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Midnight Valentine
by J.T. Geissinger
4.5 stars
What I liked best about this book was the feisty character of Megan and how she was no wilting flower; “I’m not the kind of woman who thinks surliness is charming. All these alpha-holes from romance novels have given women the wrong idea that bad manners are attractive. I also hate talking on the phone, which I stubbornly refuse to remember until I’m in the middle of a conversation, wondering why I didn’t just send a text.” (Megan Dunn, female MC.) MEGAN DUNN IS MY SISTER FROM ANOTHER MISTER!
Second, I felt like the author really understood grieving. I resonated with several lines that touched on the nature of loss.
Third, I believe in what author Robert Moss calls “sidewalk oracles.” I found charming all the coincidences and synchronicity in the book, even though sometimes it was over-the-top.
I would’ve liked to have read the incorporation of the quote by Arthur Conan Doyle, “Once you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how improbable, must be the truth.” What happened in this plot wasn’t impossible.
Suzanne had some great lines: “Suzanne says flatly, “That was depressing. Remind me not to invite you over for Christmas dinner. You’ll give the baby Jesus a migraine.” “Sorry. Is it too early in the morning for nihilism?”
This was such an interesting book! I think it would be hard to find a category that it snuggly fits. It has elements of paranormal but for romance, that usually means shifters and vampires rather than versions of near death experiences or hybrid reincarnation. I felt greedy at the end. I wanted more epilogue. The actual epilogue is two months after the last chapter. I wanted this “two months later” and then “a year later.” Also, I wanted to know what happens to Colleen.
Poor Theo, I think he went through the wringer worse than anyone. Upon reading the acknowledgments, I noted that the author said that originally, she had different plans for the ending of this book. I think I caught a sense of her original intent in the latter chapters. (Foreshadowing!) I was on pins and needles hoping that the alternative ending wasn’t going to happen. I’m so glad it didn’t! The world has a lot of sadness in it, a lot of grief, a lot of trauma. I believe that death is not the end. I believe that energy never dies, it only changes shape or form. But a HEA in the same world works best for me!
What I liked best about this book was the feisty character of Megan and how she was no wilting flower; “I’m not the kind of woman who thinks surliness is charming. All these alpha-holes from romance novels have given women the wrong idea that bad manners are attractive. I also hate talking on the phone, which I stubbornly refuse to remember until I’m in the middle of a conversation, wondering why I didn’t just send a text.” (Megan Dunn, female MC.) MEGAN DUNN IS MY SISTER FROM ANOTHER MISTER!
Second, I felt like the author really understood grieving. I resonated with several lines that touched on the nature of loss.
Third, I believe in what author Robert Moss calls “sidewalk oracles.” I found charming all the coincidences and synchronicity in the book, even though sometimes it was over-the-top.
I would’ve liked to have read the incorporation of the quote by Arthur Conan Doyle, “Once you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how improbable, must be the truth.” What happened in this plot wasn’t impossible.
Suzanne had some great lines: “Suzanne says flatly, “That was depressing. Remind me not to invite you over for Christmas dinner. You’ll give the baby Jesus a migraine.” “Sorry. Is it too early in the morning for nihilism?”
This was such an interesting book! I think it would be hard to find a category that it snuggly fits. It has elements of paranormal but for romance, that usually means shifters and vampires rather than versions of near death experiences or hybrid reincarnation. I felt greedy at the end. I wanted more epilogue. The actual epilogue is two months after the last chapter. I wanted this “two months later” and then “a year later.” Also, I wanted to know what happens to Colleen.
Poor Theo, I think he went through the wringer worse than anyone. Upon reading the acknowledgments, I noted that the author said that originally, she had different plans for the ending of this book. I think I caught a sense of her original intent in the latter chapters. (Foreshadowing!) I was on pins and needles hoping that the alternative ending wasn’t going to happen. I’m so glad it didn’t! The world has a lot of sadness in it, a lot of grief, a lot of trauma. I believe that death is not the end. I believe that energy never dies, it only changes shape or form. But a HEA in the same world works best for me!