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3.29 AVERAGE
3.29 AVERAGE
A Husband's Regret really demonstrates the power of narrative and perspective.
The only plus is that this book has a ton of grovelling.
Triggers: Emotional abuse & blackmail
Read my review of the series on my blog: Talk Nerdy Book Blog | Unwanted Series Review
The only plus is that this book has a ton of grovelling.
Triggers:
Read my review of the series on my blog: Talk Nerdy Book Blog | Unwanted Series Review
Another astonishing book by Natasha. I absolutely loved it, it was beautifully written story filled with all kinds of emotions. I can easily say that Natasha is one of my most favorite writers. I'm utterly speechless.
3.5 / 5
This is the second book I've read in this series and it was just as amazing, and although it followed a similar premise, there were so many differing factors. My favourite thing about this book was that it featured a disabled hero.Bryce Palmer lost his hearing during a car accident while the two main characters were separated, and although they are fighting through issues in their relationship, Bronwyn never see's him as weak or inferior. If anything, she still views him a little like a God, capable of doing anything.
This book follows Bronwyn and Bryce Palmer, and it starts when Bryce finds Bronwyn after she had been living and raising their daughter alone for two years. Both had differing opinions on who was to blame for Bronwyn leaving, and the story follows the two as they reconcile their relationship.
Again, there was a lot of male grovelling, which is always enjoyable. I loved the characters that filled this story and the little cameo of the characters from [b:The Unwanted Wife|16056862|The Unwanted Wife (Unwanted, #1)|Natasha Anders|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1349084566s/16056862.jpg|21842751].
This is the second book I've read in this series and it was just as amazing, and although it followed a similar premise, there were so many differing factors. My favourite thing about this book was that it featured a disabled hero.
This book follows Bronwyn and Bryce Palmer, and it starts when Bryce finds Bronwyn after she had been living and raising their daughter alone for two years. Both had differing opinions on who was to blame for Bronwyn leaving, and the story follows the two as they reconcile their relationship.
Again, there was a lot of male grovelling, which is always enjoyable. I loved the characters that filled this story and the little cameo of the characters from [b:The Unwanted Wife|16056862|The Unwanted Wife (Unwanted, #1)|Natasha Anders|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1349084566s/16056862.jpg|21842751].
I don't know how to even rate this book, at first I thought it's going to be trash, but after 30% it started to get better. So 3 stars from me.
Overall 3.5
I really enjoyed the author's first book so I was looking forward to this. However initially I was heading towards a 2 star rating at the beginning - I was somewhat annoyed by the behavior of the two characters. However the author was smart enough to provide a reason for some of the more irrational behavior (rather than try to make me accept that alpha males are just entitled to be broody and push their "loved" ones away), and after that I was able to root for the HEA.
I really enjoyed the author's first book so I was looking forward to this. However initially I was heading towards a 2 star rating at the beginning - I was somewhat annoyed by the behavior of the two characters. However the author was smart enough to provide a reason for some of the more irrational behavior (rather than try to make me accept that alpha males are just entitled to be broody and push their "loved" ones away), and after that I was able to root for the HEA.
It’s been over 4 years since I read THE UNWANTED WIFE and I’ve been curious to see what my opinion of A HUSBAND’S REGRET would be having read hundreds and hundreds of books in between.
I find Natasha Anders’ writing easy to read and her plots flow at a good pace but I struggled to empathise with either character. Emotions are overblown and the fallout of miscommunication is immense enough that lives are changed forever. At times I did feel myself wobbling in my thoughts about Bryce and Bronwyn but when I took a step back and reflected, I just could support their decisions.
I don’t think I’ll have the tolerance to read any more of Ander’s earlier books but I like her writing style enough to give new books a go to see the progression of her writing.
I find Natasha Anders’ writing easy to read and her plots flow at a good pace but I struggled to empathise with either character. Emotions are overblown and the fallout of miscommunication is immense enough that lives are changed forever. At times I did feel myself wobbling in my thoughts about Bryce and Bronwyn but when I took a step back and reflected, I just could support their decisions.
I don’t think I’ll have the tolerance to read any more of Ander’s earlier books but I like her writing style enough to give new books a go to see the progression of her writing.
I did not enjoy this as much as I did the first book in the series. I did like it, but it lacked the elements that make The Unwanted Wife something I revisit from time to time. However, after thinking about it, I’ve concluded that in my case it’s more an issue of what you’re looking for/enjoy than the quality. Since the 2nd novel was published vs. independent, it was definitely superior in editing, etc. Some may argue it was the superior novel based on the strength of writing and plot, etc. I can see that point. However, when it comes to romance novels, I’m all about reading something to my personal taste and trying to set aside the nagging voices of my college English Lit professors.
