Eva Leigh

How the Wallflower was Won

Sigh, that started out with SO much potential, and then…

The good: a really wonderful hero who grapples maturely with his demons; excellent banter/humor; some really sweet scenes between the two leads; and a decent attempt at themes of anti-colonialism. The writing was funny & engaging.

The bad: the non-white/queer representation started basic and stayed basic. The plot was sweet but not 

 what I want out of a MoC romance — it was definitely v. close to the halfway point when they got married. And, that third act break up was LAUGHABLE, like I genuinely snickered & rolled my eyes through that ending. Also, everything just kind of fell into the heroine’s lap in the end, & I feel like a yt woman being ~the champion~ of everyone’s causes undermines the themes the author was working with. 

Sharanya Sharma

Sigh, that started out with SO much potential, and then…

The good: a really wonderful hero who grapples maturely with his demons; excellent banter/humor; some really sweet scenes between the two leads; and a decent attempt at themes of anti-colonialism. The writing was funny & engaging.

The bad: the non-white/queer representation started basic and stayed basic. The plot was sweet but not quite what I want out of a MoC romance — it was definitely v. close to the halfway point when they got married. And, that third act break up was LAUGHABLE, like I genuinely snickered & rolled my eyes through that ending. Also, everything just kind of fell into the heroine’s lap in the end, & I feel like a yt woman being ~the champion~ of everyone’s causes undermines the themes the author was working with. 

Anti race, super woke and modernist feminist hr …. Will pass on it. Life is too short to waste on this style of HR. Would it be so hard for these authors to be true to the genre??

Lover of Romance 

Anti race, super woke and modernist feminist hr …. Will pass on it. Life is too short to waste on this style of HR. Would it be so hard for these authors to be true to the genre??




sydney

I was throughly entertained, I love a good marriage of convenience. The way that Finn and Tabitha just understood and supported each other, I love them so much.

I received an arc through netgalley.

Heather Harrington

After reading The Good Girl's Guide to Rakes, I didn't think anyone could top Kieran Ransome but lemme tell you, he walked so Finn Ransome could run. Tall, dark, and handsome with a penchant for surprising women with libraries? Where do I sign up? He was everything. His relationship with Tabitha felt so natural, and I loved them together. Tabitha was strong-willed and just wanted to use her intelligence to better the world around her, and it was so sweet seeing how supportive Finn was and how he was willing to go to whatever lengths to make that happen. Finn spent his whole life being belittled because of a learning disability, so it broke my heart every time he mentioned how he wasn't smart enough to be with Tabitha. I loved how Tabitha couldn't care less about his brains, she loved him for who he was inside. Neither couldn't care less about the other's shortcomings; they just took each other as they are. Just as in the first book, the writing, banter, and steamy scenes were spot-on, and I couldn't read fast enough. Leigh has solidified herself as a new favorite of mine and I can't wait for the next book.

How the Wallflower was Won

Reviews