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The Bachelor's Valet by Arden Powell

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noirverse's review against another edition

2.0

I feel very meh about this one, but it’s a “it’s me, not you” situation. The tropes used didn’t really work for me, but I’d rec it to anyone who likes fluffy romance.

kynikoskyon's review

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2.0

Linda novela pero pudo ser mucho más.

El romance quedó super al debe, casi todas las interacciones románticas entre Alphonse y Jacobi ocurrieron muy avanzada la historia, casi en el 70% del libro, antes de ese punto no sentí que estuviera leyendo un libro romántico :/

El personaje de Jacobi estuvo demasiado desdibujado para mi gusto, en cambio Aaliyah, la prometida de Alphonse, estuvo mejor delineada como personaje y tuvo un rol más importante en la historia que el mismo Jacobi que se supone era el interés amoroso del protagonista.

A pesar de que el romance me falló igual casi logra ganarme con la tensión entre Alphonse y Jacobi en la escena del baño, aún así fue solo un pequeño destello de lo que podría haber sido todo el libro y ahora que lo pienso ese momento solo me hace lamentar más que el resto del libro no estuviera al mismo nivel que ese capítulo

rhi_'s review

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adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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rellimreads's review

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3.0

Low angst, slow burn, closed door romance with a completely oblivious MC. While this was an easy read and I enjoy Powell’s style and the plot - I wish a little less time was spent on how clueless/bumbling Alphonse is and more time given to developing Jacobi.

I loved Aliyah and her take charge attitude as it was exactly what Alphonse needed. Cute little epilogue.

kanipop's review

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4.0

3.7

emilyrpf's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-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

5.0

rosska22's review

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I had a weird amount of trouble picturing Alphonse as blonde, because his name was Alphonse. This book did not move me, particularly, but I enjoyed it. It's very short, and I breezed right through it. My favorite part was probably how completely fucking oblivious Alphonse is to LITERALLY EVERYTHING IN THE WORLD.