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3.84 AVERAGE
emotional
lighthearted
fast-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
dnf 40%
I can't do this anymore, so time of death forty percent of the book. I was almost halfway through the story, but I don't think I'm strong enough to continue.
Forbidden Hearts was supposed to be a really cute, small town, nanny, single dad, grumpy/ sunshine, age-gap, forbidden romance, but instead everything about this book annoyed me. Let’s start from the "forbidden" trope. Being a nanny and your boss daughter doesn’t make you forbidden. Your boss is not gonna kill you if you decide to be with his daughter. Just talk with him and that’s it. You are living in a small town and he likes you. He is not a mafia boss, so chill.
The next is trope is grumpy/ sunshine — our heroine Phoebe was not a sunshine character. She was just irresponsible and clumsy, which doesn't make her a sunshine character. And, most importantly, she was just plain stupid. Imagine staying overnight at your employer's on your first day at work because you're his daughter's new nanny, and you decide to wear skimpy pajamas and sing loud enough for your "boss" to hear you.
And you can't even sing. I'd be as quiet as I can, especially when your boss already has a bad opinion of you after you failed to take care of his kid once.
The second situation — still about our heroine, unfortunately — the father of the girl you are nannying gives you his credit card to buy something for his daughter, and you put it right in front of him in your bra. Are you not embarrassed? I don't know if it is me, but I could never. This is the last thing, there's probably more but I couldn't read any further.
Moving on to the romance part — it was just boring, probably because I didn't feel any tension and chemistry between the two main characters. The hero was even okay, but the heroine annoyed me, so that's probably why.
Corinne Michaels was a new author for me, so I didn't know exactly what to expect, but after reading this book I think that unfortunately her stories are probably not for me.
I can't do this anymore, so time of death forty percent of the book. I was almost halfway through the story, but I don't think I'm strong enough to continue.
Forbidden Hearts was supposed to be a really cute, small town, nanny, single dad, grumpy/ sunshine, age-gap, forbidden romance, but instead everything about this book annoyed me. Let’s start from the "forbidden" trope. Being a nanny and your boss daughter doesn’t make you forbidden. Your boss is not gonna kill you if you decide to be with his daughter. Just talk with him and that’s it. You are living in a small town and he likes you. He is not a mafia boss, so chill.
The next is trope is grumpy/ sunshine — our heroine Phoebe was not a sunshine character. She was just irresponsible and clumsy, which doesn't make her a sunshine character. And, most importantly, she was just plain stupid. Imagine staying overnight at your employer's on your first day at work because you're his daughter's new nanny, and you decide to wear skimpy pajamas and sing loud enough for your "boss" to hear you.
"Seriously, what the hell is that sound? A cat dying? No, cats don’t say words or try to sing them."
And you can't even sing. I'd be as quiet as I can, especially when your boss already has a bad opinion of you after you failed to take care of his kid once.
The second situation — still about our heroine, unfortunately — the father of the girl you are nannying gives you his credit card to buy something for his daughter, and you put it right in front of him in your bra. Are you not embarrassed? I don't know if it is me, but I could never. This is the last thing, there's probably more but I couldn't read any further.
Moving on to the romance part — it was just boring, probably because I didn't feel any tension and chemistry between the two main characters. The hero was even okay, but the heroine annoyed me, so that's probably why.
Corinne Michaels was a new author for me, so I didn't know exactly what to expect, but after reading this book I think that unfortunately her stories are probably not for me.
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
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
When Phoebe returns early from her semester of grad school, no one really knows why. She is hurt and humiliated, but will not share with her father or anyone else why. She has always felt like people misjudged her for things she has done in her past, but her heart is with hearing impaired people in the area she grew up in, and her audiology degree will give her the ability to do this. She has to find a new program to accept her because he can’t go back to the school she was at. She was taken advantage of by one of her professors and humiliated.
Asher is a single father who is co-parenting his daughter with her mother. They were never together as a couple, they were never an item, but when she got pregnant, he stepped up and became the father Olivia needed. When Sara gets a career chance that she cannot pass up, Asher has Olivia for nearly 6 months on his own. When her nanny, who has been with her since birth, leaves to get married, and the agency can’t find someone with ASL skills that can communicate with Olivia effectively, Asher is left looking for someone to help him care for her while he’s working. Phoebe knows ASL, but Asher remembers her as the flighty teen who, when she last babysat Olivia, allowed her to cut her own hair.. and he’s never forgotten it. When his boss, who is Phoebe’s father, recommends her to help him until he can find a nanny, he balks…. Then decides to give it a try.
This is where the fun begins… and there’s so much more to the story. You will discover who Phoebe really is, who Asher really is.. and you’re going to fall in love with Olivia. I absolutely loved this book, and read it in one day.. it’s so good I didn’t want to put it down. It’s a true joy to read. If you like hometown, down-to-earth, reality based characters and a storyline that is real and raw, you’ll love Corrine Michaels as a whole.. but this book is something special. I recommend this with every single part of my heart.
Asher is a single father who is co-parenting his daughter with her mother. They were never together as a couple, they were never an item, but when she got pregnant, he stepped up and became the father Olivia needed. When Sara gets a career chance that she cannot pass up, Asher has Olivia for nearly 6 months on his own. When her nanny, who has been with her since birth, leaves to get married, and the agency can’t find someone with ASL skills that can communicate with Olivia effectively, Asher is left looking for someone to help him care for her while he’s working. Phoebe knows ASL, but Asher remembers her as the flighty teen who, when she last babysat Olivia, allowed her to cut her own hair.. and he’s never forgotten it. When his boss, who is Phoebe’s father, recommends her to help him until he can find a nanny, he balks…. Then decides to give it a try.
This is where the fun begins… and there’s so much more to the story. You will discover who Phoebe really is, who Asher really is.. and you’re going to fall in love with Olivia. I absolutely loved this book, and read it in one day.. it’s so good I didn’t want to put it down. It’s a true joy to read. If you like hometown, down-to-earth, reality based characters and a storyline that is real and raw, you’ll love Corrine Michaels as a whole.. but this book is something special. I recommend this with every single part of my heart.
I haven't really explored the single dad/nanny trope, and this was the book that got me into it. I don't like the small-town romance trope, but this was an exception. It made sense that the FMC and the MMC knew each other before this romance sparked. I liked the FMC's backstory. I love how the MMC's daughter is an actual part of this story and her problems connect with the story's plot. I appreciated how the story didn't jump directly into spice and built up the tension.
emotional
funny
informative
lighthearted
relaxing
slow-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
funny
hopeful
inspiring
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:
Yes