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Jasper Vale by Devney Perry
emotional
reflective
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? Yes
3.0
Book 4 in the Edens Series follows Eloise & Jasper, who got drunk in Vegas and woke up hitched. Eloise is desperate not to disappoint her family or seem like she is irresponsible after an incident a few years ago stopped her from inheriting the family hotel so she wants to try and have the marriage annulled before anyone finds out. Jasper has a toxic ex who has invited him to her wedding and doesn't want to go solo so once he let's slip to Eloise's siblings about their marriage they decide to "fake it" so she can save face & get the hotel and she will be his plus one to the ex's wedding.
Now, there are parts of this book I like and enjoyed, but there are also parts that infuriated me. Both Eloise & Jasper suck at communication unless it's with their bodies as there were times this book NEEDED them to have a meaningful conversation to move the plot forward and instead they just banged it out and glossed over the glaring issues. Eloise was trying to prove herself responsible enough for the family business but kept avoiding/sticking her head in the sand about everything, and that became tedious. Jasper was just as bad with his lack of communication skills, and instead of acting like a sulking child, he should have voiced his thoughts and feelings. I thought both of them were equally right and wrong at certain moments, I liked getting glimpses of the rest of the Edens and I'm SO glad this wasn't the love triangle trope I feared it might be after the end of book 3. I liked the action towards the end of the book, and I enjoyed the epilogues as always. Lucy Rivers was spectacular as always, and this was my first audiobook with Lance Greenfield narrating, and I really enjoyed his performance. Overall, it was a good addition to the series, and I enjoyed it as much the second time round as I did the first. This marks the last of my rereads of this series as books 5 & 6 I haven't read at all yet, so I can't wait to dive in. 🌶🌶.5
Now, there are parts of this book I like and enjoyed, but there are also parts that infuriated me. Both Eloise & Jasper suck at communication unless it's with their bodies as there were times this book NEEDED them to have a meaningful conversation to move the plot forward and instead they just banged it out and glossed over the glaring issues. Eloise was trying to prove herself responsible enough for the family business but kept avoiding/sticking her head in the sand about everything, and that became tedious. Jasper was just as bad with his lack of communication skills, and instead of acting like a sulking child, he should have voiced his thoughts and feelings. I thought both of them were equally right and wrong at certain moments, I liked getting glimpses of the rest of the Edens and I'm SO glad this wasn't the love triangle trope I feared it might be after the end of book 3. I liked the action towards the end of the book, and I enjoyed the epilogues as always. Lucy Rivers was spectacular as always, and this was my first audiobook with Lance Greenfield narrating, and I really enjoyed his performance. Overall, it was a good addition to the series, and I enjoyed it as much the second time round as I did the first. This marks the last of my rereads of this series as books 5 & 6 I haven't read at all yet, so I can't wait to dive in. 🌶🌶.5