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Tender Is the Storm
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bookshelves: public-library-freebie, cowboy-take-me-away, fake-relationship, marriage-of-convenience-arranged, historical-romance, plot-twist, pregnancy-or-knocked-up, slow-burn
Aug 28, 2019
bookshelves: public-library-freebie, cowboy-take-me-away, fake-relationship, marriage-of-convenience-arranged, historical-romance, plot-twist, pregnancy-or-knocked-up, slow-burn
3.5? 4? 4.5 Stars? I don't know how to rate this book!
It feels like ages since I read my first Johanna Lindsey historical romance and I couldn't resist this freebie from my public library. It was different than any HR I've read. I'm normally not interested in Westerns but I'm glad I gave this one a try.
The story started a bit slow for me or maybe I was just distracted, I don't know. I thought Sharisse' sister was horribly selfish. I still don't understand how Sharisse put herself in such a risky (and perhaps, unrealistic) situation to help her spoiled brat of a sister. However, the second half of the book picked up significantly and I enjoyed it very much. There were some plot twists that I figured out way before they were revealed but nevertheless, the story kept me intrigued. I loved the whole twin brothers trickery! It was very Jekyll and Hyde. Lucas was roguishly charming and Slade was a real mean hombre: "He’s a gunfighter. He’s blunt and kind of raw. He’s not civilized." I'm not sure which brother was my favorite; I'll just take both!
I wanted to give the book 5 Stars just based on the second part of the book and I probably would have if not for the abrupt ending. Right before the end, Sharisse revealed something HUGE to the hero (I'm purposely leaving out his name) and it was brushed aside because they couldn't wait to jump into bed together...and the story just ended there. No epilogue, no glimpse into the future, at all. What about the big reveal?! The reader wasn't even privy to this part of the plot. I was happy the MCs got their HEA but I was left needing more.
It feels like ages since I read my first Johanna Lindsey historical romance and I couldn't resist this freebie from my public library. It was different than any HR I've read. I'm normally not interested in Westerns but I'm glad I gave this one a try.
The story started a bit slow for me or maybe I was just distracted, I don't know. I thought Sharisse' sister was horribly selfish. I still don't understand how Sharisse put herself in such a risky (and perhaps, unrealistic) situation to help her spoiled brat of a sister. However, the second half of the book picked up significantly and I enjoyed it very much. There were some plot twists that I figured out way before they were revealed but nevertheless, the story kept me intrigued. I loved the whole twin brothers trickery! It was very Jekyll and Hyde. Lucas was roguishly charming and Slade was a real mean hombre: "He’s a gunfighter. He’s blunt and kind of raw. He’s not civilized." I'm not sure which brother was my favorite; I'll just take both!
I wanted to give the book 5 Stars just based on the second part of the book and I probably would have if not for the abrupt ending. Right before the end, Sharisse revealed something HUGE to the hero (I'm purposely leaving out his name) and it was brushed aside because they couldn't wait to jump into bed together...and the story just ended there. No epilogue, no glimpse into the future, at all. What about the big reveal?! The reader wasn't even privy to this part of the plot. I was happy the MCs got their HEA but I was left needing more.
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Reading Progress
August 10, 2019
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August 26, 2019
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Started Reading
August 28, 2019
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Finished Reading