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A review by blueeyedshook
Lovelight Farms by B.K. Borison
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Cute book that felt just like a spicy Hallmark film. I mean, like, identical to at least one if not more Hallmark Christmas movies...and then add a little spice. There was nothing unexpected. But I think that's kind of the point of these types of stories. Comfort and joy. Comfort and joy describes the book well. The characters--even the secondary ones--are great. Immediately rooted for Luka and Stella. Although, I've gotten tired of all the spice that is so often included. I'm not a prude, but I did skip through it. It's especially awkward to listen to in audioform.
My complaint though is that it quickly switched tropes from fake fiance to best friend lovers. I mean, Luke agreed to be Stella's fake fiance, and then they basically just started dating...except Stella was so annoyingly thick headed that she didn't think they were actually dating...just that it was still for show.....even when they were alone...even when he brushed her leg under the table...even when he was making her breakfast and doing things for her that friends don't do but boyfriends and fiances DO, she still wrote it off. That was the worst part. I could take the trope switch, but her being so dense that she can't see that he's actually in to her and it is no longer fake...that was just annoying.
Honestly, I picked the book up for the cover because HOW COULD YOU NOT?! It's probably the best Christmas cover I've ever seen. Hands down.
Cover: 5 stars
Title: 5 stars
Premise: 4 stars
Narration: 4 stars
Everything else: 2.75 stars
Prudie ratings:
Language: f-words and g-d's, but I'd still give it a 4/5
Sex: 2 sexual scenes and content (I skipped but it was spicy) 4/5
LGBTQ: a very secondary character barely mentions being interested in a member of the opposite sex 2/5
My complaint though is that it quickly switched tropes from fake fiance to best friend lovers. I mean, Luke agreed to be Stella's fake fiance, and then they basically just started dating...except Stella was so annoyingly thick headed that she didn't think they were actually dating...just that it was still for show.....even when they were alone...even when he brushed her leg under the table...even when he was making her breakfast and doing things for her that friends don't do but boyfriends and fiances DO, she still wrote it off. That was the worst part. I could take the trope switch, but her being so dense that she can't see that he's actually in to her and it is no longer fake...that was just annoying.
Honestly, I picked the book up for the cover because HOW COULD YOU NOT?! It's probably the best Christmas cover I've ever seen. Hands down.
Cover: 5 stars
Title: 5 stars
Premise: 4 stars
Narration: 4 stars
Everything else: 2.75 stars
Prudie ratings:
Language: f-words and g-d's, but I'd still give it a 4/5
Sex: 2 sexual scenes and content (I skipped but it was spicy) 4/5
LGBTQ: a very secondary character barely mentions being interested in a member of the opposite sex 2/5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cursing