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sophiehatters's review
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
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? Yes
3.0
serialromancelibrarian's review
3.0
*** Book Q & A***
* How did the book make you feel?: I enjoyed this angsty read!
* How do you feel about how the story was told?: As others have pointed out, this story is so similar to TUW, it can’t be a coincidence, but it was still good. Things like TUW: It started with the MC’s having sex and the h realizing she was done, the H is seen publicly with OW, the h’s father uses her as a pawn, they suffered a miscarriage, the H knows nothing about the h, the h gets a makeover, she gets pregnant again, the H realizes his wife was innocent of deception and he must grovel, etc.
* What did you think about the main characters?: The h was a fairy-like person who always forgets to eat (I wish I did that) and she was rather pathetic IMO. The H was very macho, but at least he was capable of feeling guilt and showing remorse.
* Which parts of the book stood out to you?: I enjoyed the groveling. Wasn’t as good as Sandro’s groveling, but it was good.
* What themes/tropes did you detect in the story?: unwanted wife, h accused of deception
* What did you think about the ending?: It was predictable, but good
* What is your impression of the author?: I enjoy this author. Free on Scribd!
Triggers: miscarriage
* How did the book make you feel?: I enjoyed this angsty read!
* How do you feel about how the story was told?: As others have pointed out, this story is so similar to TUW, it can’t be a coincidence, but it was still good. Things like TUW: It started with the MC’s having sex and the h realizing she was done, the H is seen publicly with OW, the h’s father uses her as a pawn, they suffered a miscarriage, the H knows nothing about the h, the h gets a makeover, she gets pregnant again, the H realizes his wife was innocent of deception and he must grovel, etc.
* What did you think about the main characters?: The h was a fairy-like person who always forgets to eat (I wish I did that) and she was rather pathetic IMO. The H was very macho, but at least he was capable of feeling guilt and showing remorse.
* Which parts of the book stood out to you?: I enjoyed the groveling. Wasn’t as good as Sandro’s groveling, but it was good.
* What themes/tropes did you detect in the story?: unwanted wife, h accused of deception
* What did you think about the ending?: It was predictable, but good
* What is your impression of the author?: I enjoy this author. Free on Scribd!
Triggers: miscarriage
jamieco's review
4.0
This was cute but, IMO has a really abrupt ending with.....no epilogue😒😒😒. It was like once the conflict was resolved, everything was rushed to the end
typicalsynopsis's review
2.5
while very obviously an almost exact copy of the unwanted wife, this book did have one thing I liked: dual pov. it was well written and had this been a truly original story, I would've given it 5 stars. under the circumstances however, ....
ela_35's review
lighthearted
slow-paced
2.0
This book was fine, but Beckett didn’t do enough to earn Grace’s forgiveness. He’d say that he was sorry and that he would change, then he would do some nice things but he would continue doing things that she didn’t agree with and she would just let it go. For example, he involved their fathers a few times and she didn’t like it but she said fine and carried on. What was the point of talking about a divorce and wanting things to change when she let him get away with everything?
I didn’t like their fathers at all, and I didn’t like how Beckett and Grace kept talking to them.
The book was too short to really show the characters and how they changed.
This book was fine and their relationship changed a bit but I didn’t see how Beckett changed as after he apologised a few times, Grace faded into the background.
penningtales's review
4.0
I was in a mood for a angsty romance with a good grovel after the disaster that was my last read. I needed something to wash the horrible taste in my mouth and this did the job perfectly. It did help that this was similar to Natasha Ander’s The Unwanted Wife. (But maybe I am just due for a reread!)
Grace Langdon loved Beckett Kilmer from the moment she saw him at a business event. He was charming, kind, and swept her right off her feet. But a birth control mishaps leaves her pregnant. Their fathers decide to seize this chance and unite their business empires by forcing Beckett to marry Grace. Beckett feels trapped into marrying Grace and grows cold and resentful of her. Though when she loses the baby, he’s kind and supportive, but remains distant. Believing the man she once loved is gone, Grace decides to leave him. Only Beckett has come to senses and wants to make amends. Is it too late? Or could she find it in her heart to forgive him and give their marriage another chance?
Thank god this actually had a heroine with a backbone, who stood up against the wrongs done to her by those she loved. At the same time Grace didn’t come off as rude. I liked how we got to see her hesitate while coming to trust Beckett and love him again.
I liked how Beckett saw how his neglect and regard of Grace’s feelings destroyed the marriage they could’ve had. I liked how he accepted his wrongs as his own, not blaming anyone else, and actually repented. And once he made his mind up to woo her back, I liked how he went about fixing his marriage. He was supportive, encouraging, yet patient and understanding of Grace. By the end, even I had forgiven him and fallen for him.
I liked the inclusion of their friends, Charity and Kamil, and how they helped and supported Grace and Beckett respectively. I also liked how they were characters in their own right, well fleshed out with their own lives, wants, and conflicts.
I did feel the story ended abruptly, but overall I really enjoyed this. Would recommend if you like the marriage in trouble trope with a good grovel!
Grace Langdon loved Beckett Kilmer from the moment she saw him at a business event. He was charming, kind, and swept her right off her feet. But a birth control mishaps leaves her pregnant. Their fathers decide to seize this chance and unite their business empires by forcing Beckett to marry Grace. Beckett feels trapped into marrying Grace and grows cold and resentful of her. Though when she loses the baby, he’s kind and supportive, but remains distant. Believing the man she once loved is gone, Grace decides to leave him. Only Beckett has come to senses and wants to make amends. Is it too late? Or could she find it in her heart to forgive him and give their marriage another chance?
Thank god this actually had a heroine with a backbone, who stood up against the wrongs done to her by those she loved. At the same time Grace didn’t come off as rude. I liked how we got to see her hesitate while coming to trust Beckett and love him again.
I liked how Beckett saw how his neglect and regard of Grace’s feelings destroyed the marriage they could’ve had. I liked how he accepted his wrongs as his own, not blaming anyone else, and actually repented. And once he made his mind up to woo her back, I liked how he went about fixing his marriage. He was supportive, encouraging, yet patient and understanding of Grace. By the end, even I had forgiven him and fallen for him.
I liked the inclusion of their friends, Charity and Kamil, and how they helped and supported Grace and Beckett respectively. I also liked how they were characters in their own right, well fleshed out with their own lives, wants, and conflicts.
I did feel the story ended abruptly, but overall I really enjoyed this. Would recommend if you like the marriage in trouble trope with a good grovel!
thesassybookworm's review
3.0
I wanted to read a good grovel book, and I heard this one had that in spades, and it DID. Although, I think the heroine should have kicked him in the balls once every day for the next ten years. Maybe then he would have paid enough for being such a douchecanoe. At least he was faithful!
fifiey's review
Expected something like The Unwanted Wife. Got the same plot but holy shit how did she make it this boring :( Guess should’ve trusted the 3.22 stars after all.
Girl got no backbone except for the time she demanded the divorce. A few weeks of grovelling and bam! A year’s worth of heartache and heartbreak, of being treated like a discarded garbage… Just go to hell, Beckett.
I won’t recommend it to anyone :/
Girl got no backbone except for the time she demanded the divorce. A few weeks of grovelling and bam! A year’s worth of heartache and heartbreak, of being treated like a discarded garbage… Just go to hell, Beckett.
I won’t recommend it to anyone :/
the_sassy_bookworm's review
3.0
I wanted to read a good grovel book, and I heard this one had that in spades, and it DID. Although, I think the heroine should have kicked him in the balls once every day for the next ten years. Maybe then he would have paid enough for being such a douchecanoe. At least he was faithful!