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A review by emfass
Rafe by Rebekah Weatherspoon
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Complete and utter fantasy/wish fulfillment and I loved it. A man who is sweet and gentle, loves kids, takes care of a huge portion of domestic stuff AND is totally up front about his feelings and communicates well?? Yes. Please. Plus our leading lady is a heart surgeon at the top of her game who leans on her friends and stands up for herself.
I also liked that the two main characters just followed their feelings and the conflict in the story came from external sources. Sometimes I don't want the angst that comes with a romance story, and found this refreshing. That being said, I don't think either character had any flaws?? Which conversely made things feel a little too easy and unrealistic/unrelatable; I wish there'd been a bit more character and relationship development.
The version I read also had a good handful of mistypes and extra or missing words. And the steamy scenes were...fine? I've read way more interesting sex scenes from other authors AND from Weatherspoon herself. Lastly, there were a number of moments when we would be introduced to a bunch of side characters all at once with no real distinguishing features between them, and I had a hard time keeping names/characters straight when they would come up later.
BUT overall this was delightful fluff.
I also liked that the two main characters just followed their feelings and the conflict in the story came from external sources. Sometimes I don't want the angst that comes with a romance story, and found this refreshing. That being said, I don't think either character had any flaws?? Which conversely made things feel a little too easy and unrealistic/unrelatable; I wish there'd been a bit more character and relationship development.
The version I read also had a good handful of mistypes and extra or missing words. And the steamy scenes were...fine? I've read way more interesting sex scenes from other authors AND from Weatherspoon herself. Lastly, there were a number of moments when we would be introduced to a bunch of side characters all at once with no real distinguishing features between them, and I had a hard time keeping names/characters straight when they would come up later.
BUT overall this was delightful fluff.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Violence