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A review by theamyleblanc
All's Fair in Love and War by Virginia Heath
slow-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.0
I received a copy of this story from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
The summary has so much potential! It isn't often that I come across a historical romance where neither character is part of the ton, as it were. I was so excited for a fresh take and these two seemed perfect for the enemies to lovers storyline.
Unfortunately, there isn't anything special about it.
Georgie and Harry are fully realized characters but they come off as young and immature. They're both annoying for a good portion of the story. The children are much more interesting! And I wish we had seen more of Flora. She seems delightful. Even Norbert is easier to like than Georgie and Harry are 60% of the time.
The story moves very slowly. I think the biggest hindrance is their internal monologues. They're so long and repetitive. I was fed up with them before I was 1/3 of the way through. And then it just kept happening. The repetition read both as lazy storytelling AND as the characters harping ad nauseum.
There are better historical romances out there (by this author, even) so I can't see myself recommending this one.
The summary has so much potential! It isn't often that I come across a historical romance where neither character is part of the ton, as it were. I was so excited for a fresh take and these two seemed perfect for the enemies to lovers storyline.
Unfortunately, there isn't anything special about it.
Georgie and Harry are fully realized characters but they come off as young and immature. They're both annoying for a good portion of the story. The children are much more interesting! And I wish we had seen more of Flora. She seems delightful. Even Norbert is easier to like than Georgie and Harry are 60% of the time.
The story moves very slowly. I think the biggest hindrance is their internal monologues. They're so long and repetitive. I was fed up with them before I was 1/3 of the way through. And then it just kept happening. The repetition read both as lazy storytelling AND as the characters harping ad nauseum.
There are better historical romances out there (by this author, even) so I can't see myself recommending this one.