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3.46 AVERAGE
3.46 AVERAGE
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This made me cry in the best way! The story was predictable but in the way that you want a good period romance novel to be. I was rooting for the characters the whole time. Would I reread? Probably not, but I would recommend this book!
I would read an entire other book just about Rose and George being little scamps as Pershings.
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Spoiler
i thought more of the story would be them actually at the duke’s party trying to trick everyone but we ended up only getting one chpt. george and rose were wonderful and funny. i wish we got a tad more romance between will and emmie. kinda disappointing how the solution was to just tell the truth, loose winnover, and end up getting it back. that was a very simple and not too well thought out ending to the book imo. despite all that it was a silly and fun book.
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I don’t think this book was really for me, but there were some sweet and funny parts.
Emmeline and William Pershing were friends for years and now have been in a marriage of convenience for years to support their end goals…Emmeline getting Winnover, a family estate, and William having a successful career with the help of Emmeline’s wonderful hosting skills and connections.
The couple live separate lives under one roof all while William harbors wants for more. Then Emmeline’s grandfather, the reclusive Duke of Welshire, summons them for his birthday and demands they bring their children, which is when William is shocked to discover that the woman, he wants more from has invented two heirs to fulfill the agreement for living at Winnover. So, together they go about seeking 2 children to help with their ruse and all chaos and shenanigans ensue from there.
I gave this book 2.5 stars rounding up to 3 because of the humor, but I couldn’t believe William and Emmeline’s lack of empathy in going to their peers, a farmer, and finally, the orphanage to get children to masquerade as their own. They never once stopped to reflect or had an internal conflict about it. Then they lament about the lack of trust the children have in them, without considering what it would be like for these kids and still fully intending of sending them back to the orphanage throughout most of the book…this selfishness is what really lost me. I realize it helped to build tension to make the reader not believe the book was headed in the direction it most definitely was, but it just made me unable to fall in love with the main characters.
Lastly, I want to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press, St. Martin’s Griffin for this ARC in exchange for my fair and honest review.
Emmeline and William Pershing were friends for years and now have been in a marriage of convenience for years to support their end goals…Emmeline getting Winnover, a family estate, and William having a successful career with the help of Emmeline’s wonderful hosting skills and connections.
The couple live separate lives under one roof all while William harbors wants for more. Then Emmeline’s grandfather, the reclusive Duke of Welshire, summons them for his birthday and demands they bring their children, which is when William is shocked to discover that the woman, he wants more from has invented two heirs to fulfill the agreement for living at Winnover. So, together they go about seeking 2 children to help with their ruse and all chaos and shenanigans ensue from there.
I gave this book 2.5 stars rounding up to 3 because of the humor, but I couldn’t believe William and Emmeline’s lack of empathy in going to their peers, a farmer, and finally, the orphanage to get children to masquerade as their own. They never once stopped to reflect or had an internal conflict about it. Then they lament about the lack of trust the children have in them, without considering what it would be like for these kids and still fully intending of sending them back to the orphanage throughout most of the book…this selfishness is what really lost me. I realize it helped to build tension to make the reader not believe the book was headed in the direction it most definitely was, but it just made me unable to fall in love with the main characters.
Lastly, I want to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press, St. Martin’s Griffin for this ARC in exchange for my fair and honest review.
funny
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:
No
4.5 estrellas. Me divirtio mucho, esos pequeños ladronzuelos me robaron el corazon. Una bonita historia.