Some parts of the story were a little interesting.
Not a totally naive or ignorant/willfu ⭐⭐� 3 stars.
� What I liked :
Christmas vibes.
Not set in London.
Some parts of the story were a little interesting.
Not a totally naive or ignorant/willfully ignorant heroine.
� What I disliked:
Anachronistic. (Among other things � where was the heroines chaperone? The heroine spent days alone with the hero with only servants being about and no chaperone.)
Broken/insecure self-doubting hero. (The hero spent too much time in a self-loathing/self-recrimination state of mind and blamed himself for things that were out if his control and not his responsibility� and that he was not meant to be/should not be a martyr for�. Things that were on a societal level that were society and especially English aristocratic society problems and discrimination and prejudice etc. But also other things that were from youthful "mistakes" that he made a much bigger deal about than they were.
And the issues with his Father was as much or more his Fathers fault than the heroes own fault� If the heroes father had nurtured and cared enough to create a strong/good bond with his son instead of pretending and putting up a “perfect� facade with his son that everything was good and great and took the time to get to know his son their relationship would have been better. And they could have been more honest and closer.)
Not enough character development for any of the main characters.
Unconvincing romance and chemistry.
The plot and the characters and the romance needed more depth and some more fleshing out.
The grievance between the heroine and the hero was a little OTT and childish� The heroine held on to her grievance for too long for what it was� it would have been more understandable if the hero mocked or ridiculed her on purpose and with ill intentions or if he bullied her� but what he did was at worst a dismissal and not even a dismissal to her face but when he talked with a friend� he just did not see the heroine in a romantic way when they were younger for many reasons� and he was not in a good place at that age either.
Repetitive. (Especially about how the hero talked/thought about how small or/and short/small in stature the heroine was.)
The ending was a little disappointing/inadequate� Not enough details in the epilogue etc. ...more
The friendship between the hero and the heroines brother and the heroine.
Kind of interesting hero.
� What I disliked:
Vague ch⭐⭐ 2 stars.
� What I liked :
The friendship between the hero and the heroines brother and the heroine.
Kind of interesting hero.
� What I disliked:
Vague character description of both the main characters. (Apart from vague eye color and hair color descriptions much of the characters description/character appearance/physical description are vague for/about both the main characters …unfortunately this is also true for many of the other books/main characters in this series.)
Some parts dragged and were a little stilted.
Many parts of the story was too anachronistic/too modern.
Somewhat underdeveloped and lacking in depth.
The why and how of why the main characters feel in love was lacking.
The romantic build up and chemistry was lacking and felt stilted� there was no real “spark� between the couple and the jump/shift from friends to lovers felt unconvincing and forced.
Annoying heroine. (Some of the heroines decisions and actions were somewhat nonsensical and foolish and sometimes also contrary.)
Too much focus and repetition on and about the heroines hats and clothing.
Too little focus on the romance between the main characters.
The inconsistencies.
Some serious issues are more or less glossed over� such as childhood neglect,child abuse (beatings), alcoholism etc....more
Some parts were interesting and had real potential.
� What I disliked:
Nothing is really explored in-depth. (Not the main char ⭐⭐� 3 stars.
� What I liked :
Some parts were interesting and had real potential.
� What I disliked:
Nothing is really explored in-depth. (Not the main characters or the plot they both needed more depth and development.)
Rushed. (Even for a novella this plot is rushed and so is the romantic build-up and chemistry.)
The story is too short. (More details and more world-building etc. was needed and this story would have been really good/interesting if the story was longer and/or more comprehensive.)
That the hero/mmc kept pushing the heroine/fmc away and not trying to communicate/listen and instead felt sorry for himself and thought the heroine/fmc did not want a “monster� even though she told him she did many times. (His insecurities dragged on to long for such a short story.)
Repetitive and underdeveloped.
Formulaic in the character description/character choice.
A heroine that was rather empathetic towards others (servants and villagers/tenants etc.) despite being ignored/belittled mo ⭐⭐� 3 stars.
� What I liked :
A heroine that was rather empathetic towards others (servants and villagers/tenants etc.) despite being ignored/belittled more or less her entire life.
The heroine wanted to be a Duchess that helped her people and did not wait for approval from the hero, before getting things done.
The heroine was not really a doormat or weak, she was a little timid and insecure at first but had some growth in her character and realized her worth etc.
The hero cared about his tenants and wanted improve their lives, but also the estate etc.
Somewhat interesting side character. (The heroes cousin, which the hero has rather funny banter with.)
Castle setting.
Tiny bit of a gothic vibe to the story.
� What I disliked:
The romantic build up and chemistry is rushed and rather unconvincing.
Too much push and pull from both characters but mainly from the hero.
Indecisive hero.
More character development was needed especially for the hero. (More backstory etc.)
The heroine was a little bit too naive.
Predictable.
The miscommunication and misunderstandings. (The main characters did eventually communicate and share their pasts etc. but it took a little too long.)
Somewhat jumbled/inconsistent pacing of the story.
The way that the forced dieting/disordered eating and child abuse/neglect wa⭐⭐ 2 stars.
� What I liked :
The Dog.
The heroine was curvy.
� What I disliked:
The way that the forced dieting/disordered eating and child abuse/neglect was written/handled was rather tactless and thoughtless/careless. (The heroines mother was abusive and neglectful…she starved her daughter and manipulated her.)
One of the heroines sisters was shallow and unkind and body-shamed the heroine.
The characterization of the main characters especially the heroine was a bit too modern/anachronistic.
The hero and heroine was written rather stereotypical and one-dimensional. (The heroine is curvy and insecure and the hero is alpha but deeply insecure)
No talk about babies or kids. (No pregnancies and no talk about future pregnancies�. Or having or wanting kids/babies in the future.)
A tiny bit “older� heroine (near 30 so 28-29?)
Interesting details/world-building around/about the space station (Three Nebulas Station)
� What I disliked :
Formulaic in the character description/character choice: small “delicate� human and Huge hulking/buff alien. (Would have been/Would be really interesting to maybe see much more variety in the character descriptions/character choices.)
The the MMC/”hero� did not help or “save “the heroine sooner. (He had the power and money to do so� and was supposedly against slavery.)
The big power imbalance in the relationship. (How the MMC/”hero� sees the heroine more like a object in the beginning and not a person with feelings and wants/needs etc. And the almost Stockholm Syndrome situation between the main characters.)
Rushed/lacking romantic build-up and chemistry.
The dub-con vibes (And it is not intended to be a dub-con)
Kind of a dark/darkish romance.
Other then the details of the space station the plot was somewhat thin and rushed.
More depth and background on both main characters was needed.
****Note to self: Do Not re-read this book again.****
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