This was my least favorite Joanna Shupe so far. I give like 2 1/2 stars.

So many people liked it. So please just try it and come back and tell me you loved it, 😆.

I loved that the hero was deaf. It’s nice seeing it represented and learning some of the trials our hero, Oliver, went through.

The characters just didn’t do enough for me. I find I don’t like when heroes run hot and cold. He wants her *hand to forehead* but he mustn’t, he must set her free, but no, he cannot stop! Oh he stopped. Wait, now he’s 100% changed his mind and is confused why heroine is confused. Just no.

The heroine I liked through most of the book. I tried. I really did. But when the horse made her cry I was done with this ninny. She came through in the end and that’s all that mattered I guess. However, I’m positive her lips are gone. What? Yes, lipless. Here’s how it happened.

She bit her lip.
She nibbled on her bottom lip.
...her bottom lip disappearing between her teeth again.
Christina licked her dry lips...
...he noticed her biting her lip...
She bit her lip, looked away...
...nibbling her lip as she stared at the floor.
The words hung there and she bit her lip.
Biting her bottom lip,...
Christina bit her lip...
...she met his gaze and bit her lip...

And I’ll stop at HALFWAY through the book. I’m going to twitch at the word lip now forever.

Also I’m a bit too bloodthirsty to be satisfied with this ending. What happened to all the horrible people in this book?