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A review by mrose21
Out of the Gate by Elsie Silver
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Read this as a Buddy Read so posting my thoughts from there here.
Up to Chapter 3
Prequels are always interesting to me. I actually rarely read novellas in a series they just don't hold interest to me. I can tell I'm going to like this though.
Ada is already fun and determined. And shes trying to pretend she doesn't feel for him still.
Dermot is nice.
I don't really think 10 years is much difference between adults. Shes still very young at 21 and him 31. There is a stark difference in maturity in most people when you compare early twenties to early thirties. I'm 31 now this year and I can't relate much to the 20 year old apprentice...
Up to Chapter 5
Oooooh. Shes jealous. I think that reaction was expected based on her actions and what we read from her perspective.
This is short but the tension is nice.
Up to Chapter 7
So Dermot suffers from ptsd clearly. Hes going to be a complex character. The back firing incident was sad to read. I thought it was nice how she handled it.
Ada feels young to me. Shes a little immature and that makes me question their romance a little bit. Shes not unlikeable but I feel a novella isn't going to be enough to figure her out.
Up to Chapter 9
Ooh no they were caught.
Her dad so knows. Its probably really obvious they're both smitten with each other and they think theyre being subtle
Finished
Short romances are nice for a change when you've been reading a longer book.
This gave me the happy feeling I look for when reading romances.
Excited to get to book 1 and see what this was setting up for.
Up to Chapter 3
Prequels are always interesting to me. I actually rarely read novellas in a series they just don't hold interest to me. I can tell I'm going to like this though.
Ada is already fun and determined. And shes trying to pretend she doesn't feel for him still.
Dermot is nice.
I don't really think 10 years is much difference between adults. Shes still very young at 21 and him 31. There is a stark difference in maturity in most people when you compare early twenties to early thirties. I'm 31 now this year and I can't relate much to the 20 year old apprentice...
Up to Chapter 5
Oooooh. Shes jealous. I think that reaction was expected based on her actions and what we read from her perspective.
This is short but the tension is nice.
Up to Chapter 7
So Dermot suffers from ptsd clearly. Hes going to be a complex character. The back firing incident was sad to read. I thought it was nice how she handled it.
Ada feels young to me. Shes a little immature and that makes me question their romance a little bit. Shes not unlikeable but I feel a novella isn't going to be enough to figure her out.
Up to Chapter 9
Ooh no they were caught.
Her dad so knows. Its probably really obvious they're both smitten with each other and they think theyre being subtle
Finished
Short romances are nice for a change when you've been reading a longer book.
This gave me the happy feeling I look for when reading romances.
Excited to get to book 1 and see what this was setting up for.