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3.29 AVERAGE
3.29 AVERAGE
Title: A Husband's Regret (Unwanted, 2#)
Series: Yes, but can be read as stand alone.
Author: Natasha Anders
Release Date: 29th April, 2014
Rating: 3 stars
Cliffhanger:. No
HEA:
Spoiler
Yes
Copy provided by publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you
The book opens with Bronwyn telling Bryce she's pregnant and him promptly telling her to get out.
It was emotive and sometimes upsetting, reading of the struggle she went through before their reunion. We also find out more of Bryce's history and what lead him to make the dick-ish move of kicking her out and eventually redeeming himself.
During their "reunion" of sorts we witness the conflict, the chemistry, the anger and passion. At times I found myself getting dizzy from there merry-go-round of a relationship and felt that one of them just needed to suck it up so they could move on.
I have to say I found some of the language unrealistic and maybe even old fashion.. The way Byrce would send an "SMS" instead of a text message and the way he would reference her "pregnancy" irked me for some reason.
Did I love it more than The Unwanted Wife? No, but it was good all the same. Would I read more from the series? Yes, Natasha Anders knows how to create a Jerk you can't help but end up loving.
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challenging
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I would have been perfectly fine with this one not having a HEA. Not only because the Hero was an emotionally abusive prick of an asshole to the Heroine, but because this emotionally abusive prick of an asshole wanted his wife to be his therapist for past traumas (traumas she knew nothing about, mind you). You're rich, bitch. You can afford therapy.
slow-paced
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
sad
fast-paced
This one hurt to read in the best way. While the unwanted wife will always be a re read for me this one hurt in a completely different way. I was hurt by Bryce’s actions almost throughout the whole book. He treated Bronwyn so horribly. Pushing his own insecurities onto her to the point of delusion because he thought so lowly of himself.
Bronwyn was so strong at every step. Her unwillingness to be treated so unfairly made her so like able for me. I enjoyed watching her growth and also her compassion. The strength needed for that level of understanding was phenomenal to read.
Bronwyn was so strong at every step. Her unwillingness to be treated so unfairly made her so like able for me. I enjoyed watching her growth and also her compassion. The strength needed for that level of understanding was phenomenal to read.
I enjoyed this quite a bit. The angst is very good, like in the first one, and for the most part it’s well-paced. The two main characters are more interesting than actually likeable, although I came to like both of them by the end of it.
Overall, the grovelling worked well for me, and I thought they had some good moments together They had good chemistry, it was a bit of a slower burn but I quite enjoyed reading their story as they came back together. Kayla was an adorable addition and I really liked how she grounded a lot of the drama that was going on around her.
I also really liked the emphasis on Bryce's disability, and how it wasn't downplayed. It featured in every scene he was in, I felt it was handled well, and I liked that the author showed the ways his life had adapted to his hearing loss. I also liked that all the characters learned sign language.
As with the previous novel in the series, I found some of the writing a bit stiff and stilted; there are far too many variations on dialogue adjectives when ‘said’ would have worked just fine, it ruined the flow of the story sometimes. Some of the dialogue is a bit oddly phrased, too, and there were a couple of typos here and there.
I found the ending of it a bit dragged out. Also - the big misunderstanding didn’t really work for me at all.
The plot itself needs a bit of work and the writing is a bit stilted, but the book is enjoyable, very readable, and there’s a lot to like about it. I would recommend it if you want a good, angsty read with a second chance theme.
Content Warnings:
Spoiler
Bryce improved a great deal once he realised his mistakes and began to work on himself, whereas I found Bronwyn got a little less likeable as the story progressed - but more on that below.Overall, the grovelling worked well for me, and I thought they had some good moments together
Spoiler
I liked the aquarium part, and I also liked that he did grant her a divorce; I also liked the scene where she tells him “there’s the man I married”, that was a very strong declaration of love and so on.I also really liked the emphasis on Bryce's disability, and how it wasn't downplayed. It featured in every scene he was in, I felt it was handled well, and I liked that the author showed the ways his life had adapted to his hearing loss.
Spoiler
The scene in the aquarium was very interesting in this regard.As with the previous novel in the series, I found some of the writing a bit stiff and stilted; there are far too many variations on dialogue adjectives when ‘said’ would have worked just fine, it ruined the flow of the story sometimes. Some of the dialogue is a bit oddly phrased, too, and there were a couple of typos here and there.
I found the ending of it a bit dragged out.
Spoiler
I didn’t really see why some conversations took so long to happen, except for that the author needed it to happen so the story could happen that way. I got that Bryce’s behaviour, especially early on, was really bad, but some of the back and forth between them as the story progressed got really repetitive and I didn’t really see why Bronwyn was being so resistant at some points.Spoiler
It just felt a bit unrealistic - mainly that, in all this time of his friends hating Bronwyn alongside him for what he thought she’d done, but also hiring private detectives on his behalf to try and track her down, did it not occur to any of them to question his story or the fact that he ordered them all to cut contact with her after his accident? Or to remind him that he did say that? It just didn’t work. It felt really weak on his part that he did that, and to keep on insisting she was lying when she’d had such a crappy time of it without him felt really unnecessary.The plot itself needs a bit of work and the writing is a bit stilted, but the book is enjoyable, very readable, and there’s a lot to like about it. I would recommend it if you want a good, angsty read with a second chance theme.
Content Warnings:
Spoiler
Car accidents, pregnancy/childbirth complications, child abuse, domestic violence.
this book frustrated me. happy i read it, it was pretty good, i will just never read it again :)