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A review by loverofromance
Stay With Me by Brooke Montgomery
emotional
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
My Review (May contain spoilers, fair warning upon reading this review)
My Rating (3.75)
Stay With Me is the second book in the "Sugarland Creek" series and I was eager to get back to this series and see how these two would find themselves together. I really loved the endearing setup of these two. There is something about two characters that are secretly pining for each other that I truly love more than anything else. Brooke Montgomery handled this fairly well, it did kinda confuse me though why the hero was taking so long to get with Magnolia when he was so devoted to her. But once they got together, it was so charming. I was so captivated by their relationship and how much they were invested with each other. We do see some great couple time in this book before the conflict in the story happens.
I will say that in regards to the conflict (which I believe is in the blurb so I don't believe I am spoiling anything) when she reveals the truth to him, I wasn't a fan of how Magnolia acted. I know she hadn't been treated well by men, but when your only dating at bars for casual hookups...not exactly the best setting for a solid man to treat you right. However, I will see that ALL the brownie points go to Tripp in this book. Because once he is with Magnolia, he is completely in for her and will do anything for her. He is so devoted to her and committed all the way and I just wish that we had seen her be just as committed because it definitely felt like he was doing much of the heavy lifting in the relationship and she wasn't giving anything back. And fair warning that this book is so much longer than it needs to be. Not really a fan of authors writing such long books. Almost 500 pages for a contemporary western is kinda ridiculous lol
Overall I found Stay With Me to be a sexy endearing read that had some powerful emotion and characters you wanted to get behind!
My Rating (3.75)
Stay With Me is the second book in the "Sugarland Creek" series and I was eager to get back to this series and see how these two would find themselves together. I really loved the endearing setup of these two. There is something about two characters that are secretly pining for each other that I truly love more than anything else. Brooke Montgomery handled this fairly well, it did kinda confuse me though why the hero was taking so long to get with Magnolia when he was so devoted to her. But once they got together, it was so charming. I was so captivated by their relationship and how much they were invested with each other. We do see some great couple time in this book before the conflict in the story happens.
I will say that in regards to the conflict (which I believe is in the blurb so I don't believe I am spoiling anything) when she reveals the truth to him, I wasn't a fan of how Magnolia acted. I know she hadn't been treated well by men, but when your only dating at bars for casual hookups...not exactly the best setting for a solid man to treat you right. However, I will see that ALL the brownie points go to Tripp in this book. Because once he is with Magnolia, he is completely in for her and will do anything for her. He is so devoted to her and committed all the way and I just wish that we had seen her be just as committed because it definitely felt like he was doing much of the heavy lifting in the relationship and she wasn't giving anything back. And fair warning that this book is so much longer than it needs to be. Not really a fan of authors writing such long books. Almost 500 pages for a contemporary western is kinda ridiculous lol
Overall I found Stay With Me to be a sexy endearing read that had some powerful emotion and characters you wanted to get behind!