thesapphiccelticbookworm's Reviews (2.04k)

reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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challenging reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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adventurous challenging reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Thank you to Netgalley and Boldstroke Books for a copy of this book.

This is the second book of Hale's 'Truly' trilogy.

This time we're following Sam's sister Lexie and her roommate, Robyn.

In order to keep her mother quite, firefighter Robyn pretends to date artist Lexie. But will this charade become something real?

This was a quick, enjoyable read. I noticed a marked improvement in Hale's writing from her previous book to this one. I liked how this gave us demisexual representation, something rarely seen in romance novels. 

Looking forward to the final book in the trilogy.

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adventurous medium-paced
adventurous reflective slow-paced

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dark slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
challenging dark slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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emotional slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Thank you to Mills & Boon and Netgalley for a copy of this book.

Nurse McKenzie Bonham is pregnant with twins and is facing a custody battle. In desperation she turns to her estranged wife, Dr Saana Ameri for help. Kenzie proposes that they pretend their marriage is as strong as ever. But can they resist each other while putting on this show?

This is a cute, easy to read, lighthearted but moving story. My main issue is that I felt we didn't get to know the characters well enough and it all wrapped up to quickly.

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emotional reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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