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A review by khadijareads
A Contracted Spouse for the Prizefighter by Alice Coldbreath
4.0
4 glowing stars for Dora
This is one amazing book. Theodora has been used and abused by pretty much everyone in her life, she was made for the stage and no one believes in her talent, mainly because she is not a conventional beauty
Her brother fires her from the family theatre and her sister elopes leaving Dora and her dreams of realizing stardom in tatters. With no avenues but indentured servitude in the form of housekeeper for her brother left to her, she strikes up a bargain with Clem, himself a disreputable theatre owner. Dora proposes a marriage of convenience for 25% share in her family's respectable theatre and thus begins our romance.
I loved the female characters in this book, my one criticism is Clem.
Overall, I loved this book tho 4 glowing stars.
Merged review:
4 glowing stars for Dora
This is one amazing book. Theodora has been used and abused by pretty much everyone in her life, she was made for the stage and no one believes in her talent, mainly because she is not a conventional beauty
Her brother fires her from the family theatre and her sister elopes leaving Dora and her dreams of realizing stardom in tatters. With no avenues but indentured servitude in the form of housekeeper for her brother left to her, she strikes up a bargain with Clem, himself a disreputable theatre owner. Dora proposes a marriage of convenience for 25% share in her family's respectable theatre and thus begins our romance.
I loved the female characters in this book, my one criticism is Clem.
Overall, I loved this book tho 4 glowing stars.
This is one amazing book. Theodora has been used and abused by pretty much everyone in her life, she was made for the stage and no one believes in her talent, mainly because she is not a conventional beauty
(sidenote: all of Alice Coldbreath's female protagonists' are quasi ugly women with winning personalities)
.Her brother fires her from the family theatre and her sister elopes leaving Dora and her dreams of realizing stardom in tatters. With no avenues but indentured servitude in the form of housekeeper for her brother left to her, she strikes up a bargain with Clem, himself a disreputable theatre owner. Dora proposes a marriage of convenience for 25% share in her family's respectable theatre and thus begins our romance.
I loved the female characters in this book, my one criticism is Clem.
Spoiler
While I love a good alphah*le the lying and lack of belief in Dora's talents and continuing to wait for her to fail pissed me off. Even after her popular success. Some of the things he did towards the end of the book truly pissed me off and crossed into callous behaviour.Overall, I loved this book tho 4 glowing stars.
Merged review:
4 glowing stars for Dora
This is one amazing book. Theodora has been used and abused by pretty much everyone in her life, she was made for the stage and no one believes in her talent, mainly because she is not a conventional beauty
(sidenote: all of Alice Coldbreath's female protagonists' are quasi ugly women with winning personalities)
.Her brother fires her from the family theatre and her sister elopes leaving Dora and her dreams of realizing stardom in tatters. With no avenues but indentured servitude in the form of housekeeper for her brother left to her, she strikes up a bargain with Clem, himself a disreputable theatre owner. Dora proposes a marriage of convenience for 25% share in her family's respectable theatre and thus begins our romance.
I loved the female characters in this book, my one criticism is Clem.
Spoiler
While I love a good alphah*le the lying and lack of belief in Dora's talents and continuing to wait for her to fail pissed me off. Even after her popular success. Some of the things he did towards the end of the book truly pissed me off and crossed into callous behaviour.Overall, I loved this book tho 4 glowing stars.