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A review by 00leah00
Sing for My Baby by Jenn Matthews
3.0
3 Stars
“Sing for My Baby” is an opposites-attract slow burn romance.
Rosie is a primary school teacher who has decided not to wait for Ms. Right to get pregnant. Amber is an admis assistant at a dentist’s office. She’s a recovering alcoholic trying to stay happy and stress free. They meet outside an AA meeting when Amber is leaving her weekly meeting and runs into Rosie, who is on her way to a choir meeting that’s being held in the same building. Amber lies and says she’s joining the choir rather than admit to being in AA.
The two hit it off straight away and decide to become friends but both are hiding things from the other. Rosie doesn’t want to tell anyone she’s pregnant so she doesn’t jinx herself and Amber can’t find the right time to tell her she’s a recovering alcoholic.
This is the slowest of the slow burns and not in a particularly good way. They start off as friends and stay that way for a while. You get the gist that they like each other but there doesn’t seem to be a lot of yearning or pining, which is what I like in a slow burn. Most of the storyline is wrapped around Rosie and her being pregnant. The romance is never really front and center, especially with both hiding important things from the other. So, while I enjoyed this overall, I didn’t love it. I like the romance to be front and center and it wasn’t here.
Rosie started out likable but I liked her less and less as the story progressed. She was difficult about being independent and was quite judgmental of others, especially when Amber’s truth was revealed. Amber, on the other hand, was very sweet and likable. She started out shy and without much confidence in herself. I liked how she grew and became more confident in herself as time went on and was able to put herself out there even when she was uncomfortable. I just hated that Rosie kind of kept Amber at arm’s length throughout the story until the very end. I did feel better about Rosie at the end but it took a while to get there.
In the end, I would recommend this to fans of slow burn, friends to lovers’ readers, especially if you like low angst with your romance. There isn’t a lot of drama, the has an even keel feel to it for the most part. I wouldn’t recommend this if you have an aversion to pregnancy. This is well written and I enjoyed Matthews style so although this wasn't the perfect fit for me, I’ll be on the lookout for others from her.
One note for the tags on YLVA’s website for this; the age gap is 5 years and toaster oven doesn’t apply here.
I received an ARC from Ylva Publishing in exchange for an honest review.
“Sing for My Baby” is an opposites-attract slow burn romance.
Rosie is a primary school teacher who has decided not to wait for Ms. Right to get pregnant. Amber is an admis assistant at a dentist’s office. She’s a recovering alcoholic trying to stay happy and stress free. They meet outside an AA meeting when Amber is leaving her weekly meeting and runs into Rosie, who is on her way to a choir meeting that’s being held in the same building. Amber lies and says she’s joining the choir rather than admit to being in AA.
The two hit it off straight away and decide to become friends but both are hiding things from the other. Rosie doesn’t want to tell anyone she’s pregnant so she doesn’t jinx herself and Amber can’t find the right time to tell her she’s a recovering alcoholic.
This is the slowest of the slow burns and not in a particularly good way. They start off as friends and stay that way for a while. You get the gist that they like each other but there doesn’t seem to be a lot of yearning or pining, which is what I like in a slow burn. Most of the storyline is wrapped around Rosie and her being pregnant. The romance is never really front and center, especially with both hiding important things from the other. So, while I enjoyed this overall, I didn’t love it. I like the romance to be front and center and it wasn’t here.
Rosie started out likable but I liked her less and less as the story progressed. She was difficult about being independent and was quite judgmental of others, especially when Amber’s truth was revealed. Amber, on the other hand, was very sweet and likable. She started out shy and without much confidence in herself. I liked how she grew and became more confident in herself as time went on and was able to put herself out there even when she was uncomfortable. I just hated that Rosie kind of kept Amber at arm’s length throughout the story until the very end. I did feel better about Rosie at the end but it took a while to get there.
In the end, I would recommend this to fans of slow burn, friends to lovers’ readers, especially if you like low angst with your romance. There isn’t a lot of drama, the has an even keel feel to it for the most part. I wouldn’t recommend this if you have an aversion to pregnancy. This is well written and I enjoyed Matthews style so although this wasn't the perfect fit for me, I’ll be on the lookout for others from her.
One note for the tags on YLVA’s website for this; the age gap is 5 years and toaster oven doesn’t apply here.
I received an ARC from Ylva Publishing in exchange for an honest review.