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A review by nic55
Night Song by Beverly Jenkins
4.0
This started off weaker than the other Beverly Jenkins I’ve read but it eventually won me over. Per usual with her books, I was initially much more interested in the independent, opinionated FMC than her love interest. Cara’s backstory was immediately tragic and her role within her community as a teacher was more compelling than I would’ve guessed. Chase took longer for me to warm up to but he won me over. I appreciated his struggles with being a Black Union soldier and also his past as a slave. Their dynamic was great, especially since they both initially claimed they’d never fall in love or get too involved. I’m a sucker for when romance leads have unwanted feels popping up lol. There was a lot of steam in this one, especially on household furniture lol, which I enjoyed. Bev tends to write sexual tension well and even while having sexually inexperienced heroines, they’re always fairly independent so it doesn’t go too far with the whole virginal/innocence thing (at least, for my taste).
There were a lot of twists and suspense/drama in the back half of this book. It was ultimately entertaining but too drawn out and a bit OTT. There was a miscarriage plot line that was…jarring to say the least. The way it affected their relationship was irritating but I eventually just rolled with it lol. Writing was also not as smooth as I would’ve wanted and was repetitive/meandered at times.
Overall, I have preferred the slightly newer Destiny series to the books published in the 90s (Topaz and this). Though I definitely enjoyed this, I could tell this was a debut. I’m interested to keep exploring Bev’s historicals and see if that pattern continues!
There were a lot of twists and suspense/drama in the back half of this book. It was ultimately entertaining but too drawn out and a bit OTT. There was a miscarriage plot line that was…jarring to say the least. The way it affected their relationship was irritating but I eventually just rolled with it lol. Writing was also not as smooth as I would’ve wanted and was repetitive/meandered at times.
Overall, I have preferred the slightly newer Destiny series to the books published in the 90s (Topaz and this). Though I definitely enjoyed this, I could tell this was a debut. I’m interested to keep exploring Bev’s historicals and see if that pattern continues!