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rjordan19 's review for:
It Happened One Midnight
by Julie Anne Long
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Overall: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Readability: 📖📖📖📖
Feels: 🦋🦋🦋
Emotional Depth: 💔💔💔💔
Tension: ⚡⚡⚡⚡
Romance: 💞💞💞💞
Sensuality: 💋💋💋
Intimate Scene Length: 🍑🍑🍑
Steam Scale (Number of Sex Scenes): 🔥🔥🔥
Humor: Yes, a bit
Perspective: third person from hero and heroine (and a bit from Violet, a side character)
More character focused or plot focused? character
How did the speed of the story feel? medium
When mains are first on page together: almost immediately
Cliffhanger: No, this ends with a happily ever after
Epilogue: Yes, maybe 1-2 months later
Should I read in order?
Overall I would say yes because the family dynamics really involve over the course of the series and you will really fall in love with these families...but the romance itself does stand alone and I think it would be okay to pick up by itself because most of the book is really focused on the couple.
Basic plot:
Jonathan is doing everything to avoid matrimony and the dreaded ten children a fortune teller informed him were in his future – but as he gets roped into an adventure with Thomasina, he finds himself not worrying about falling...
Give this a try if you want:
- Regency
- hero’s father wants him to marry
- class difference
- investor minded hero
- forbidden love – Jonathan’s father forbids the match
- medium steam but a slower burn – 3ish full scenes (one was longer with a few acts but they were together so I combined the flame) with 2 being very near the end of the book
My thoughts:
I have been really loving Long’s writing style. She does such a good job of immersing in the character’s world and making me care about the mains. She has such fantastic character depth. And I love a good slow burn and she does such a good job of building up the tension layer by layer and making you really care when they actually touch each other and I love that.
This read was really pleasant – I liked it and went through it fast. I was surprised by all we learned about Thomasina’s past and I adored how hard Jonathan was falling for her. I loved how protective he was. I loved how much he cared. And I loved the ending.
But when I look at the book compared to my other favorites of the series, this one is just lacking a bit. There’s just something missing in it – some level of heartbreak or angst I’m not sure. But I just didn’t feel like it was one I would come back to overall in the series. So, a very pleasant read overall!
Readability: 📖📖📖📖
Feels: 🦋🦋🦋
Emotional Depth: 💔💔💔💔
Tension: ⚡⚡⚡⚡
Romance: 💞💞💞💞
Sensuality: 💋💋💋
Intimate Scene Length: 🍑🍑🍑
Steam Scale (Number of Sex Scenes): 🔥🔥🔥
Humor: Yes, a bit
Perspective: third person from hero and heroine (and a bit from Violet, a side character)
More character focused or plot focused? character
How did the speed of the story feel? medium
When mains are first on page together: almost immediately
Cliffhanger: No, this ends with a happily ever after
Epilogue: Yes, maybe 1-2 months later
Should I read in order?
Overall I would say yes because the family dynamics really involve over the course of the series and you will really fall in love with these families...but the romance itself does stand alone and I think it would be okay to pick up by itself because most of the book is really focused on the couple.
Basic plot:
Jonathan is doing everything to avoid matrimony and the dreaded ten children a fortune teller informed him were in his future – but as he gets roped into an adventure with Thomasina, he finds himself not worrying about falling...
Give this a try if you want:
- Regency
- hero’s father wants him to marry
- class difference
- investor minded hero
- forbidden love – Jonathan’s father forbids the match
- medium steam but a slower burn – 3ish full scenes (one was longer with a few acts but they were together so I combined the flame) with 2 being very near the end of the book
My thoughts:
I have been really loving Long’s writing style. She does such a good job of immersing in the character’s world and making me care about the mains. She has such fantastic character depth. And I love a good slow burn and she does such a good job of building up the tension layer by layer and making you really care when they actually touch each other and I love that.
This read was really pleasant – I liked it and went through it fast. I was surprised by all we learned about Thomasina’s past and I adored how hard Jonathan was falling for her. I loved how protective he was. I loved how much he cared. And I loved the ending.
But when I look at the book compared to my other favorites of the series, this one is just lacking a bit. There’s just something missing in it – some level of heartbreak or angst I’m not sure. But I just didn’t feel like it was one I would come back to overall in the series. So, a very pleasant read overall!