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A review by alm0ndwitch
Midnight Valentine by J.T. Geissinger
3.0
What a whirlwind.
I did enjoy this… however I have some issues I will address here.
I was expecting this to be a similar story as Archer’s Voice— young, beautiful and traumatised woman moves to a small town and falls in love with the super hot mute traumatised man next door.
This was basically the story but with ups and downs of chance, mental illness?, and wacky theatrical writing that felt like 2013.
Basically Megan is widowed by her life long love, Cass who wanted to buy this Oregon B&B. She finally moves there after his death to renovate and meets Theo—the tortured bad “good” man of the town.
He instantly avoids her which we learn is because of his so called schizophrenia where he’s imagined her life through memories’ of Cass’ perspective. So basically this is a story about reincarnation.
Now I’m not opposed to reincarnation but what was all that character development for if you just throw it away and blame the love of her dead husband? Does she even love Theo or he is just a vessel for Cass?!
I just felt a little betrayed by the end since their tension was lovely: BECAUSE THEY CAN BOTH OVERCOME THEIR PAST AND HEAL TOGETHER…. Spoiler they don’t!
They truly believe he was reincarnated into Theo’s body which honestly makes me feel bad for Theo, poor dude lost his personality. Anyway I like books about healing but this one lost me on language and plot.
I read it in a day so I’ll give it 3 stars and it’s really not too bad as a whole but like why would you write that ending when there were many more possibilities?
I did enjoy this… however I have some issues I will address here.
I was expecting this to be a similar story as Archer’s Voice— young, beautiful and traumatised woman moves to a small town and falls in love with the super hot mute traumatised man next door.
This was basically the story but with ups and downs of chance, mental illness?, and wacky theatrical writing that felt like 2013.
Basically Megan is widowed by her life long love, Cass who wanted to buy this Oregon B&B. She finally moves there after his death to renovate and meets Theo—the tortured bad “good” man of the town.
He instantly avoids her which we learn is because of his so called schizophrenia where he’s imagined her life through memories’ of Cass’ perspective. So basically this is a story about reincarnation.
Now I’m not opposed to reincarnation but what was all that character development for if you just throw it away and blame the love of her dead husband? Does she even love Theo or he is just a vessel for Cass?!
I just felt a little betrayed by the end since their tension was lovely: BECAUSE THEY CAN BOTH OVERCOME THEIR PAST AND HEAL TOGETHER…. Spoiler they don’t!
They truly believe he was reincarnated into Theo’s body which honestly makes me feel bad for Theo, poor dude lost his personality. Anyway I like books about healing but this one lost me on language and plot.
I read it in a day so I’ll give it 3 stars and it’s really not too bad as a whole but like why would you write that ending when there were many more possibilities?