Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Broken Harbor by Catherine Cowles

6 reviews

emotional tense fast-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

After loving Thea and Shep’s story, I was eager to dive into Sutton and Cope’s book. I should have realized, though, that I enjoy Catherine Cowles’ books more when I don’t read them back-to-back. It’s hard not to focus on the plot similarities when reading them so close together. As a result, I don’t think I enjoyed this book as much as I might have otherwise 

I found there was very little build up to Sutton and Cope’s relationship. Their feelings seem to come out of the blue and I would have liked to see more of their friendship on page. At one point, Suttton refers to Cope as her best friend and I was honestly surprised. There was very little evidence of this on page (too much telling, not enough showing)

The highlight of this book was definitely Luca and how he bonded with Cope through hockey. Catherine Cowles definitely knows her way around a single parent romance. 

I am still looking forward to continuing this series but definitely plan on waiting before picking up the next book

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emotional 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

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emotional hopeful medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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emotional hopeful tense

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emotional inspiring 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

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Ugh! Catherine outdid herself with this one! My favorite in the series so far! This book had me running the full spectrum of emotions and back again! Sutton and Cope match each others fierceness to perfection! They are dedicated and selfless and are both able to help the other battle and settle the others demons. There was so much love, and heartache, and healing in this book that I was forever on edge. Not to mention I literally NEVER get the twist right! I really thought I had it this time, but was yet again blindsided! There aren’t many authors who manage to sneak up on me, but she does it every time! 

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