our compassion.
Meg started off prejudiced and angry, but her arc was steady and believable. She’s imperfect, and I wanted to hate her, but she grew. Clay is outstanding: steadfast, but not boring; strong, but not macho; selfless, but not a martyr. Really, he’s a *chef’s kiss* of a romantic lead.
I loved the complexity of emotion and trauma. We see this time and again, where survivors of war are scapegoated and hold the weight of other people’s grief. At the end of the day, this is a romance novel, but it handled challenging ideologies beautifully and rewarded us for our compassion.
lady_wallflower_reads's review against another edition
I swear the word coward is on every other page. I just cannot wrap my head around a FMC who is just so awful to the MMC.