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ctsquirrel's review against another edition
5.0
Very sweet, very English short story. Just what I needed for the holiday. (I spent hours after reading it looking up the location and fell in love a second time.)
alisonalisonalison's review against another edition
4.0
3.5 stars. Lovely. Quite short, but very nice. Amy Rae Durreson writes such wonderful characters.
the_novel_approach's review against another edition
5.0
With its Beauty and the Beast thematic elements firmly in place, the author spins a sweet and emotionally embracing story of a man whose life is illustrated on his skin—his strength, the sacrifice he made for his country during the war to end all wars, and the ways in which his scars are the shield he uses to hide himself away from the pain of rejection. Jasper’s face and body bear witness to his loneliness, and it’s Valentine’s heart that sees past those scars to the man whose perfect smile, though hard won, eclipses Jasper’s imperfect skin and transforms him into Valentine’s perfect wish.
See the entire review at The Novel Approach: http://thenovelapproachreviews.com/2014/02/13/amy-rae-durresons-aunt-adelines-bequest-is-the-perfect-valentines-sweet/
See the entire review at The Novel Approach: http://thenovelapproachreviews.com/2014/02/13/amy-rae-durresons-aunt-adelines-bequest-is-the-perfect-valentines-sweet/
rissa53's review against another edition
4.0
No actual tears but definitely lots of happy sighs! Such a sweet story! What a fitting name for Valentine! :)
I like the "twist"! ;) Very clever and lovely! Enjoyed it! ♡
I like the "twist"! ;) Very clever and lovely! Enjoyed it! ♡
lillian_francis's review against another edition
5.0
Gorgeous.
The mystery itself was easily solved but the love story was handled beautifully.
The mystery itself was easily solved but the love story was handled beautifully.
poultrymunitions's review against another edition
2.0
lovely, yet very slight.
this was a three star story until around the fourth page—when the last of the exactly two clues you needed to piece together the solution to the mystery was slipped into the narrative.
it annoyed me to know for the entirety of the remaining story what the characters hadn't yet realized.
still.
aside from what has become characteristic hyperbole during the sex—erupting waves of flooding et cetera—amy rae durresson once again demonstrates a natural gift for creating immediately compelling characters.
jasper made my heart hurt six different ways, and all on account of tiny details that revealed his tragic history well before valentine's internal monologue spelled it out.
a deft bit of character-work, there—which seems, much more than comically florid sex scenes, to be ms. durreson's calling card.
like valentine for his jasper, I'm a fan—flaws and all.
this was a three star story until around the fourth page—when the last of the exactly two clues you needed to piece together the solution to the mystery was slipped into the narrative.
it annoyed me to know for the entirety of the remaining story what the characters hadn't yet realized.
still.
aside from what has become characteristic hyperbole during the sex—erupting waves of flooding et cetera—amy rae durresson once again demonstrates a natural gift for creating immediately compelling characters.
jasper made my heart hurt six different ways, and all on account of tiny details that revealed his tragic history well before valentine's internal monologue spelled it out.
a deft bit of character-work, there—which seems, much more than comically florid sex scenes, to be ms. durreson's calling card.
like valentine for his jasper, I'm a fan—flaws and all.
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