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A review by janeneal
Wrapped Together by Annabeth Albert
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
This was a cute, short and sweet romance that was perfect for decompressing after two dense historical lit fic novels.
It started a little weak for me, and I honestly almost just put it down. Not because it was so bad or anything, it was just fine. But, I kept on and then it felt like it really hit it's groove and I could vibe with it. For me, I just don't care for a first person POV. It also felt at times a little inconsistent, though not enough to make me stop reading. Just little things here and there threw me off and felt like it didn't gel with a first person POV.
My biggest hang-up was that Hollis' character wasn't quite grounded for me. Grounded probably isn't quite the right word to use, but some of my favorite romances/erotica have a really strong sense of character from the get-go that makes it easy to sort of be pulled along. Get a Life, Chloe Brown and An Unseen Attraction are the first titles I think of for really good character establishment. But, those are much longer novels and this was more of a novella, or quite a bit shorter in any case. And it did get there eventually!
Hollis is actually one of my favorite kind of characters. A stuffy guy who has emotions but is afraid to totally feel them. This is a throwback, but it reminded me a lot of Junjou Egoist, a problematic fave of mine haha. It had that same kind of push and pull between Hollis and Sawyer in terms of emotional walls and vulnerability.
I'm very curious to read more of her full-length novels, but I will probably honestly reread this one again (and again).
ETA: more important representation for those of us who don't like pizza!!!
It started a little weak for me, and I honestly almost just put it down. Not because it was so bad or anything, it was just fine. But, I kept on and then it felt like it really hit it's groove and I could vibe with it. For me, I just don't care for a first person POV. It also felt at times a little inconsistent, though not enough to make me stop reading. Just little things here and there threw me off and felt like it didn't gel with a first person POV.
My biggest hang-up was that Hollis' character wasn't quite grounded for me. Grounded probably isn't quite the right word to use, but some of my favorite romances/erotica have a really strong sense of character from the get-go that makes it easy to sort of be pulled along. Get a Life, Chloe Brown and An Unseen Attraction are the first titles I think of for really good character establishment. But, those are much longer novels and this was more of a novella, or quite a bit shorter in any case. And it did get there eventually!
Hollis is actually one of my favorite kind of characters. A stuffy guy who has emotions but is afraid to totally feel them. This is a throwback, but it reminded me a lot of Junjou Egoist, a problematic fave of mine haha. It had that same kind of push and pull between Hollis and Sawyer in terms of emotional walls and vulnerability.
I'm very curious to read more of her full-length novels, but I will probably honestly reread this one again (and again).
ETA: more important representation for those of us who don't like pizza!!!