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Matched to the Minotaur

Luna Joya

DID NOT FINISH: 14%

Just not in the mood for a fantasy romance that is this long.

Betting on the Wrong Brother

Cathryn Fox

3.0

adventurous relaxing fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Geneva

Richard Armitage

4.0

adventurous challenging emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

A Christmas Caroline

Camilla Isley

2.5

emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

2.5/5 ⭐
1/5 🌶️
Tropes
- Single Career Woman vs Mommy with a Career trope
- What if
This is a Chrismas Carol retell with a career woman who suffers a fall and experiences her what if where she gets to choose the mommy path. I picked this without reading the blurb and I was able to identify the retell immediately.

I did not like Caroline, much like you don't really like the original Scrooge. The emphasis on motherhood was a little too repetitive with how many times breastfeeding a baby or milk leaking was mentioned (I felt it left no room for formula feeding). I felt it put too much importance to how a childless career woman is miserable vs a mom with kids is happier. I am not in the frame of mind to accept this concept, because childless career women are just as happy as moms. One is not the enemy of the other.

MMC used a cute nickname for MFC.

Triggers
Injury
Coma
Career Woman vs Mommy with a career

Breastfeeding
Pregnancy

Spice
Rather vanilla

, just talk of breast milk interrupting the spice time that some may find uncomfortable.

Sweet Filthy Morning After

Christina Lauren

3.0

emotional reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Time to Rise

Heléne Holmström

3.0

funny lighthearted slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Thank you to NetGalley for an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
This book read as a behind the scenes peek to a reality show. This is a grumpy sunshine read. I believe some of the nuances of this book were lost in translation and didn't come through. Still, not a bad read.
We follow two timelines and it can get a bit confusing at times. The generational differences made for a great storyline. It is a good morsel to read.