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hannas_heas47's review
3.0
Never refuse a Sheikh is cute story about a Bedouin princess and her husband to be. Safira starts off the book as a hostile princess being taken back to royal life to be a royal wife because of a royal bloodline. She is anything but willing. Altair is the Sheikh who has plans to make Safira his wife but does it in an arrogant and cold way.
What did I like? It took most of the book to get to the nitty gritty of the situation, and barely made Altair a human until the last page. This read a lot like a harlequin romance but I still enjoyed it. Standalone book in a series but Safira did finally make Altair fall for her.
Would I recommend or buy? I’m on the fence here. It’s a cute book but the idea has been done before. For me it was a short read but if you like the series...you might want to give it a go.
Thoughts for the author? Congratulations on your release! It’s been years since this release but it’s been sitting on my tbr pile. Thanks so much for the copy....this is just my opinion.
What did I like? It took most of the book to get to the nitty gritty of the situation, and barely made Altair a human until the last page. This read a lot like a harlequin romance but I still enjoyed it. Standalone book in a series but Safira did finally make Altair fall for her.
Would I recommend or buy? I’m on the fence here. It’s a cute book but the idea has been done before. For me it was a short read but if you like the series...you might want to give it a go.
Thoughts for the author? Congratulations on your release! It’s been years since this release but it’s been sitting on my tbr pile. Thanks so much for the copy....this is just my opinion.
izziede's review
3.0
A strong willed and determined heroine. Just a shame she has no resistance as soon as he kisses her. He is dealing with horrors from his past that prevents him getting close to anyone.
Typical Mills and Boon formula to be honest.
Typical Mills and Boon formula to be honest.
gerireads's review
4.0
4.5 stars!
This book. Gah!
I love it when you go into a book thinking it's just your normal generic romance novel featuring a Sheikh and ended up getting the surprise of your life. This is exactly what happened with Never Refuse a Sheikh.
Sheikh Altair of Al Harah is a man whose past is fast catching up with him. To secure his throne, he must marry Princess Safira, the daughter of the former Sheikh. Princess Safira barely escaped with her life the night her parents were assassinated. For the last 15 years, she was protected by a Bedouin tribe. But Sheikh's arrival would mean that Safira had to go back to the palace to marry a man she doesn't know.
There are so many things to love about this book. First was the writing. Jackie Ashenden's prose is flawless in this book. They're descriptive without being too flowery. The struggles that each of these characters went through were palpable throughout the book. I was there with them. Ashenden's voice is simply brilliant.
The characters were well written. Both are very complex and very flawed but they're written in a way that readers would root for them. And trust me, you would root for both of them.
The plot is really quite simple but very well developed. I still can't believe this book only has 165 pages because it's so dense that you'd think you're reading a full length novel instead of a novella. Everything you could ask for in a novella is here. It's well written and emotionally satisfying. I wish I had gotten an epilogue but I really can't complain because everything else is just perfect.
ARC provided by Tule in exchange for an honest review.
This book. Gah!
I love it when you go into a book thinking it's just your normal generic romance novel featuring a Sheikh and ended up getting the surprise of your life. This is exactly what happened with Never Refuse a Sheikh.
Sheikh Altair of Al Harah is a man whose past is fast catching up with him. To secure his throne, he must marry Princess Safira, the daughter of the former Sheikh. Princess Safira barely escaped with her life the night her parents were assassinated. For the last 15 years, she was protected by a Bedouin tribe. But Sheikh's arrival would mean that Safira had to go back to the palace to marry a man she doesn't know.
There are so many things to love about this book. First was the writing. Jackie Ashenden's prose is flawless in this book. They're descriptive without being too flowery. The struggles that each of these characters went through were palpable throughout the book. I was there with them. Ashenden's voice is simply brilliant.
The characters were well written. Both are very complex and very flawed but they're written in a way that readers would root for them. And trust me, you would root for both of them.
The plot is really quite simple but very well developed. I still can't believe this book only has 165 pages because it's so dense that you'd think you're reading a full length novel instead of a novella. Everything you could ask for in a novella is here. It's well written and emotionally satisfying. I wish I had gotten an epilogue but I really can't complain because everything else is just perfect.
ARC provided by Tule in exchange for an honest review.
uchenna's review
3.0
she never had power in the relationship and submitted or yielded all the time because she looked into his eyes (???) and read his heart. ok girl.
really well written but i was hoping for more forward momentum for her.
really well written but i was hoping for more forward momentum for her.
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