So, so smutty and so, so sweet. Pure unrealistic escapist fantasy, but who doesn’t need that every once in a while? (And honestly, far better from a cSo, so smutty and so, so sweet. Pure unrealistic escapist fantasy, but who doesn’t need that every once in a while? (And honestly, far better from a character development and emotional intelligence standpoint than most of its peers!)...more
I want to give this like a 2.5. It’s cute, pure fantasy, and with the right screenwriter, it would make a fun comedy caper movie, but the writing was I want to give this like a 2.5. It’s cute, pure fantasy, and with the right screenwriter, it would make a fun comedy caper movie, but the writing was driving me nuts and I wish it had been better edited because there’s a lot to love here. Read this and tell me it’s not irritating how often something “niggled” at the back of Simi’s brain. Because it’s at least 7 times....more
Very sweet modern take on Beauty and the Beast, with extremely deliberate pacing. I appreciated the more realistic development of the relationship, deVery sweet modern take on Beauty and the Beast, with extremely deliberate pacing. I appreciated the more realistic development of the relationship, definitely felt less romance-y and more realistic, but also made the pacing lag a bit and it is downright CHASTE compared to some of the romances people have been recommending lately. Great characters, cute plot, and the audiobook narrator is INCREDIBLE. ...more
This is probably a 2.5 for me. I liked the characters a lot, but it’s far too long and as with most romances: you know what’s going to happen, the excThis is probably a 2.5 for me. I liked the characters a lot, but it’s far too long and as with most romances: you know what’s going to happen, the exciting part is the how, and the narrative structure of bouncing between past and present didn’t add any real oomph to the “how” for me, just felt dragged out. Also I’m at a place in my life where you just tell people how you feel because life’s so ding dong short so the constantly holding back part was like whyyyyyyyy just let yourselves be in love. But that’s a me problem. ...more
Someone recommend me more romances as good as this one please! Complex characters who make choices that are consistent with their characters? Check! RSomeone recommend me more romances as good as this one please! Complex characters who make choices that are consistent with their characters? Check! Really thoughtful connections? Check! Sexy as hell? Check! Smart cultural commentary and believable situations? Check and check! ...more
This is very cute and I was totally charmed by it, despite the fact that the plot is so bonkers that if someone had described it to me prior to readinThis is very cute and I was totally charmed by it, despite the fact that the plot is so bonkers that if someone had described it to me prior to reading, I would have laughed out loud and never thought about it again. It is truly banana pants. But despite that, the characters are so wonderful, the romance is lovely and thrilling and sexy, and the found family storyline will never stop making me tear up over this lovely little community. It definitely drags on too long at a number of points, like I got really bored early on and toward the end but the parts that worked were solid. The audiobook is narrated very well too, but maybe don’t listen at the grocery store ...more
Silvia Moreno-Garcia is the queen of getting my hopes up with her book descriptions. First Mexican Gothic (…I am in the small minority who hated this)Silvia Moreno-Garcia is the queen of getting my hopes up with her book descriptions. First Mexican Gothic (…I am in the small minority who hated this) and now this one, which was billed as “Jane Austen-style novel of manners in a fantasy/magic land”. But the characters are boring, the conflicts are not original, and the whole conceit of the world where this magic exists but they have just like old-school British manners/class issues? And all the magic does is solve some plot points? I don’t know. I really wanted to like this but it’s kind of a lame romance, and even the “manners” part is just so weak and poorly conceived. Character motivation? Good luck finding those! You’ll have to wait for the third act! Why are people attracted to each other? Who cares! That’s not important! ...more
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