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3.53 AVERAGE
3.53 AVERAGE
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Enjoyed this much more than the earlier one in the series, and this had wonderful twists that I didn’t see coming but were well foreshadowed.
Will read more of this author, this was great to read while mending
Will read more of this author, this was great to read while mending
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Grade really a 2.5 star, but Good Reads refuses to let me do half stars, sooo....
I used to read all SEP's books and I don't know that I ever I liked them, it's more that they are quick reads with lots of plot and they move. The heroes are all mega alpha jerks. I have not read her last two books because the one with the lady and the puppets bothered me so much.
I am going through a depressive period due to being forced back into an office environment so I got this from the library and pretty much read it in one night of insomnia. While I appreciate that the hero wasn't an alpha jerk and there was no hate sex, both leads were more personality tics than humans. The weird suspense mystery plot was ridiculous and I couldn't wait for it to be resolved.
BUT. I love opera. And I have actually been in a production of Aida, which figures prominently in the book (heroine is playing Amneris). And I really liked a heroine as an opera singer. SEP has done some research, not super deep but enough to appeal to someone like me. It was a fun, great milieu and I enjoyed it.
Both h/h are supposedly "older" but I don't consider 36/37 years old OLDER. HOWEVER, they both seemed to act older than their biological age, which let's be frank, is older millennial. That struck me as a bit off-balance.
I thought I had a lot more to say but I guess I don't. Book read quickly but was empty calories, like an order of onion rings.
I used to read all SEP's books and I don't know that I ever I liked them, it's more that they are quick reads with lots of plot and they move. The heroes are all mega alpha jerks. I have not read her last two books because the one with the lady and the puppets bothered me so much.
I am going through a depressive period due to being forced back into an office environment so I got this from the library and pretty much read it in one night of insomnia. While I appreciate that the hero wasn't an alpha jerk and there was no hate sex, both leads were more personality tics than humans. The weird suspense mystery plot was ridiculous and I couldn't wait for it to be resolved.
BUT. I love opera. And I have actually been in a production of Aida, which figures prominently in the book (heroine is playing Amneris). And I really liked a heroine as an opera singer. SEP has done some research, not super deep but enough to appeal to someone like me. It was a fun, great milieu and I enjoyed it.
Both h/h are supposedly "older" but I don't consider 36/37 years old OLDER. HOWEVER, they both seemed to act older than their biological age, which let's be frank, is older millennial. That struck me as a bit off-balance.
I thought I had a lot more to say but I guess I don't. Book read quickly but was empty calories, like an order of onion rings.
ja, ganz ok - kommt zwar auch wieder nicht an die frühen Chicago-Stars-Bücher heran, aber für knapp 4 Sterne hat es gereicht. Das Setting ist mal was anderes, mit der Operndiva kommt mal eine andere Kompenente dazu. Die "Krimi"-Story im Hintgergrund hat mich aber nicht so wirklich überzeugt, und die Auflösung war ein bissle "aus dem Hut gezaubert". Die Liebesgeschichte zwischen Footballstar und Operndiva war auch irgendwie strange - die waren mir irgendwie viel zu schnell "handelseinig". Und was sollte diese Story ganz am Anfang, wegen der sie den armen Footballer sogar verprügelt? Die kommt dann nachher überhaupt nicht mehr vor und hat keine Bedeutung mehr - warum wurde sie überhaupt erwähnt? Während ich das hier schreibe, fällt mir auf: 4 Sterne sind es nur aus Nostalgie, weil ich vor allem die ersten Bände der Chicago Stars Reihe so mochte. Eigentlich sind es vielleicht eher drei Sterne. Wenn Du noch nix von der Autorin gelesen hast, fang bitte nicht mit diesem Buch an, sondern vielleicht mit Band 4, der ist mein liebster - Band 2 ist auch nicht schlecht.
I mostly liked this story, but Olivia’s whiplash mood/behavior changes bothered me. She believes one thing until a single conversation then does a 180. This happened at least three times. The back and forth at the end just fell flat for me.
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes