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Pas de deux by E.J. Noyes

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sarahduensing's review against another edition

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lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.0

actuallyahorsereads's review

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hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.0

This audiobook was every bit as lovely as dressage itself. Abby Craden nails all the emotion E.J. Noyes puts on the page. The first person narrative, with alternating point of view chapters really worked here. As if all that wasn’t enough, this book has one of the sexiest and the most realistic first sex scenes I’ve ever read (heard).

Already a big fan of horses, I fell for Dewey hard. I'm not surprised to find that the author is a horse person herself. She really communicates well how much of a reciprocal relationship riding is and how much personality an animal can have.

I have a soft spot for second chance stories and anticipate listening to this one again.

elreichle's review

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lighthearted medium-paced

3.5

banrions's review

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4.0

i am not a horse girl.

frankly, i'm not an animal person, on the whole. i like them! i just have no real desire to have them around me all the time or live with them/i am afraid of some of them. that said, despite having a healthy respect/fear of horses, i would hang out (briefly) with dewy, the very charming cat loving, hoof painting, horse at the center of this tale.

i am also not a sports girl.

that said, the olympics is my single exception to that, and i found the whole horse dressage (sp?) competition stuff much more interesting than i thought i would. but the real draw of this story are the main characters, caitlyn and addie. i loved them both a lot, and i really enjoyed their dynamic together. i've been on a good streak of e.j. noyes books lately and i'm delighted by it. the first two or three that i read i enjoyed but didn't love, but the last two i've really had fun (and way too many feelings) with and i'm so happy to finally get on the e.j. noyes love bandwagon. i think part of my earlier disconnect with her books have been the single pov, first person narration. that is... not my preference when it comes to romance stories--i much prefer to get into the pov of all parties involved in the romance. there are definitely times where it works really well (alone, for instance, was perfect like that) but usually it's not my fav way to tell a romance tale. i LOVED that this had dual povs of both caitlyn and addie, because it really helped me fall in love with both of them.

i thought the pacing of this was great. abby craden was nearly perfection as always (accents aren't perhaps her strong suit, but i still loved it). i love me a longer book. and it was a great one to listen to while having hardly any energy and recovering from a cold. it was also a lovely, pretty low angst refresher after the intensity of emotions that blasting through the seven husbands of evelyn hugo in basically a day gave me before this.

hammer0761's review

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emotional funny informative 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

5.0

jennabeebs79's review

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5.0

Once again, EJ Noyes has written another fantastic book! This book takes places in the high profile world of dressage, of which I knew next to nothing about prior to reading. I have to thank our author for teaching me a lot about this very interesting sport! Our main characters, Caitlyn and Addie, were frenemies back in their younger days and were put back in each other’s orbit when Addie took a position as the veterinarian for the US dressage team. Fortunately, they were able to communicate like adults and clear up all of the misconceptions from the past. I always love how EJ can weave a take using descriptive details and witty dialogue. The added benefit of Dewey and all of his quirks made this a really unforgettable book for me! Thank you Ms. Noyes for continuing to write such amazing and original tales!

I received an arc copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

imarini's review

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5.0

As an equestrian and romance lover I absolutely adored this book. The some of competition chapters made me cry because the emotions were so well described.