A Husband’s Regret is loosely tied to the first novel. Definitely not a sequel as I think some parts are happening around the same time frame. If you read The Unwanted Wife, you may remember the heroine, Theresa, has a cousin, Lisa, who was married to a man named Rick Palmer. Rick is the younger brother of the hero in the 2nd novel, Bryce. Rick and Lisa appear in the 2nd novel quite a bit and Theresa has a few cameos since she is close to Lisa and often around when the current heroine, Bronwyn, and Lisa have ‘girl time’. There was even an anniversary party for Theresa and Sandro that Bronwyn and Bryce were to attend, but it was only mentioned and took place off screen. I would have liked to have seen them together again.
Anyway, what I liked about the first novel was the Harlequin Presents feel of it. A blackmailed Italian tycoon bridegroom who married the heroine to get back his ancestral land that was unfairly taken by the heroine’s eeeeevil father who would only sell the land if he married his daughter and gave him a grandson. The poor heroine who was caught in the middle and mistreated by the H until the truth of her innocence hit the fan. The hero, in a panic to keep the h from leaving him and realizing he'd taken her for granted, bullied and blackmailed her to stay. All VERY HP, to the point I’m surprised they didn’t pick Anders up to do the rest of the series.
This was a bit more realistic and due to the hero’s circumstance it was hard to put him in the wrong, wrong, wrong box even though he did act like a total ass in the beginning. I do applaud the author for taking a hero with a disability and not making it define him. He was still a believable and sexy alpha and definitely not an object of pity.
However, for me, the book was too long and after a very promising beginning, it dissolved into a book about a couple trying to rebuild their relationship with honesty, openness, and all that jazz that is usually not so belabored in a Harlequin - which typically focus on the drama and leave most of the healthy relationship building until the final chapter or just infer that the future will be like that. If, however, you aren’t looking for a pseudo-HP and prefer something that has some of those elements but is longer and places more emphasis on rebuilding a relationship in a healthy way and dealing with real childhood trauma and how that affects someone for the rest of their life (not just packing on the crazy with a trowel) you just may prefer this novel. For myself, give me some blackmail and a ruthless hero who thinks nothing of marooning the heroine on a private island and behaving like a jackass while humping like bunnies. Definitely a matter of taste.
A Husband’s Regret is loosely tied to the first novel. Definitely not a sequel as I think some parts are happening around the same time frame. If you read The Unwanted Wife, you may remember the heroine, Theresa, has a cousin, Lisa, who was married to a man named Rick Palmer. Rick is the younger brother of the hero in the 2nd novel, Bryce. Rick and Lisa appear in the 2nd novel quite a bit and Theresa has a few cameos since she is close to Lisa and often around when the current heroine, Bronwyn, and Lisa have ‘girl time’. There was even an anniversary party for Theresa and Sandro that Bronwyn and Bryce were to attend, but it was only mentioned and took place off screen. I would have liked to have seen them together again.
Anyway, what I liked about the first novel was the Harlequin Presents feel of it. A blackmailed Italian tycoon bridegroom who married the heroine to get back his ancestral land that was unfairly taken by the heroine’s eeeeevil father who would only sell the land if he married his daughter and gave him a grandson. The poor heroine who was caught in the middle and mistreated by the H until the truth of her innocence hit the fan. The hero, in a panic to keep the h from leaving him and realizing he'd taken her for granted, bullied and blackmailed her to stay. All VERY HP, to the point I’m surprised they didn’t pick Anders up to do the rest of the series.
This was a bit more realistic and due to the hero’s circumstance it was hard to put him in the wrong, wrong, wrong box even though he did act like a total ass in the beginning. I do applaud the author for taking a hero with a disability and not making it define him. He was still a believable and sexy alpha and definitely not an object of pity.
However, for me, the book was too long and after a very promising beginning, it dissolved into a book about a couple trying to rebuild their relationship with honesty, openness, and all that jazz that is usually not so belabored in a Harlequin - which typically focus on the drama and leave most of the healthy relationship building until the final chapter or just infer that the future will be like that. If, however, you aren’t looking for a pseudo-HP and prefer something that has some of those elements but is longer and places more emphasis on rebuilding a relationship in a healthy way and dealing with real childhood trauma and how that affects someone for the rest of their life (not just packing on the crazy with a trowel) you just may prefer this novel. For myself, give me some blackmail and a ruthless hero who thinks nothing of marooning the heroine on a private island and behaving like a jackass while humping like bunnies. Definitely a matter of taste.
*1.5
This was just wrong. Unacceptable behaviour really.
This was just wrong. Unacceptable behaviour really.
Quick easy and enjoyable beach or poolside read. It's a romance novel, you know what to expect.