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A review by upturnedroots
Goddess of the Hunt by Tessa Dare
5.0
"The first year I knew you, perhaps two--I thought you were put on this earth simply to vex me."
His eyebrows lifted. "And after two years?"
"Oh, then I figured out the truth," she said as they walked out of the room. "I was put on this earth to vex you."
I did like the comedic house party setup of this, and when the wedding happened I wasn't expecting that to just be 60% through the book! Interesting plot development, but I do like all the ways the characters were twisted together with their friends in their romantic entanglements and what was real and what wasn't.
It began to drag a bit after the marriage when more of Lucy and Jeremy's real flaws came out and there was more angst. I KNOW, me, complaining about angst?! No way. Well, yes, I didn't mind it per se, but it just seemed like an abrupt change in character for Jeremy to be even more cold.
I can understand the toll of grief, and the loss of a sibling. I have experienced it. My younger sister died from cancer on February 12, 2020. Perhaps, the fact that I did not like how angry Jeremy was and his "I can't be gentle" vibe, is indicative more so of my own evolving journey with grief and opening my heart back up to kindness within myself and others, than the story itself. And I thank this book and Tessa's, as always, excellent writing for helping me see that.
His eyebrows lifted. "And after two years?"
"Oh, then I figured out the truth," she said as they walked out of the room. "I was put on this earth to vex you."
I did like the comedic house party setup of this, and when the wedding happened I wasn't expecting that to just be 60% through the book! Interesting plot development, but I do like all the ways the characters were twisted together with their friends in their romantic entanglements and what was real and what wasn't.
It began to drag a bit after the marriage when more of Lucy and Jeremy's real flaws came out and there was more angst. I KNOW, me, complaining about angst?! No way. Well, yes, I didn't mind it per se, but it just seemed like an abrupt change in character for Jeremy to be even more cold.
I can understand the toll of grief, and the loss of a sibling. I have experienced it. My younger sister died from cancer on February 12, 2020. Perhaps, the fact that I did not like how angry Jeremy was and his "I can't be gentle" vibe, is indicative more so of my own evolving journey with grief and opening my heart back up to kindness within myself and others, than the story itself. And I thank this book and Tessa's, as always, excellent writing for helping me see that.