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The Heiress Hunt by Joanna Shupe

4 reviews

sarahamuller1's review

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inspiring medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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unsuccessfulbookclub's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional lighthearted 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? No

3.0

From any other author I’d probably give this a solid four but I have come to expect so much more from Joanna. The MCs in Heiress Hunt are maddeningly obtuse and the drama of this plot is driven by Harrison (the MMC) lying quite a bit and I hate that in general. 

I also felt that there were several missed opportunities to make this book more exciting/ratchet up the pining and teamwork between the MCs, and that fell flat for me. If Harrison had included Maddie in his plotting against his family, I think his plot line would have been so much more exciting. There were jumps in the action I would have like to see and details added during some of the calmer times that I didn’t care as much about. 

Needless to say, I enjoyed it and it’s not a BAD book, I just know Queen Shupe can do way better. I’m excited for the rest of the series!
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emotional lighthearted 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

4.5

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kabrahams's review against another edition

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3.75

Mixed feelings about this one. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed it, especially the first 50%. The hero, however, drove me crazy. He's supposed to be the bad boy second son who mysteriously fled to Paris for wild living and returns to find a wife. The heroine, his childhood friend, agrees to host a house party full of eligible ladies. It's no secret that I love a house party where things go wrong. Of course, he only agrees to come to woo her.
Problem is that she gets engaged to a duke at this house party, which of course our "hero" ignores and seduces her anyways. Even though they don't go all the way, her engagement is broken and she is forced to marry him. He confesses his deceptive behavior to her and it seems like things are on the mend. Wedding night is delightfully steamy. But he continues to hide things from her and this continues throughout the book even though she repeatedly calls him out, he makes up, and then it starts all over again. He's very heavy handed with trying to protect her and do what's "best" for her without even asking her, and that's a big red flag for me. Also, he's super focused on ruining his family who hurt him in the past even though it will endanger her and isn't transparent with her about it. So, good book overall, just a bad "hero" who I kept hoping would undergo some character growth for the better but never really did. Loved the tennis-playing heroine and I'm excited to read more in the series as several of the secondary characters could make for great heroes and heroines. 
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