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A review by duanur
Gentleman Jim by Mimi Matthews
3.0
*3.5*
A book about romance and revenge from Mimi Matthews? Inspired by Count of Monte Cristo?? Does Mimi Matthews write personally for me?? I swear, she knows the way to my heart.
So... it has been a while since a book made me cry this much. I don't know whether I was in a crying mood or this was just sad. Since [b:The Count of Monte Cristo|7126|The Count of Monte Cristo|Alexandre Dumas|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1309203605l/7126._SY75_.jpg|391568] is one of my favourite books of all time, it also made me cry for Edmond Dantes all over again as well.
I love Mimi Matthews' writing, her characters and basically I just love her stories. Even though I really liked the plot of this book, I didn't love this as much as I wanted to. My biggest problem with it was the hero. I could not warm up to Nicholas Seaton. I actually felt betrayed for never reaching out to Maggie for 10 years. I mean, when she said that she forgave him I was screaming for her to dump his ass. I was still rooting for them at the end but I really wanted more from his character. I was never sure of him like I was sure about Maggie. It was obvious how much she loved Nicholas but his feelings didn't feel sincere.
I really liked Maggie as our main character. She was loyal (do you know what that is, Nicholas??), strong, patient and overall lovable. I really wanted her relationship with Jane to be more fleshed out so we could also have a good friendship portrayal in this book and maybe even get to see Jane and Mattingly's romance play out a little bit more.
Overall, this wasn't my favourite Mimi Matthews book (that is still [b:The Work of Art|46133134|The Work of Art|Mimi Matthews|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1560219799l/46133134._SY75_.jpg|71067983].) But it was definitely very different from what she has written so far and I really enjoyed the ups and downs this book made me experience. I can't wait to see (and read) what Mimi Matthews will write next.
A book about romance and revenge from Mimi Matthews? Inspired by Count of Monte Cristo?? Does Mimi Matthews write personally for me?? I swear, she knows the way to my heart.
So... it has been a while since a book made me cry this much. I don't know whether I was in a crying mood or this was just sad. Since [b:The Count of Monte Cristo|7126|The Count of Monte Cristo|Alexandre Dumas|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1309203605l/7126._SY75_.jpg|391568] is one of my favourite books of all time, it also made me cry for Edmond Dantes all over again as well.
I love Mimi Matthews' writing, her characters and basically I just love her stories. Even though I really liked the plot of this book, I didn't love this as much as I wanted to. My biggest problem with it was the hero. I could not warm up to Nicholas Seaton. I actually felt betrayed for never reaching out to Maggie for 10 years. I mean, when she said that she forgave him I was screaming for her to dump his ass. I was still rooting for them at the end but I really wanted more from his character. I was never sure of him like I was sure about Maggie. It was obvious how much she loved Nicholas but his feelings didn't feel sincere.
Spoiler
I understand that he was a teenager when he left but I can't understand how he never reached out to Maggie all those years. I mean, wasn't he even curious what happened to her? He could at least check if she was still alive?? And when Maggie accidently found him, his feelings just surfaced back?? Just like that? It just felt unnatural to me. And he even lied to Maggie and told her that he was not Nicholas... Whyyy Nicholas whyyyI really liked Maggie as our main character. She was loyal (do you know what that is, Nicholas??), strong, patient and overall lovable. I really wanted her relationship with Jane to be more fleshed out so we could also have a good friendship portrayal in this book and maybe even get to see Jane and Mattingly's romance play out a little bit more.
Overall, this wasn't my favourite Mimi Matthews book (that is still [b:The Work of Art|46133134|The Work of Art|Mimi Matthews|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1560219799l/46133134._SY75_.jpg|71067983].) But it was definitely very different from what she has written so far and I really enjoyed the ups and downs this book made me experience. I can't wait to see (and read) what Mimi Matthews will write next.