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A review by hennessy96
The Bourbon Bride by Adrian R. Hale
4.5
Absolutely loved the story, filled with all my favorite tropes and mini-tropes: a holy 14-year age gap, he falls first and hard, stepping up to protect_attack, his doggo loving her more than him, family drama, a toxic maternal figure, a business heiress, funny banter between brothers, a marriage of convenience, those "my wife" and "good girl" scenes... It was a lovely and exciting read, and oh so spicy—I couldn't get enough of the experience_unbalance between them! 💕
The torment at the end of the first book, with the MC messing up big time and making things worse, was actually understandable with his upgrading. But isn't that what we love in romance books? A smitten MC who messes up, realizes his mistakes, and grovels like a champ! 🏆 Priceless! 🙈 And the third-act breakup, a guilty pleasure trope that we all crave. That I CRAVE 🤭
Then comes the second book, where Paige was a queen with her reasoning, mindset, and forgiveness toward Hayes. ✨ For a moment, I thought she was too kind, but her POV was top-notch, non-toxic, and green-flagged in all the right ways 💚
Hayes, my man! You got it so right the second time around 🤌🫣 If given two more chapters, you could have won over her harpy of a mother (the unswoonable type) 💯
The torment at the end of the first book, with the MC messing up big time and making things worse, was actually understandable with his upgrading. But isn't that what we love in romance books? A smitten MC who messes up, realizes his mistakes, and grovels like a champ! 🏆 Priceless! 🙈 And the third-act breakup, a guilty pleasure trope that we all crave. That I CRAVE 🤭
Then comes the second book, where Paige was a queen with her reasoning, mindset, and forgiveness toward Hayes. ✨ For a moment, I thought she was too kind, but her POV was top-notch, non-toxic, and green-flagged in all the right ways 💚
Hayes, my man! You got it so right the second time around 🤌🫣 If given two more chapters, you could have won over her harpy of a mother (the unswoonable type) 💯