the male lead in this did in fact serve.......and i will say, the first half had me locked in.....but now that i'm wracking my brain.......did our fmcthe male lead in this did in fact serve.......and i will say, the first half had me locked in.....but now that i'm wracking my brain.......did our fmc have any flaws at all? ANY? OR PERSONALITY?...more
okay, listen, i loved the first 20-30% of this and thought the concept was delicious鈥攖he execution, however, i found to be a let-down. the initial chaokay, listen, i loved the first 20-30% of this and thought the concept was delicious鈥攖he execution, however, i found to be a let-down. the initial chafing and chemistry between robin and john (the things that made them so compelling to me as a duo) very quickly wore down to nothing and after their first sexual encounter, it seemed like that initial spark disappeared, to be replaced by either dazzling head-over-heels infatuation or willful miscommunication. towards the second half, i couldn't wait to be done, and i'm disappointed the world couldn't hold my attention any longer than it did....more
as an alice coldbreath enjoyer, i have to give her her 10s for how far she's come in the world of self-publishing. some of her earliest books are so tas an alice coldbreath enjoyer, i have to give her her 10s for how far she's come in the world of self-publishing. some of her earliest books are so thinly wrought in execution that they might as well be tropes tied together with a length of rope (non-derogatory because i love her character writing). this latest romance romp feels so divorced from those early days; the history, the setting/the world-building, the side characters and romantic subplots not central to the main characters....all so good!!!!! and i loved the idea of emmeline! having said that......not my favorite coldbreath couple. wasn't truly invested or compelled by the love story here, and i think that's partly because second chance romance is low on my list of preferred romance tropes.
3.5/5!!!!!! very fun in spite of how little i connected to the main couple (and the little kids coldbreath writes into her worlds are as always delightful) ...more
mason wanted to be a bad boy soooooo bad bro you're gonna need to work harder to sell it if you want me to believe you're a terrifyingly violent legenmason wanted to be a bad boy soooooo bad bro you're gonna need to work harder to sell it if you want me to believe you're a terrifyingly violent legend. all he did was yell at people and throw objects every once in a while. was like an overgrown puppy with no training.
also, i think alice coldbreath has a natural talent for comedy that she really needs to tap into because the side characters in this were delightful, and i feel like in her more solemnly rendered subplots, the side characters tend to be boring as hell. embrace the absurdity of medieval europe!!!!!! that shit was not normal wdym most of your baths were just wet washcloths over semi-clothed bodies ...more
i feel like alice coldbreath reached into my brain and extracted my most furtive hopes and dreams for sexy m/f couples, because the fmc and mmc in thii feel like alice coldbreath reached into my brain and extracted my most furtive hopes and dreams for sexy m/f couples, because the fmc and mmc in this were SOOOOOOOOOOOO up my alley oh my god. an ambitious, go-getter fmc who is sexually and romantically inexperienced but eager to take charge and apply herself to pleasure ...more
i maintain that the main couple in this did not like each other!!!!!!!!! what do you mean you spend like 60% of the book arguing, with zero conflict ri maintain that the main couple in this did not like each other!!!!!!!!! what do you mean you spend like 60% of the book arguing, with zero conflict resolution skills learned or demonstrated, only to suddenly drop a love confession out of nowhere???? one of my least favorite alice coldbreaths, which sucks because i actually LOVED the marriage of convenience set-up and the fmc here. 2.5/5....more
alice coldbreath books are addictively readable (very accessible and they also meet my minimum standard for research/world-building) as far as historialice coldbreath books are addictively readable (very accessible and they also meet my minimum standard for research/world-building) as far as historical romance goes. i was surprised to find i liked the mmc in this one a lot more than the fmc (he has a lot of grit and personality to him, and isn't just 'gruff/rude' for the sexual appeal of the readers...it's clear he's very flawed, though no less obsessed with his love interest for it).
more often than not, i found the fmc very boring and wanted more mmc pov chapters ...more
twas a yawn fest鈥︹€dk there was so much set-up with so little pay-off and so few moments of actual enjoyable interaction between the couple. ballroom twas a yawn fest鈥︹€dk there was so much set-up with so little pay-off and so few moments of actual enjoyable interaction between the couple. ballroom setting got tired very quickly and the get-together felt incredibly random because of the sudden, non-subtle 180 flip-flop from enemies to lovers...more
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