(ARC provided by Netgalley and the publisher as an exchange for my honest review)
I really wished I enjoyed this book morI hate doing this. DNFed at 50%
(ARC provided by Netgalley and the publisher as an exchange for my honest review)
I really wished I enjoyed this book more so I didn't have to DNF it. I usually DNF books at around the 30% mark but since this is an ARC, I tried my best to like it more. I pushed myself to read more even if I'm slowly losing interest. To try harder just because I owe it to the publisher and the author. But, there's just no point torturing myself reading a book I have no time for anymore.
What are my issues with this book?
1. The premise was good, the book started out well! but what wasn't there were the characters' chemistry. Dont get me wrong, I found moments in the beginning where I felt it but, it's just pretty inconsistent to me. That was the first thing I noticed.
2. I couldn't connect with Nora. Her character's flat and boring that I sometimes find myself pretty annoyed with her. She's repetitive as heck ...more
OH. GOD. This line broke me. The significance of these words...
What would you do if the person you're with suddenly"I reckon I love you, Chloe Roscoe"
OH. GOD. This line broke me. The significance of these words...
What would you do if the person you're with suddenly passes away while still in the honeymoon phase of your relationship? What would you feel like when you find out his family doesn't know anything about you or that you have been their dead son's secret? How do you stay cool when everybody tells you that your short-lived relationship shouldn't have that much impact in your life? How do you move on when the love you thought was blazing is suddenly in questioned and you can't get your answers because the only one that could give them to you has died? This is Chloe Roscoe's story.
I gotta say, this book started out slow, but I get it — you can't hurry up your grief. This is a very slow process that needs to take it's own time. When one dies, something inside us breaks that nothing can ever fix. This is a tale of grief, family, love and most importantly self-discovery. I love that the story's flow here is so organic. Chloe is such a great character, so strong and hopeful! It breaks my heart to find out what the title means now that I've finished the book. Hayley Doyle has done a wonderful job telling this inspiring story.
This novel is a must-read if you have enjoyed Josie Silver's "The Two Lives of Lydia Bird"
(Many thanks to Netgalley and Avon Books UK for providing me an ARC in exchange for an honest review!)...more
(ARC courtesy by NETGALLEY and 8th Circle Press in exchange for honest review!)
A certain beloved interfering lord is back with his shenanigans!
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A certain beloved interfering lord is back with his shenanigans!
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Lord Arthur Godwick, brother of Lia and son of Mona finally gets his own book in this steamy and romantic installment of The Godwicks series by Tiffany Reisz!
... After finding himself, yet again, cleaning up his little brother Charlie's latest mess, Lord Arthur Godwick is willing to sacrifice anything in order to save their family's most prized and very much stolen, painting that his brother sold to a hotel owner without the family's knowledge. Lady Regan Ferry, the mysterious owner of the hotel "The Pearl" refuses to accept money as payment. A lord who's willing to do anything to take back a stolen painting - an agreement was made. Ten nights of debauchery for a debt to pay.
This book is one of my most-anticipated books of 2020! And just like The Red and The Rose, this book proved just how I very much adore this art-connoisseur and ahem, indecent family.
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While, the previous books were magical and steamy with it's transcendental sex scenes that will blow your mind, it made me appreciate Reisz's crafty and tastefully talent in writing erotica that made me love this series so much. However, this book was lacking something that the predecessors has. The chemistry between Arthur and Regan, our hero and heroine. Yikes!
It was a struggle for me to connect with Regan in the beginning. She came off cold and mean (and not in a cute enemies to lovers way!) Chemistry and the likeableness of the character are a huge factor for me, so to see Regan here not tick any of my boxes were a, sigh, a disappointment. However, she did redeemed herself later on when the author reveals the how and the why she is the way she was. I understood. That she's a complex character protecting herself and anyone - from the inevitable heartbreak she will cause, that she has gone through a lot, a woman in her own gilded cage that needed to be set free - and she did so, by herself!
Now, Lord Arthur... there are no words to explain how much I love and adore him! You can say he's the only proper Godwick that didn't indulge in the Godwick ways how, untrue that was, lol/ The Lord Malcolm genes definitely didn't skipped him! I have no complaints with his characterization! He's freaking perfect!!!
THE APPEAL OF ARTHUR/REGAN here is the domme/sub and may/december relationship factor. Arthur is 21 year-old aristocrat and Regan is a 30 year-old widow. Their chemistry maybe wasn't instant but it'll develop as the book continues. This book is very heavy on romance.
To wrap this up, this book isn't as good as the previous two in terms of the erotica department. Can say it's an equivalent of vanilla compared to its predecessors. It mainly focuses on romance and I can say that this is mainly a Regan-centric book, in my opinion.
****** OVERALL BOOK RATING: 3.75 stars Trigger and Content warnings: Parental death, cancer trope, self-volunteered sterilization, cheating though not with the main couple and also with the exception of: Regan's nightmare, second-cousin incest STEAM: HIGH ANGST: LOW ROMANCE: HIGH