A review by annathebibliophile
The Love Letter by Rachel Hauck

2.0

I absolutely loved Rachel Hauck's Once Upon a Prince series. I think it's because I'm a hopeless romantic who LOVES Hallmark Christmas movies. I was excited to read another book of Rachel Hauck's as I've only read the first three in the Once Upon a Prince series. Unfortunately, for me, this one fell pretty flat. I didn't love the writing, but I could get past it--there were just some cheesy lines that I read out loud and cringed (now, I'm reminding myself how much I love Hallmark movies so I shouldn't get caught up in cheesy issues.) I could get past the flat writing, but the plot just did not draw me in! I'm a fast reader: this book should have taken me about a day or two, and it took me about 5 days. I just wasn't pulled into the story like I hoped I'd be. I also can't blame it on the structure of jumping back and forth from the Revolutionary War to today--I've read plenty of similarly structured texts and flew through them. I probably would have been more drawn in if the characters were more fleshed out. I didn't feel connected to Esther or Chloe. The character I felt I knew best and liked the most was Jesse, which is interesting as I normally connect with the female characters more. I really wanted to like this, and I think many people will find this an enjoyable read, it just didn't do it for me.