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Effortless
by S. C. Stephens
This review may contain spoilers, so fair warning, upon reading the review. Also my tags may have spoilers in them so be forewarned before checking out full review.
Book Evaluation:
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First Impressions
Effortless is the second book in the "Thoughtless" series, its companion book is "Painful" (which I will be doing a review for shortly here) In Effortless, this is Kiera's POV. In Effortless, we see our couple that are dealing with learning to overcome the fears of the past and to build trust more within their relationship. This book is basically a summary of seeing them make mistakes at times, learn the value of trust in their relationship more than anything else and seeing them rise above the challenges they will face.
First Line
According to the Channel Four weatherman, it was the hottest summer on record in Seattle.
The Main Protagonists
The Hero: Kellan
The Heroine: Kiera
Summary
Kellan and Kiera are fully embracing their new life together, having overcome the pains of the past that came with a painful love triangle and learning to see what it means for them now. Kiera is about to start her final year in college, and Kellan has just received a huge invite to be part of a multiple band tour for six months which will challenge his and Kiera's relationship. At first Kellan is terrified to go on tour, he doesn't want to risk losing the woman he loves because of it. But on both sides they will have to learn the value of trust in their relationship.
What I Loved
Effortless kept me on the edge of my seat. There were so many aspects to this story I just fell so hard for. I loved seeing our couple enjoying so much happy page time together. Seeing them really embrace what being in a relationship means for each other. We see them going through this adjustment period. I really enjoyed the heroine so much more in this book though. While she made some mistakes here and there, you really see how much she loves Kellan and will fight for him. Even when things look hopeless at times, she still fights for the heroine in the end and that was so sexy to me. We definitely need more heroines willing to do this more often. There were so many hilarious moments that really balanced out some aspects of the angst at times. And while I was worried about the level of angst that would be in this story, it was minimal in comparison to what I expected. And the ending here was perfection. And side note: I am finally on the Griffin train because he won me over in the end there, even though he is so clueless lol
What I Struggled With
Some elements of the angst aspects, I do wish our couple would have trusted each other more but unlike the first book, many of the mistakes were equally on both sides. The hero not being honest with Kiera about his father, and the heroine not being honest about her interactions with Denny.
Narration
Wonderful! I loved being able to listen to this one, although I did mix of listening and physically reading this one here.
Overall View
Effortless was a story that dug deep into the human element of trust and healing, of pain and redemption, one that brings together a love story of growth and swoons!
Book Details (also in my shelves)
Sub Genre: Contemporary Romance
Character Types: Rock Star/Musician, College Student, Tortured Hero
Themes: Small Town, Tear Jerker, Kids/Teens, Danger/Suspense, Heart/Touching, Pining Heroine.
Tropes: Epic Love
Book Perspective
1st POV
Relationship Conflict vs Plot Conflict
Relationship
If you like these authors, I recommend This Book
Sylvain Reynard
K. Bromberg
J. Kenner
Recommendation For Reading Order
Yes
Steam/Spice Explanations
Simmering cup of tea---soft warm touches and light intimacy
Warmin' by the fire- a medium level of sexual tension, a balance of sexual and emotional intimacy, lighter on the details in the sexual moments.
Steamin' up the room -the sexual content is more explicit in the language and tone, heavier amount of sexual scenes.
Blazing fire to the building-The prime focus is the sex scenes, scorching hot, and could burn one. Less focus on the emotional intimacy to the relationship.
Narrators:
Rebekkah Ross
Book Evaluation:
Plot: ποΈποΈποΈποΈ
World Building:ππππ
Cover:πππππ
Hero: π¦Έπ»π¦Έπ»π¦Έπ»π¦Έπ»π¦Έπ»
Heroine:π¦Έπ»ββοΈπ¦Έπ»ββοΈπ¦Έπ»ββοΈπ¦Έπ»ββοΈπ¦Έπ»ββοΈ
Intimacy Level: π₯π₯π₯
Relationship Building: ππππ
Heart & Feels:πππππ
Witty/Banter/Reaction of Laughter: ππππ
Page Turner Level:πππππ
Narration:π§π§π§π§π§
Ending:π§§π§§π§§π§§π§§
Overall View: β¨β¨β¨β¨β¨
First Impressions
Effortless is the second book in the "Thoughtless" series, its companion book is "Painful" (which I will be doing a review for shortly here) In Effortless, this is Kiera's POV. In Effortless, we see our couple that are dealing with learning to overcome the fears of the past and to build trust more within their relationship. This book is basically a summary of seeing them make mistakes at times, learn the value of trust in their relationship more than anything else and seeing them rise above the challenges they will face.
First Line
According to the Channel Four weatherman, it was the hottest summer on record in Seattle.
The Main Protagonists
The Hero: Kellan
The Heroine: Kiera
Summary
Kellan and Kiera are fully embracing their new life together, having overcome the pains of the past that came with a painful love triangle and learning to see what it means for them now. Kiera is about to start her final year in college, and Kellan has just received a huge invite to be part of a multiple band tour for six months which will challenge his and Kiera's relationship. At first Kellan is terrified to go on tour, he doesn't want to risk losing the woman he loves because of it. But on both sides they will have to learn the value of trust in their relationship.
What I Loved
Effortless kept me on the edge of my seat. There were so many aspects to this story I just fell so hard for. I loved seeing our couple enjoying so much happy page time together. Seeing them really embrace what being in a relationship means for each other. We see them going through this adjustment period. I really enjoyed the heroine so much more in this book though. While she made some mistakes here and there, you really see how much she loves Kellan and will fight for him. Even when things look hopeless at times, she still fights for the heroine in the end and that was so sexy to me. We definitely need more heroines willing to do this more often. There were so many hilarious moments that really balanced out some aspects of the angst at times. And while I was worried about the level of angst that would be in this story, it was minimal in comparison to what I expected. And the ending here was perfection. And side note: I am finally on the Griffin train because he won me over in the end there, even though he is so clueless lol
What I Struggled With
Some elements of the angst aspects, I do wish our couple would have trusted each other more but unlike the first book, many of the mistakes were equally on both sides. The hero not being honest with Kiera about his father, and the heroine not being honest about her interactions with Denny.
Narration
Wonderful! I loved being able to listen to this one, although I did mix of listening and physically reading this one here.
Overall View
Effortless was a story that dug deep into the human element of trust and healing, of pain and redemption, one that brings together a love story of growth and swoons!
Book Details (also in my shelves)
Sub Genre: Contemporary Romance
Character Types: Rock Star/Musician, College Student, Tortured Hero
Themes: Small Town, Tear Jerker, Kids/Teens, Danger/Suspense, Heart/Touching, Pining Heroine.
Tropes: Epic Love
Book Perspective
1st POV
Relationship Conflict vs Plot Conflict
Relationship
If you like these authors, I recommend This Book
Sylvain Reynard
K. Bromberg
J. Kenner
Recommendation For Reading Order
Yes
Steam/Spice Explanations
Simmering cup of tea---soft warm touches and light intimacy
Warmin' by the fire- a medium level of sexual tension, a balance of sexual and emotional intimacy, lighter on the details in the sexual moments.
Steamin' up the room -the sexual content is more explicit in the language and tone, heavier amount of sexual scenes.
Blazing fire to the building-The prime focus is the sex scenes, scorching hot, and could burn one. Less focus on the emotional intimacy to the relationship.
Narrators:
Rebekkah Ross