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A Naval Surgeon to Fight For by Carla Kelly
3.0
Thank you to Harlequin Audio for a chance to read an arc this book! 🖤
3⭐️ interesting and sweet | tropes: childhood friends to lovers, slow burn, closed door | audio
Overall Thoughts 💭:
Jerusha is the daughter of a vicar who was sent to live with (rather, work for) her widowed aunt after her mother spent her dowry to aid her brother's career. James is a surgeon who struggles with loving her while not being in her social sphere. I love the childhood savior trope. The two of them were sweet and understanding towards each other and I loved their yearning. This book was interesting, and seeing Jerusha struggle thinking about what she wanted her life to be and the options (or lack of options) she has. She exists in society but is the lowest rung and has to live in this purgatory state. I liked the hospital aspect and hearing the stories of different patients. Jerusha helping patients in the hospital was a real highlight. Now for the negatives... I didn't love how much time they spent apart in the middle and I also didn't realize how much naval activity would be front and center in this book. That was my fault entirely. Those parts of the book dragged a lot and couldn't keep my attention at all.
3⭐️ interesting and sweet | tropes: childhood friends to lovers, slow burn, closed door | audio
Overall Thoughts 💭:
Jerusha is the daughter of a vicar who was sent to live with (rather, work for) her widowed aunt after her mother spent her dowry to aid her brother's career. James is a surgeon who struggles with loving her while not being in her social sphere. I love the childhood savior trope. The two of them were sweet and understanding towards each other and I loved their yearning. This book was interesting, and seeing Jerusha struggle thinking about what she wanted her life to be and the options (or lack of options) she has. She exists in society but is the lowest rung and has to live in this purgatory state. I liked the hospital aspect and hearing the stories of different patients. Jerusha helping patients in the hospital was a real highlight. Now for the negatives... I didn't love how much time they spent apart in the middle and I also didn't realize how much naval activity would be front and center in this book. That was my fault entirely. Those parts of the book dragged a lot and couldn't keep my attention at all.
Lucky in Love by Bailey Black, Bailey B.
2.0
Thank you to Bailey Books for a chance to read an arc this book! 🖤
2⭐️ fun concept not so fun execution | digital
Overall Thoughts 💭:
Holly is a leprechaun with able to grant a wish in exchange for a secret. Liam is a man in a sibling rivalry where he must find a wife or lose his business. These characters had some emotion and depth to them and I liked their banter and mutual pining for each other but their romance didn't grip me.
2⭐️ fun concept not so fun execution | digital
Overall Thoughts 💭:
Holly is a leprechaun with able to grant a wish in exchange for a secret. Liam is a man in a sibling rivalry where he must find a wife or lose his business. These characters had some emotion and depth to them and I liked their banter and mutual pining for each other but their romance didn't grip me.
I'm not my husbands ideal type by 三坛海烩藕粉
3.0
3⭐️ Loser becomes "my wife" guy
tags: omegaverse, marriage of convenience, idiots in love, High steam
original language: Chinese
📓Overall Thoughts:
I enjoyed Shu Chaoyu and Qin Zhishi’s game of cat and mouse. This book was more smut than the actual plot but was fun and enjoyable overall. I forgot a lot of non-fanfiction omegaverse does the whole 'cavity' thing and it threw me a bit, I still enjoyed this book overall.
tags: omegaverse, marriage of convenience, idiots in love, High steam
original language: Chinese
📓Overall Thoughts:
I enjoyed Shu Chaoyu and Qin Zhishi’s game of cat and mouse. This book was more smut than the actual plot but was fun and enjoyable overall. I forgot a lot of non-fanfiction omegaverse does the whole 'cavity' thing and it threw me a bit, I still enjoyed this book overall.
Scandal in Spring by Lisa Kleypas
4.0
The Good
This book was a joy to read! The main characters were the best part. I love the pinning by Matthew and Daisy is a whimsical romantic and I loved her. Her refering to her romance novels was so relatable. Their banter and chemistry was super good, it reminded me of Pride and Prejudice (which is my absolute favorite!). I want to read the previous books to see the stories of Daisy's sisters.
The Bad
Lillian (her sister) was so overbearing it was near illogical. I understood where she was coming from and here fears but it was so intense it was hard to feel bad for her. The 'big reveal' felt anticlimactic to me for some reason and what followed felt like unnecessary dramatics as we could tell it was going to be resolved soon. It happened like 80% into the book, which made it have less time for so much to happen and emotions to be felt. It has to happen and then immediately be resolved all in like 3 or 4 chapters.
The Rating
I give "Scandal in Spring" a 4/5
This book was a joy to read! The main characters were the best part. I love the pinning by Matthew and Daisy is a whimsical romantic and I loved her. Her refering to her romance novels was so relatable. Their banter and chemistry was super good, it reminded me of Pride and Prejudice (which is my absolute favorite!). I want to read the previous books to see the stories of Daisy's sisters.
The Bad
Lillian (her sister) was so overbearing it was near illogical. I understood where she was coming from and here fears but it was so intense it was hard to feel bad for her. The 'big reveal' felt anticlimactic to me for some reason and what followed
Spoiler
matthew's disappearance/deathThe Rating
I give "Scandal in Spring" a 4/5