Reviews - The Unwanted Wife

212 reviews for:

The Unwanted Wife

L. Steele

3.04 AVERAGE

gigiof5's review against another edition

4.25

Much better after I found and read the prequel, Unwanted Love — everything about their history made so much more sense!

khaleesimod93's review against another edition

1.0

I was incredibly uncomfortable at how the characters acted and how they responded to each other. Skylar had some serious self esteem issues that Nathan didnt help. While I understood her insecurities, she didnt seem to get more confident as the story went on. Even when Nathan "showed" how he felt. I dont think Nathan ever really cared anyway so it made their relationship less realistic. Some of the things he did especially for her first time was a bit much. I dont believe them as a couple. The story isn't a win in my book. Did seem to have some good potential but not the greatest follow through. Im not sure if I'll try book 2 in this series or another series altogether.

lashea677's review against another edition

5.0

Steele knows her way around the heart. From the waltz of temptation to the two-step of heartache, The Unwanted Wife tangos it's way into your soul. Skylar and Nathan turn a conveniently, inconvenient marriage into an accidentally perfect second chance. Sweet and sultry never loses sight of the emotion that romance entails.

katslovesbooks's review against another edition

4.0

This is my first book by this author and I was hooked from the very beginning. I loved the plot and characters. I was all in for this sunshine/grumpy romance.

Skylar is a sweet soul who is struggling to keep her business afloat. So when her brother's best friend and long time crush comes into her bakery with a proposition to help her with her business in exchange of a marriage contract she doesn't have another choice but to accept

Nathan at the beginning appears to be an arrogant prick who really only wants revenge for the way his late mother was treated by the Davenports family, but little by little you get the whole picture of why he acts this way and the fact the her best friends little sister has been a constant in his life. The fact is that he can't walk away from Skylar and while he knows he doesn't deserve her, he wants to make sure she is well taken care of and so he does everything in his power to make her happy.

I loved their relationship and how Skylar was able to melt Nathan's walls, but there is secret that Nathan is keeping from her, something that really took me by surprise and I think this author did a fantastic job with this twist in the story.

Now the best way to go into this book is blind and experience a true love between the main characters.

angpen's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH

I kept reading because everyone really hyped this book up. I guessed the plot twist at 49% in (her brother is dead and she is having some sort of trauma response?) and just couldn’t continue. The writing was stilted and not very good. I didn’t like how abusive the MMC was and there were lots of weird random plot lines. His need for revenge? Her random severely disabled friend? It all felt super unorganized and random. Super disappointing because I’ve read a couple of her other books and they’ve been decent. Not 5 stars but a solid 3.

tulipkatasha's review against another edition

1.0

Idk why I keep giving her a shot. Her books aren't good

rw1507's review against another edition

1.0

No esperaba que The Unwanted Wife fuera una obra maestra, pero al menos quería una historia de romance entretenida. Lamentablemente, el libro no cumplió con ninguna de mis expectativas.

El romance entre los protagonistas fue difícil de aceptar. La diferencia de edad de 15 años ya hacía que la relación se sintiera desequilibrada, pero lo que realmente la arruinó fue la forma en que él manejó la situación. Sus decisiones a lo largo de la historia hicieron que su supuesto amor fuera poco creíble, y en lugar de apoyar a la pareja, me sentí frustrada con su dinámica.

Más allá del romance, los personajes carecen de personalidad. La mayoría parecían simples nombres en la historia, sin profundidad ni desarrollo. La única excepción fue Zoey, la amiga de la protagonista, quien fue el único personaje realmente entretenido. Sin embargo, un personaje secundario interesante no fue suficiente para compensar la falta de vida en el resto del elenco.

Para empeorar las cosas, la historia se hizo pesada y aburrida. El ritmo es lento y leer este libro se sintió como una tarea en lugar de un pasatiempo placentero. Que aburrido, con decir que era tan aburrido que me salté las escenas spicy.

En general, The Unwanted Wife fue una decepción. Un romance débil, personajes planos y un desarrollo tedioso hicieron que lamentara haber insistido en terminarlo.