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Un nuevo comienzo by Jen DeLuca

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beckyyreadss's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? Yes

4.0

Thank you, Michael Joseph Penguin Publishing, for sending this book to rate on the spice-o-meter and to write an honest review.

This book is based on Emily who has moved to the small Maryland town of Willow Creek for the summer to help her sister recover from an accident. But when her teenage niece Caitlin volunteers for the local Renaissance Faire, Emily’s suddenly signing up too as a . . . tavern wench. She’s not sure how it happened, but it’s certainly to do with Simon, the infuriating and inscrutable schoolteacher running the show. The Faire is Simon’s family legacy, and he doesn’t have time for Emily’s jokey approach, her take on Shakespeare, or her suggestions to liven things up. Yet as the Faire comes together and each inhabits their costumes roles, he becomes a different person. Is irritation turning to flirtation? Soon, Emily’s asking herself: is there mutual attraction real, or just the roles they’re playing?

Sometimes I love when you can relate to a character and other times I hate when you relate to a character. Emily is this character to me. I love the fact that she is all over the place and doesn’t know what to do with her life. She was also made to feel worthless about her ex-boyfriend and is also doubting her skills and confident and I also relate to that, and it felt like she was in my brain. I love that Jen DeLuca managed to make a male MC with problems that are real problems like grief and pressure and the small-town problems such as only being known as someone’s brothers or someone’s best mate. The storyline was cute, and I liked the idea of the Faire and how everyone particates. I have a soft spot for enemies-to-lovers in a small town, it just makes it 1000% times better when everyone knows they have feels for it each other except them. I loved the family aspect of this book with Simon having no one and Emily having a weird and wacky relationship with her sister and niece.

In terms of Spice-O-Meter, I thought it was spicy, you don’t get the spice until chapter 15 or 16. With this being a slow burn, I expect that, but I would have loved more spice once it finally happened. The spice that we do get I would say is a 4/10 but I enjoyed it and it fit with the storyline and these characters. Personally, I love dual POVs which would have made this book better, I would have loved to have heard Simon’s thoughts when he was shutting Emily down in the first couple of chapters because all we saw was Emily’s POV and her opinion was that he was an asshole who was looking down at her for being a dropout.

Whilst writing this, I've noticed that there are more books in this series, so I'm excited to see how this will carry on and if Mitch doesn’t get his own book, I will riot.

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booksinherhead's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful 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? Yes

4.0

Emily has just relocated to small town Willow Creek, Maryland to help her sister recover from a car accident. She doesn't expect, however, to get roped into participating in the town's summer renaissance festival to please her niece. Enter the high school English teacher turned medieval pirate–Simon. Emily and Simon take to each other like oil and water...but what convinces Emily she might want to stay local? A humorous romance set on the backdrop of an irresistible small-town renaissance fair...this was SO cute.

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nbreezy17's review against another edition

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funny hopeful 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

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analenegrace's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Jen Deluca's books have been on my list for quite a while and I can't believe how long I've put them off! I loved Simon and Emily's story, especially both of them having to deal with their past to look toward their future. The side characters were so fun and I'm looking forward to reading their books as well.

Deluca's writing was engaging, easy to read, and quite fun. The characters played well off each other and I thought that Simon and Emily's enemies to lovers was fun and that their love was so sweet.

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wilybooklover's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted medium-paced

3.0

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readingjedi's review against another edition

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hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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kshertz's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Any book you read in a day and think about all throughout your day is a 5 star book. I was completely in love with Simon the pirate, making a play for the new girl. His persona in leather pants. Plus Mitch in the kilt ? I fell in love with basically every character in this small town and my heart soared with this couples every interaction. Plus it wasn’t predictable. I went out and bought the other two books immediately. If you like romance books at all, you will love this series. Amazing writing. I’m officially sucked in.

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karlisimp's review against another edition

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lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

This was a cute read, if not a little cringy at points. The characters had good depth to them and didn’t experience instant love. Will definitely be reading the series.

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macykey's review against another edition

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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? It's complicated

3.5

This book was so cute and I loved the Renaissance Faire aspect of it! I do wish that the main love interests had gotten more face time outside of their Faire characters, but I did love Simon!

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luckykosmos's review against another edition

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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? Yes

4.25

A blast - I loved Simon and Emily and how their indecisions and insecurities bounced off one another. There's something about Emily's confrontation that, while necessary, felt callous. But this helped me realize the romances I love best are ones where there are no outside antagonists, rather than the characters dealing with their own flaws.

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