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Voyages and Vows by Kimberly Loth
4.0
◦ I've received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review ◦
The beginning of the book felt confusing to me, it began a little bit off with Grayson who at the beginning sounded like he was going to his own wedding when in fact he was going to his friend’s wedding Dani – who apparently he’s had a crush on her for plenty of time.
The book definitely touches on the friends to lovers trope which was really sweet and romantic. I enjoyed it because it was nicely done and didn’t feel rushed, especially since Dani and Grayson knew each other for a long while. There’s also the forced proximity and one bed/one room trope which was just perfect and added to the tension building in the book and also the sexual tension that was needed.
There was also another trope that I think it was the first time I’ve experienced and I’m not that sure I’ve enjoyed it. Dani has no confidence in herself, she thinks she’s the ugly duckling and Grayson is the best looking guy ever and there is no way for him to look at her – ignoring all the signs he’s giving her. The lack of confidence in herself kind of felt too repetitive, whenever she was in his company this was the main thing she was thinking on. At the same time, I did understand where Dani came from because everyone around her was putting her down and commenting about her appearance and stuff even from childhood which definitely can shatter someone’s confidence. I did enjoy that eventually her character did grow and put herself first and also had more confidence in herself and choosing the right things for her own good.
Their overall relationship in the book was good, the romance is clean but there’s still that type of tension going on – I did wish for their relationship to be a little bit longer and perhaps with some more tension but considering the book is a short one I think the time spent on building their relationship was just the right amount.
What I didn’t enjoy about Dani was that once she got together with Grayson she kind of gave me the feeling she “trapped him” and now she doesn’t need to work or have any dreams, like one moment she was thinking about her future and the next she forgot everything about it and all she was thinking on was basically nothing, felt a little bit contradictory. Their issue in the book also felt a little bit too forced, it didn’t give me those hurtful feelings that I would’ve expected from said event.
Overall the story is short and catchy and it’s a nice fast-paced read.
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The beginning of the book felt confusing to me, it began a little bit off with Grayson who at the beginning sounded like he was going to his own wedding when in fact he was going to his friend’s wedding Dani – who apparently he’s had a crush on her for plenty of time.
The book definitely touches on the friends to lovers trope which was really sweet and romantic. I enjoyed it because it was nicely done and didn’t feel rushed, especially since Dani and Grayson knew each other for a long while. There’s also the forced proximity and one bed/one room trope which was just perfect and added to the tension building in the book and also the sexual tension that was needed.
There was also another trope that I think it was the first time I’ve experienced and I’m not that sure I’ve enjoyed it. Dani has no confidence in herself, she thinks she’s the ugly duckling and Grayson is the best looking guy ever and there is no way for him to look at her – ignoring all the signs he’s giving her. The lack of confidence in herself kind of felt too repetitive, whenever she was in his company this was the main thing she was thinking on. At the same time, I did understand where Dani came from because everyone around her was putting her down and commenting about her appearance and stuff even from childhood which definitely can shatter someone’s confidence. I did enjoy that eventually her character did grow and put herself first and also had more confidence in herself and choosing the right things for her own good.
Their overall relationship in the book was good, the romance is clean but there’s still that type of tension going on – I did wish for their relationship to be a little bit longer and perhaps with some more tension but considering the book is a short one I think the time spent on building their relationship was just the right amount.
What I didn’t enjoy about Dani was that once she got together with Grayson she kind of gave me the feeling she “trapped him” and now she doesn’t need to work or have any dreams, like one moment she was thinking about her future and the next she forgot everything about it and all she was thinking on was basically nothing, felt a little bit contradictory. Their issue in the book also felt a little bit too forced, it didn’t give me those hurtful feelings that I would’ve expected from said event.
Overall the story is short and catchy and it’s a nice fast-paced read.
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