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apple_atcha_reading's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
I loved this spicy romance. I enjoyed that Herrera balanced plot and explicit scenes, so the novel was more balanced instead of wholly relying on sexual encounters between the two protagonists. I'm now officially a marriage of convenience fan, especially in cases like in this novel, where it began as business arrangement benefitting both sides fairly equally, but became something more.
Besides a well balanced novel in terms of explicit content and plot, I loved the conversations our FMC was able to have with her partner about classism, racism, and misogyny. He was never going to experience those as a rich, cis, white man, and she needed him to understand why her business was always going to be more difficult than his (although her product was superior).
Novel also features: LGBTQIA+ characters (side), marriage of convenience, "get away from my wife", Latinx characters (main and side), Scottish MMC, historical setting (late 1800s)
Besides a well balanced novel in terms of explicit content and plot, I loved the conversations our FMC was able to have with her partner about classism, racism, and misogyny. He was never going to experience those as a rich, cis, white man, and she needed him to understand why her business was always going to be more difficult than his (although her product was superior).
Novel also features: LGBTQIA+ characters (side), marriage of convenience, "get away from my wife", Latinx characters (main and side), Scottish MMC, historical setting (late 1800s)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol, Classism, Sexual content, Racism, and Cursing
Moderate: Violence, Gun violence, Colonisation, Death of parent, and Slavery
qrschulte's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
What a fun and sexy romp. So steamy, and I can’t wait to read the next one! I liked this one a lot more than Mangoes & Mistletoe.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol, Classism, Colonisation, Misogyny, Sexism, Abandonment, Cursing, Hate crime, Emotional abuse, Racism, Sexual content, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Body shaming, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Slavery, and Gaslighting
Minor: Infidelity
amberinpieces's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol and Classism
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Cursing, Misogyny, Sexism, and Sexual content
Minor: Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Cultural appropriation
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