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Braveheart, a love story by Katy Regnery
3.0
Actual rating - 3.5 Stars
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I’m a huge fan of fairytale retellings, which is why I jumped at the chance to review Fragments of Ash and to take part in the blog tour. This book is a wonderful read and I completely engulfed it. My only problem was the main character, who I didn’t like very much. Ashley had a rough life growing up, she wasn’t allowed to make her own choices and her step-father was a true monster. At times she is way too naive, and I felt like she just sat back and let someone else “protect her”.
Don’t get me wrong, there is absolutely nothing wrong with a woman who wants to be a good wife for her husband and who wants to cook and clean all day. But it has to be her choice, and I felt like it wasn’t completely Ashley’s choice to be that. She was raised to be the perfect wife. She’s allowed to want other things, and in the back of my mind, I wanted her to have the choice.
That’s also what made this book so beautiful and impactful. Ashley didn’t have a choice, yet she was still a strong woman who took what she had and made the most of it. Her journey is filled with suspense and romance and Regnery crafted a beautiful fairytale.
Visit my blog for my blog tour post! www.yourwordsmyink.com
I’m a huge fan of fairytale retellings, which is why I jumped at the chance to review Fragments of Ash and to take part in the blog tour. This book is a wonderful read and I completely engulfed it. My only problem was the main character, who I didn’t like very much. Ashley had a rough life growing up, she wasn’t allowed to make her own choices and her step-father was a true monster. At times she is way too naive, and I felt like she just sat back and let someone else “protect her”.
Don’t get me wrong, there is absolutely nothing wrong with a woman who wants to be a good wife for her husband and who wants to cook and clean all day. But it has to be her choice, and I felt like it wasn’t completely Ashley’s choice to be that. She was raised to be the perfect wife. She’s allowed to want other things, and in the back of my mind, I wanted her to have the choice.
That’s also what made this book so beautiful and impactful. Ashley didn’t have a choice, yet she was still a strong woman who took what she had and made the most of it. Her journey is filled with suspense and romance and Regnery crafted a beautiful fairytale.
Meant To Be Broken by Brandy Woods Snow
3.0
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Actual Rating: 3.5 Stars
I really enjoyed this southern romance book. It started off strong and all of the characters were generally likeable (I’m looking at you Jaycee). The writing was smooth and pulled me into the romance. I could connect with both of the main characters, however, my biggest complaint about the book was the pacing. Around the middle and more towards the end, the story started to unravel a bit. Rayne and Gage are pulled apart, which is generally a romance book cliche, but the miscommunication between the two of them annoyed me to no end. It’s one of my least favourite tropes. If people just talked to each other, we’d avoid half the drama in romance novels. But that’s just me
Actual Rating: 3.5 Stars
I really enjoyed this southern romance book. It started off strong and all of the characters were generally likeable (I’m looking at you Jaycee). The writing was smooth and pulled me into the romance. I could connect with both of the main characters, however, my biggest complaint about the book was the pacing. Around the middle and more towards the end, the story started to unravel a bit. Rayne and Gage are pulled apart, which is generally a romance book cliche, but the miscommunication between the two of them annoyed me to no end. It’s one of my least favourite tropes. If people just talked to each other, we’d avoid half the drama in romance novels. But that’s just me