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thegreatmanda 's review for:
The Gentle Art of Fortune Hunting
by KJ Charles
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
KJ Charles is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors, and this novel has all the great elements I've come to expect from her writing. Hart and Robin have distinct personalities and back stories that clash in the beginning, but as they get to know one another, they teach each other and grow to understand the things they have in common. Charles has a talent for writing male leads who take it in turns to be vulnerable with one another, often rescuing each other, one finding his strength when the other needs him. Hart and Robin are a fine example of that as well.
One of the reasons my romance reading is overwhelmingly M/M is that so many female characters fall flat for me, but Edwina and Alice and Marianne were as interesting to me as Hart and Robin. I was wary of Marianne at first, but she turned out to be a surprising and delightfully complex character, one whose ending I was as invested in as her brother's.
Favorite Quotes:
One of the reasons my romance reading is overwhelmingly M/M is that so many female characters fall flat for me, but Edwina and Alice and Marianne were as interesting to me as Hart and Robin. I was wary of Marianne at first, but she turned out to be a surprising and delightfully complex character, one whose ending I was as invested in as her brother's.
Favorite Quotes:
Robin sat and listened to music for several hours, and was disappointed to learn that only forty minutes had passed on the clock.
"You make it so easy," Hart whispered, because his throat was closing. "How is all this so easy for you?"
"This isn't a contest," Robin said gently. "If it hurts, it hurts."
"You did what nobody has done for me in my whole life. You saw I needed defending, and you fought."
"I had no idea my life had enough room for anything so bright and warm and free as you."