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Marriage for One
by Ella Maise
4.5 out of 5 Stars!
I can't believe my first (re)read of this year turned out being 5 stars!
I finished this book at midnight, needless to say no one has the energy to write a review at that time, so I decided to write my (2nd) review of this book first thing in the morning, so voilá! :D
Reading this book for a second time has been such a delightful experience for me (as predicted). I was surprised at myself for remembering too much of the story, I gave 3.5 stars by my first read and even I gave much higher ratings to other romance books and may have loved them more by that time I can't say I remember every details as much as I did with this book.
I don't know exactly what it is with this book that I feel so drawn to. It has your typical tropes you'd expect from romance novels, aka grumpy meets sunshine with lots of other clichés, but I really loved it.
This book has stayed in my mind for such a long time and I knew I had to read it again, because I felt like my first rating of this book didn't feel right, I had to rate it higher.
I will round this book up to 5 stars and will also add it to my favorites, because as I already explained it above there's something within the story that is so charming and alluring.
The only reason I won't give this book a total 5 stars is because Jack (the main character/love interest) was being a bit possessive-ish toward Rose (Yes, I know, their names are Jack and Rose exactly like the Titanic. That was one of the reasons I wanted to read this book in the first place). Meaning, he gets jealous when she speaks to other men and etc, but that won't be coming as surprising since this is a romance novel and he is the typical romance novel hero you'd anticipate.
One last thing I wanted to add: Very very recently I discovered that the author added an extra short story/epilogue to Jack and Rose's love story and I was naturally over the moon.
Their short story was very cute and adorable, but it felt like the author wrote something fast and without going through her draft again on her way to the grocery store just to make fans of this book happy. Not gonna lie I was happy that I get to read about them and how their marriage was (and the fact they became parents *heart eyes*), but it also felt ridiculous at times, but in a cheesy and sweet sort of way.
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Rereading a book is something I rarely do, but starting the year with a reread is something I've never done before.
I wanted to reread this book for some time now, because my guts are telling me that I'm going to like it more by my second read.
And I'll be listening to the audiobook this time, while reading the e-book too, of course.
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3.5 Stars.
When I first came across this book over a month ago the first thing I noticed was the massive ratings. I looked up to the author's other books and a lot of her books were well rated so I thought to myself: ''Maybe I should give this book a shot, although this is the first time I'm introduced to a book by this author whose previous books are popular plus it's a romance novel so it should be fun!''
The second main thing I noticed while reading the synopsis was when I saw the names of the main characters which are Jack and Ross I immediately thought of Titanic, naturally. Now, one would think that this will be a reimagining of the film, but the weird thing was it wasn't. So, why would the author do something like that if it will be nothing like Titanic (I'm not saying ships sinking or anything), maybe she's a fan of it (I'm assuming)? Like, what was the point of that?
Pros:
-Enjoyable
-Funny
-Fast paced despite the books being thousands of pages long
-Fake marriage/fake dating is always a fun trope
-The plot wasn't heavy to follow
Cons:
-Unnecessarily long (it was more than 400 pages, which is A LOT for a romance novel)
-The whole execution of the (fake) marriage was weird
-The characters were annoying
Overall, I think giving this book a 3 star was the most reasonable option. I did enjoy it, it had cute moments. However, the ''plot twists'' were so obvious, I saw it coming early in the book, so nothing shocked me.
I can't believe my first (re)read of this year turned out being 5 stars!
I finished this book at midnight, needless to say no one has the energy to write a review at that time, so I decided to write my (2nd) review of this book first thing in the morning, so voilá! :D
Reading this book for a second time has been such a delightful experience for me (as predicted). I was surprised at myself for remembering too much of the story, I gave 3.5 stars by my first read and even I gave much higher ratings to other romance books and may have loved them more by that time I can't say I remember every details as much as I did with this book.
I don't know exactly what it is with this book that I feel so drawn to. It has your typical tropes you'd expect from romance novels, aka grumpy meets sunshine with lots of other clichés, but I really loved it.
This book has stayed in my mind for such a long time and I knew I had to read it again, because I felt like my first rating of this book didn't feel right, I had to rate it higher.
I will round this book up to 5 stars and will also add it to my favorites, because as I already explained it above there's something within the story that is so charming and alluring.
The only reason I won't give this book a total 5 stars is because Jack (the main character/love interest) was being a bit possessive-ish toward Rose (Yes, I know, their names are Jack and Rose exactly like the Titanic. That was one of the reasons I wanted to read this book in the first place). Meaning, he gets jealous when she speaks to other men and etc, but that won't be coming as surprising since this is a romance novel and he is the typical romance novel hero you'd anticipate.
One last thing I wanted to add: Very very recently I discovered that the author added an extra short story/epilogue to Jack and Rose's love story and I was naturally over the moon.
Their short story was very cute and adorable, but it felt like the author wrote something fast and without going through her draft again on her way to the grocery store just to make fans of this book happy. Not gonna lie I was happy that I get to read about them and how their marriage was (and the fact they became parents *heart eyes*), but it also felt ridiculous at times, but in a cheesy and sweet sort of way.
**************************
Rereading a book is something I rarely do, but starting the year with a reread is something I've never done before.
I wanted to reread this book for some time now, because my guts are telling me that I'm going to like it more by my second read.
And I'll be listening to the audiobook this time, while reading the e-book too, of course.
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3.5 Stars.
When I first came across this book over a month ago the first thing I noticed was the massive ratings. I looked up to the author's other books and a lot of her books were well rated so I thought to myself: ''Maybe I should give this book a shot, although this is the first time I'm introduced to a book by this author whose previous books are popular plus it's a romance novel so it should be fun!''
The second main thing I noticed while reading the synopsis was when I saw the names of the main characters which are Jack and Ross I immediately thought of Titanic, naturally. Now, one would think that this will be a reimagining of the film, but the weird thing was it wasn't. So, why would the author do something like that if it will be nothing like Titanic (I'm not saying ships sinking or anything), maybe she's a fan of it (I'm assuming)? Like, what was the point of that?
Pros:
-Enjoyable
-Funny
-Fast paced despite the books being thousands of pages long
-Fake marriage/fake dating is always a fun trope
-The plot wasn't heavy to follow
Cons:
-Unnecessarily long (it was more than 400 pages, which is A LOT for a romance novel)
-The whole execution of the (fake) marriage was weird
-The characters were annoying
Overall, I think giving this book a 3 star was the most reasonable option. I did enjoy it, it had cute moments. However, the ''plot twists'' were so obvious, I saw it coming early in the book, so nothing shocked me.