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A review by lezreadalot
Heart's Surrender by Emma Weimann
3.0
I wanted to like this a lot more than I actually did. It sounds like just the type of opposites attract romance that I really enjoy, a pampered housewife and a hardworking handywoman. But it was also rich girl/poor girl, and that kind of trope has to be written in a very specific way for me to enjoy it. I would have loved for there to be a little more commentary on class differences and the divide between the upper class and the working class. I thought I was going to get that, after the coffee-shop incident and learning that Sam wasn't always working class. But Sam's backstory was barely plumbed, and the leftist in me wanted way more commentary than we got. This was less 'eat the rich' and more 'eat out the rich'. Which, I mean, is fine!
(Lol. I feel like I've made that joke before and I'm sorry. But not really.)
As for the romance, it was just okay. The writing was... fine. I didn't grow to care for either of the characters very much, and they both said some things that had me side-eyeing them. The book did one of those things I really don't like, which is to have the bulk of the character interaction and development happen off screen. Several times we were just told, oh, the characters have been chatting a lot over the past few days or weeks or whatever. So when the characters started talking about love I was like huh?? You barely know each other!!
This might work better for someone who's looking for an erotic romance, because it definitely didn't lack for steam. And it was butch/femme, which is always great. It just didn't really do much for me.
2.5 stars. Honestly more of a 2 than a 3, but I rounded up because I have a huge soft spot for the general premise, and it was really hot.
(Lol. I feel like I've made that joke before and I'm sorry. But not really.)
As for the romance, it was just okay. The writing was... fine. I didn't grow to care for either of the characters very much, and they both said some things that had me side-eyeing them. The book did one of those things I really don't like, which is to have the bulk of the character interaction and development happen off screen. Several times we were just told, oh, the characters have been chatting a lot over the past few days or weeks or whatever. So when the characters started talking about love I was like huh?? You barely know each other!!
This might work better for someone who's looking for an erotic romance, because it definitely didn't lack for steam. And it was butch/femme, which is always great. It just didn't really do much for me.
2.5 stars. Honestly more of a 2 than a 3, but I rounded up because I have a huge soft spot for the general premise, and it was really hot.