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3.83 AVERAGE
3.83 AVERAGE
This was enjoyable but lightweight. I waited a week to dash down a review and find I already can’t remember much but that it was fun to read.
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The cast of characters was adorable, and once the story got going, the pacing - alternating between intense erotic moments and genuine emotional reflection and growth - quite enjoyable. I found the beginning to be a bit forced, in the sense that I didn't think Miles' choices were consistent with what little we knew of his personality at that point. However, I can forgive that failing in light of the rest of the book. Come for the smut, stay for the emotional equivalent of the warm, fuzzy blanket.
I’m not often particularly moved by the low moment in a romance, but I utterly believed this one and it made me cry.
emotional
funny
hopeful
sad
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
almost cried at one point so that definitely bumped the rating a little. A few hiccups but overall I thought this was a delightful queer historical romance
challenging
funny
hopeful
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I stopped about a 1/3 into it (I don’t have the exact page/percentage). It just wasn’t for me. I didn’t connect to the characters and I found no chemistry between our love interests.
I don't know how a whole sequel has come and gone in the time it took me to read this ARC, but here we are. I say sequel- the next book isn't truly a sequel, it's just set in this same world and with the same theme of "lucky lovers." But it's a enjoyable world to read and the theme of unlikely couples getting their happily-ever-afters no matter what is just simply good.
This book is full of ups and downs and issues at every turn trying to thwart the promised happy ending. Explicit and kinky sex aside, it's a cozy novel- there's high stakes discussed but it never feels like the characters are ever in real danger. It's not a book that takes itself too seriously, and you shouldn't hold it to that standard: none of the characters are trying to solve homophobia, it's not overly deep about the characters' troubles, and again none of the high-stakes threats are real. Everyone is lucky, everyone is happy in the end, and all the problems are wrapped up nicely.
I do wish there was a bit more emotional depth. I felt like I could only see what the characters were feeling by their actions, and I didn't feel like I was truly in their head. Each chapter notes whose perspective it's told from, so I expected a bit more omniscience regarding what was on everyone's minds
Thanks to NetGalley and Carina Adores for the e-ARC!
This book is full of ups and downs and issues at every turn trying to thwart the promised happy ending. Explicit and kinky sex aside, it's a cozy novel- there's high stakes discussed but it never feels like the characters are ever in real danger. It's not a book that takes itself too seriously, and you shouldn't hold it to that standard: none of the characters are trying to solve homophobia, it's not overly deep about the characters' troubles, and again none of the high-stakes threats are real. Everyone is lucky, everyone is happy in the end, and all the problems are wrapped up nicely.
I do wish there was a bit more emotional depth. I felt like I could only see what the characters were feeling by their actions, and I didn't feel like I was truly in their head. Each chapter notes whose perspective it's told from, so I expected a bit more omniscience regarding what was on everyone's minds
Thanks to NetGalley and Carina Adores for the e-ARC!
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
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content