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imme_van_gorp 's review for:
The Blacksmith and the Ex-Con
by Jackie North
I definitely liked the premise of this one, but the execution didn’t really work for me. A lot of that is due to personal preference, though.
The writing was too flowery and drawn-out for my liking, leading me to skim quite a bit.
It also tended to focus too much on descriptions of things that were irrelevant and boring.
I personally just do not like this kind of writing-style.
The relationship itself was quite cute, but I wasn’t really feeling it.
The sexual interactions between them were too frequent and I wish they instead had more truly affectionate interactions between them.
I actually struggled sometimes to see them together as a true couple since their love often came across as dry and empty to me, which was odd considering their circumstances.
I honestly felt rather distanced from their relationship, which surely should not happen with a romance novel.
I did like Ellis’ backstory, though, and I thought his selective muteness was interesting to read about.
I just feel like this book had a lot more potential than what we got.
The writing was too flowery and drawn-out for my liking, leading me to skim quite a bit.
It also tended to focus too much on descriptions of things that were irrelevant and boring.
I personally just do not like this kind of writing-style.
The relationship itself was quite cute, but I wasn’t really feeling it.
The sexual interactions between them were too frequent and I wish they instead had more truly affectionate interactions between them.
I actually struggled sometimes to see them together as a true couple since their love often came across as dry and empty to me, which was odd considering their circumstances.
I honestly felt rather distanced from their relationship, which surely should not happen with a romance novel.
I did like Ellis’ backstory, though, and I thought his selective muteness was interesting to read about.
I just feel like this book had a lot more potential than what we got.