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The Surrogate by Penelope Ward
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did not like it
bookshelves: i-wanted-needed-to-like-this-bk, cover-disappointing, high-hopes-fell-flat-disappointing, wish-i-didnt-read-burner-list, hero-hung-up-on-late-wfe-gf-or-ex, mainstream-wellworn-trope, ow-is-main-focus-or-ow-drama, paid-to-impregnate-her, pregnancy-unwanted-by-hero, pregnant-h-andor-motherhood, surrogacy, he-tells-ow-he-loves-her, writin-telling-more-than-showing, 10-for-premise-0-for-execution, blurb-premise-interesting, sigh-sheesh, wattefokisdit, she-initiates-sex-intimacy-not-him, h-doggedly-pursues-him, may-dec-dec-may, older-hero, british-hero, not-romance, not-feelin-true-love, he-never-puts-h-1st, he-loved-or-cared-before, he-loves-his-fam, he-loves-ow-om, ow-comes-1st-in-his-life, heroine-merely-a-convenience-to-him, heroine-not-his-usual-type, he-struggles-2-commit-2-h, he-struggles-2-love-again, obsession-not-love, unconvincin-jealous-possessive-hero, shes-obsessd-bodybetrays-dickmatizd, brooding-hero, moody-or-surly-hero, unequal-h-more-invlved-than-hero, unequal-balance-of-power-btwn-hxh, widower, he-allows-intimacy-with-ow-during, hero-needs-space-or-asks-4-a-break

Pushy youngster of a heroine - a most unpalatable reading experience for me; disengaged H; surrogacy blurb and title with a telling-not-showing pregnancy. A man who loves his dead wife so much that he agrees to father a child with her……shudder…(Um…she’s VERY much alive in spirit - for him & his in-laws; and will be for his child = this author’s favourite trope)

Surrogacy is one of my favourite storylines in Romance.
The body-betraying h + the “disinterested-where-it-matters-hero” is one of my least favourite.
I was hoping for the best, not even expecting the worst🤷‍♀️
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message 1: by Inna (new) - added it

Inna (Semi-Hiatus) I’m laughing at the blurb of this book, specifically: “he accused me of wanting to do this for the money”. What?? IS THAT SUPPOSED TO BE A BAD THING?? I can’t 😂😂 How dare she want to make some money for any reason? She must be horrible. /s. I don’t even know what her reason is, but it’s just such a weird thing to be upset over.


message 2: by Beeg (new) - rated it 1 star

Beeg Panda Inna wrote: "I’m laughing at the blurb of this book, specifically: “he accused me of wanting to do this for the money”. What?? IS THAT SUPPOSED TO BE A BAD THING?? I can’t 😂😂 How dare she want to make some mone..."

Right! LOL


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