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A review by cr4nkyp4nts
Pas de deux by E.J. Noyes
4.0
I had just finished Turbulence by E. J. Noyes and wanted more of her stories so I pulled out my trusty Kobo Libra 2 and hit the review collection to see what else I had by her that I was insanely late on reading. Pas de Deux jumped out at me and I dug in immediately. And then couldn't stop reading.
When you read books by the same author back-to-back, you notice some similarities in language of course and some similar situations probably. Those things definitely happened but what also happened was it solidified my love for this author and her characters. I guess I'll be mentioning both books in this review because I liked them both a lot. Both Turbulence and Pas de Deux feature couples who, for whichever reason, didn't think their relationships would work out. Turbulence dealt with some class issues and workplace stuff and just not seeing or admitting what's in front of you. Pas de Deux was more about making it work with seemingly incompatible occupations and locations. As the reader, it was easy to see how they could work it out but I didn't find it maddening that the characters took a while to solve the problems.
What really made Pas de Deux stand out for me was all of the dressage stuff. I've seen it on TV once or twice for a few minutes - long enough to know it's pronounced "dressahge" but that's about it. The entire time I was reading, I had to fight the urge to go down a rabbit hole on YouTube to find videos of all the things I was reading about. And I totally fell in love with Dewey. He was my favorite character, to be honest. But Addie and Caitlyn were a close second and third favorite.
A big thanks to Bella Books and NetGalley for the ARC that is being reviewed nearly three years late.
When you read books by the same author back-to-back, you notice some similarities in language of course and some similar situations probably. Those things definitely happened but what also happened was it solidified my love for this author and her characters. I guess I'll be mentioning both books in this review because I liked them both a lot. Both Turbulence and Pas de Deux feature couples who, for whichever reason, didn't think their relationships would work out. Turbulence dealt with some class issues and workplace stuff and just not seeing or admitting what's in front of you. Pas de Deux was more about making it work with seemingly incompatible occupations and locations. As the reader, it was easy to see how they could work it out but I didn't find it maddening that the characters took a while to solve the problems.
What really made Pas de Deux stand out for me was all of the dressage stuff. I've seen it on TV once or twice for a few minutes - long enough to know it's pronounced "dressahge" but that's about it. The entire time I was reading, I had to fight the urge to go down a rabbit hole on YouTube to find videos of all the things I was reading about. And I totally fell in love with Dewey. He was my favorite character, to be honest. But Addie and Caitlyn were a close second and third favorite.
A big thanks to Bella Books and NetGalley for the ARC that is being reviewed nearly three years late.