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A review by goodeyreads
A Game of Hearts by Joanna Barker
medium-paced
5.0
Thank you to the author for an audiobook copy.
Reread Feb. 2023: Loved my reread!! Great audiobook. I do wish with dual POV there would have been dual narrators, but the narrator did a good job with all of the different voices for characters.
Thank you to the author for an eARC.
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I AM A PUDDLE.
OMG I LOVED THIS BOOK SO MUCH.
That should be this review: NO NOTES.
I’ll drop a bit more though. I could not get enough of Marigold and Tristan. Marigold has some of the best type of character development that had me easily won over to her side as the book progressed. Add in a broody grump with a cinnamon roll soul in Tristan and these two reluctant lovers ARE A MATCH.
There were so many good moments. I would love to list them, but I also think you should go into reading this without those hints. Tristan and Marigold end up in some dicey situations that lead to their own consequences. And while not their initial choice, learning to communicate was something they both needed that really made my heart soar.
Also, the family????? On BOTH sides were loving and kind. Supportive and compassionate. I loved the parents, the siblings, the uncle. All of them. It was very refreshing to have this kind of support and it made the whole book.
All of the archery stuff was super cool to learn about too. I love archery and it was a unique dynamic to add into a regency romance. It’s the kind of thing I love about Barker’s books. They feel inventive to the genre and this is without a doubt my new favorite of hers.
Overall audience notes:
- Regency Romance
- Language: none
- Romance: kisses
- Violence: low
- Trigger/Content Warnings: loss of parents (recounted), misogyny
Reread Feb. 2023: Loved my reread!! Great audiobook. I do wish with dual POV there would have been dual narrators, but the narrator did a good job with all of the different voices for characters.
Thank you to the author for an eARC.
BLOG || INSTAGRAM
I AM A PUDDLE.
OMG I LOVED THIS BOOK SO MUCH.
That should be this review: NO NOTES.
I’ll drop a bit more though. I could not get enough of Marigold and Tristan. Marigold has some of the best type of character development that had me easily won over to her side as the book progressed. Add in a broody grump with a cinnamon roll soul in Tristan and these two reluctant lovers ARE A MATCH.
There were so many good moments. I would love to list them, but I also think you should go into reading this without those hints. Tristan and Marigold end up in some dicey situations that lead to their own consequences. And while not their initial choice, learning to communicate was something they both needed that really made my heart soar.
Also, the family????? On BOTH sides were loving and kind. Supportive and compassionate. I loved the parents, the siblings, the uncle. All of them. It was very refreshing to have this kind of support and it made the whole book.
All of the archery stuff was super cool to learn about too. I love archery and it was a unique dynamic to add into a regency romance. It’s the kind of thing I love about Barker’s books. They feel inventive to the genre and this is without a doubt my new favorite of hers.
Overall audience notes:
- Regency Romance
- Language: none
- Romance: kisses
- Violence: low
- Trigger/Content Warnings: loss of parents (recounted), misogyny