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cswirl1 's review for:
The Estate
by Ivy Wild
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Title: The Estate
Author: Ivy Wild
Narrators: CJ Bloom and Joe Arden
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️
Length: 11 hours, 45 minutes
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Tropes: Multiple POV, Insta-Lust, Workplace Romance, Boss/Employee, 3rd Act Break-up ish, Broken and Healing MC
Triggers: Cheating (not MCs), death of spouse (mentioned), mentions of child abuse
My thoughts:
I really enjoyed “The Estate”! I usually don’t go for a boss/employee romance, but this one was very intriguing.
Both Lex and Carter are very flawed and broken characters, who find love and acceptance together. There is a line in the movie “Elizabethtown” where Claire (played by Kirsten Dunst) says that she and Drew are “placeholder people”, and that is the vibe of both Lex and Carter. They have felt like “placeholder people” their whole lives, but once they found each other, they didn’t feel that way anymore. Lex and Carter have a real chemistry that makes this book fun and interesting.
I was really loving the multiple POVs that Ivy Wild gave us in this book! Usually in a romance, we only get the POVs from the main characters. “The Estate” not only does that, but we also get the POVs of the villains of the story. We learn their motivations and thoughts, which does not make them sympathetic at all, but it gives a fun little twist to the formula! I really enjoyed that.
CJ Bloom does an amazing job bringing the FMCs she performs to life, and Lex is no different. She portrayed Lex with the sassy and wit she needed, while also making her vulnerable and kind. Joe Arden did a fantastic job with Carter as well. Carter is hard and closed off, but with Lex his sweetness and longing to be loved and cared for really shines through. Joe Arden does that beautifully.
Overall, “The Estate” was a great listen and read, and I would recommend it to anyone who wanted a fun but intriguing read!!