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rose3240 's review for:
Mine For A Moment
by Catharina Maura
I didn’t hate this book, but it left me feeling… a little off? The romance had its moments, but the plot didn’t quite hook me. This was my first Catharina Maura read—picked up randomly from Target—and I think that might’ve been a factor. I felt like I was missing context, especially since it ties into her Windsor series, which I have never read.
I finished the book in a day, so it’s not like I couldn't stand it, but the love triangle—or whatever you’d call it (everyone seemed to love everyone?)—felt like a lot. On top of that, the business Archer and Ezra ran was so vague. I got the basics, but I wanted more detail, and it just wasn’t there. Maybe that’s explored more in the Windsor series, but I don’t feel compelled to dive into those books to find out.
The MMC felt underdeveloped too, which was disappointing. His swoon-worthy inner monologues about Serenity were great, but outside of that, he didn’t seem to have much of a personality or purpose beyond driving her story forward. It was frustrating, especially when the side characters also felt pretty bland. There was also a brief side story from Archer’s POV involving Zane and Celeste, which felt like it came out of nowhere. I’m guessing it ties into the Windsor series because there was barely any context or resolution to that subplot. While it makes sense that the author didn’t expand on it if it’s meant to connect to the other books, it left me feeling frustrated as a first-time reader of this world as it kind of took me out of Archer and Serenity's story by trying to understand it lol
That said, the writing itself was fine—easy to read and engaging enough for a quick escape. If you’ve read the Windsor series or just want a light, fast read, you might enjoy this. For me, though, it just didn’t quite click.
I finished the book in a day, so it’s not like I couldn't stand it, but the love triangle—or whatever you’d call it (everyone seemed to love everyone?)—felt like a lot. On top of that, the business Archer and Ezra ran was so vague. I got the basics, but I wanted more detail, and it just wasn’t there. Maybe that’s explored more in the Windsor series, but I don’t feel compelled to dive into those books to find out.
The MMC felt underdeveloped too, which was disappointing. His swoon-worthy inner monologues about Serenity were great, but outside of that, he didn’t seem to have much of a personality or purpose beyond driving her story forward. It was frustrating, especially when the side characters also felt pretty bland. There was also a brief side story from Archer’s POV involving Zane and Celeste, which felt like it came out of nowhere. I’m guessing it ties into the Windsor series because there was barely any context or resolution to that subplot. While it makes sense that the author didn’t expand on it if it’s meant to connect to the other books, it left me feeling frustrated as a first-time reader of this world as it kind of took me out of Archer and Serenity's story by trying to understand it lol
That said, the writing itself was fine—easy to read and engaging enough for a quick escape. If you’ve read the Windsor series or just want a light, fast read, you might enjoy this. For me, though, it just didn’t quite click.