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A review by romanceaddict77
A Twist of Fate by Kelley Armstrong
2.0
I have loved Kelley Armstrong since Bitten was her only book, but honestly, as much as I was dying to read this sequel, I was disappointed in how it was written. I never write reviews, but I am shocked that this book still 4 stars.
Am I the only one who felt like this book spent a lot of time apologizing for what it was? It was narrated by someone who wanted us to know every reason behind her thoughts and actions, to the point that I felt it kind of sucked out the best part of a romance—letting the emotions overtake. I get that Rosalind is sensible, and a sensible person may not have landed in such a series of unfortunate events, but that’s our job as readers, to suspend our disbelief! In absolutely every scene, the narrator makes a point to say that she is acting as Clara the Governess, as if every one of her emotions of wanting her past life needs to be reasoned through. And, I must say, I just didn’t love the reunion between her and August. I get that he had changed and the reason behind the way he accepted her return, but I feel like the emotional climax was missing from this, what is at its core, romance novel.
I love strong heroines, and I loved the concept of the Time Stitch series (I’ve reread the first book at least twice), this book just missed the mark for me as a novel, especially given that Kelley Armstrong has so much talent for building up romance.
Am I the only one who felt like this book spent a lot of time apologizing for what it was? It was narrated by someone who wanted us to know every reason behind her thoughts and actions, to the point that I felt it kind of sucked out the best part of a romance—letting the emotions overtake. I get that Rosalind is sensible, and a sensible person may not have landed in such a series of unfortunate events, but that’s our job as readers, to suspend our disbelief! In absolutely every scene, the narrator makes a point to say that she is acting as Clara the Governess, as if every one of her emotions of wanting her past life needs to be reasoned through. And, I must say, I just didn’t love the reunion between her and August. I get that he had changed and the reason behind the way he accepted her return, but I feel like the emotional climax was missing from this, what is at its core, romance novel.
I love strong heroines, and I loved the concept of the Time Stitch series (I’ve reread the first book at least twice), this book just missed the mark for me as a novel, especially given that Kelley Armstrong has so much talent for building up romance.