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rickireadss's review against another edition
4.0
second chance romances are really hard for me to enjoy yet i still pick them up??? 🤦🏽‍♀️ i did have a good time with this one though!! the forced proximity aspect was great & i just loved the whole betrayal aspect by [redacted]. it was a little cliché but it was my kind of cliché.
⚠️: abandonment, emotional abuse, death of parent
⚠️: abandonment, emotional abuse, death of parent
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment
Moderate: Death of parent and Emotional abuse
ladysadiereads's review
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
At this point, Adriana Herrera is an autobuy author for me. (Even these Harlequin titles that are short and with less steam than some of her other stuff.) I loved Perla. I would read all the books about Perla. She is learning to hold space for herself and stand up in her own way. Gael is also wildly wonderful. A bit dashing like a proper silver screen star, and a bit broody like a good romance hero. Their deep connection was lovely and I would have wanted to hang in that angst and see more of it honestly. I also just love the supporting cast - except for.... who won't be mentioned. Be ready to be hungry from the descriptions of the food and have all the heart squeezes.
TL/DR Review
Stars: four stars (would have been more but it is short and I was left wanting.)
Steam: moderate levels of steam - slow burn but not on the kinkier side of Herrera's backlist
Tropes: fake dating, second chance, snowed in
For Fans Of: Wrapped Up in You by Talia Hibbert
Theme Song: Winter Song by Ingrid Michealson and Sara Bareilles
Subgenre: contemporary romance
CW/ TW: family manipulations, mentions/ references to parental abandonment
TL/DR Review
Stars: four stars (would have been more but it is short and I was left wanting.)
Steam: moderate levels of steam - slow burn but not on the kinkier side of Herrera's backlist
Tropes: fake dating, second chance, snowed in
For Fans Of: Wrapped Up in You by Talia Hibbert
Theme Song: Winter Song by Ingrid Michealson and Sara Bareilles
Subgenre: contemporary romance
CW/ TW: family manipulations, mentions/ references to parental abandonment
Content Warnings
Moderate: Abandonment
There are toxic family dynamics within the book but not within the main character's relationship.
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