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callidoralblack's review
emotional
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Alcohol and Cursing
Minor: Medical content, War, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Pregnancy, Alcoholism, Blood, and Car accident
whatbeccareadnext's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Unfortunately not Tessa Bailey's best...
I've read quite a few Tessa Bailey books now having been sucked in alongside the rest of the world by It Happened One Summer.
I read Secretly Yours when it came out and was so disappointed, I almost didn't pick this one up because I felt that the series was lacking. I'm glad I stuck in out and finished this one though as it was a marked improvement on book one.
August is a fantastic character, I thought he was funny, loveable and charming. Certainly helps that the man is supposedly the size of a tank and gorgeous. Where I found the characters in Secretly Yours to be almost childish and unrealistic, I felt Tessa found her way back to the kind of characters she writes best in this novel. A little bit ludicrous, but not to the point of idiocy.
Worth a read, but not sure I'll pick it up again.
I've read quite a few Tessa Bailey books now having been sucked in alongside the rest of the world by It Happened One Summer.
I read Secretly Yours when it came out and was so disappointed, I almost didn't pick this one up because I felt that the series was lacking. I'm glad I stuck in out and finished this one though as it was a marked improvement on book one.
August is a fantastic character, I thought he was funny, loveable and charming. Certainly helps that the man is supposedly the size of a tank and gorgeous. Where I found the characters in Secretly Yours to be almost childish and unrealistic, I felt Tessa found her way back to the kind of characters she writes best in this novel. A little bit ludicrous, but not to the point of idiocy.
Worth a read, but not sure I'll pick it up again.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Alcohol, and Sexual content
Moderate: Death and Grief
Minor: Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Blood, Alcoholism, Fire/Fire injury, and War
frantically's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
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? No
4.5
This was SUCH a good take on the marriage of convenience trope. There are points where they wouldn't even have to go through with it but still do because they can't imagine not marrying the other and goddd, I ATE that shit up.
August and Natalie definitely have my heart — I love how Bailey writes her characters and her relationships, they're always complicated and messy, yes, but there's still so much tenderness and love in all of their interactions and you really can't help but root for them.
Especially Natalie's ending is so satisfying to her character arc and I love how she found herself through the course of this book <3
August and Natalie definitely have my heart — I love how Bailey writes her characters and her relationships, they're always complicated and messy, yes, but there's still so much tenderness and love in all of their interactions and you really can't help but root for them.
Especially Natalie's ending is so satisfying to her character arc and I love how she found herself through the course of this book <3
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Alcohol, and Grief
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Death, and Emotional abuse
Minor: War, Panic attacks/disorders, and Fire/Fire injury
devynreadsnovels's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cursing
Minor: Alcoholism, Blood, Death, and War
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