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Suddenly You
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3 Stars
This started out well. Intriguing really.
Amanda, the heroine, hires a male prostitute for her 30th birthday because she has no intention of getting married anymore, believing that her time has passed. Of course there is a mix up and the hero, Jack, is the one to arrive at her house which leads her to mistake him for the other guy.
Interesting right?! Especially in a historical context. But it all kinda went downhill from there. I mean, there was nothing particularly wrong with the rest of the book, it was just fine. I didn’t really feel the connection between the two leads and the conflict wasn’t all that interesting.
What I did like was that Amanda was a successful novelist and Jack helped her go and do bigger, greater things in terms of her career. There were a lot of feminist ideas interspersed in the story.
This started out well. Intriguing really.
Amanda, the heroine, hires a male prostitute for her 30th birthday because she has no intention of getting married anymore, believing that her time has passed. Of course there is a mix up and the hero, Jack, is the one to arrive at her house which leads her to mistake him for the other guy.
Interesting right?! Especially in a historical context. But it all kinda went downhill from there. I mean, there was nothing particularly wrong with the rest of the book, it was just fine. I didn’t really feel the connection between the two leads and the conflict wasn’t all that interesting.
What I did like was that Amanda was a successful novelist and Jack helped her go and do bigger, greater things in terms of her career. There were a lot of feminist ideas interspersed in the story.
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Started Reading
January 10, 2021
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Finished Reading
January 11, 2021
– Shelved
January 11, 2021
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historical
January 11, 2021
– Shelved as:
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Jan 11, 2021 01:28PM
Well dang, it’s a shame it was just fine because I love that premise. Awesome review, Giorgia!
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It's indeed intriguing! I wish the connection between the two main characters had been more palpable.Meh, It's actually sad because the blurb is so promising... and I would like to hear about the feminist ideas.
I think I am still interested in this story!🤭 Great review Giorgia!👌🏻🖤
i dont think 30 is that old, but okay this is HR. also i love the mistaken identity trope! sorry it didnt live up to its potential tho. wonderful review! ♡
hope your is better, Giorgia!✨🤞🏻 i’m looking forward for more Lisa Kleypas review from youu☺️
@Debbie, to be honest, I would still recommend it. It wasn’t a bad book. I have a feeling that this might be a case of “me not the book”. Sometimes when it comes to feeling the connection between the leads, it’s 50/50. So if the synopsis sounds good to you, you might wanna give it a try 😅
@Bella, thank you! I would still recommend the book tbh. It was well written and had a very progressive look on women’s place on society (for a historical) as I was saying to Debbie, I think this could be a me problem rather than a book problem. So if the synopsis sounds good to you, you should try it xx
@Arini, yeah lol, when I saw that she was 30 and saying she’s basically an old spinster, I was like “huh!?” But I went with it. I suppose it was semi-believable for the historical context. I need to try more of Lisa Kleypas’s books after this one.
@alluringB, thank you! I can’t wait to try more elf her books!
Jesus I’m turning 30 in a months and have no plans to get married... the plot of this book has me feeling a type of way lmao. Hope your next book is better angel!
@Jam thanks hon! x lmao I thought the exact same thing but then I consoled myself with the fact that it’s a historical book. Tbh though, I read so many contemporary stories where the heroine is like “I’m gonna be turning ..28/29/30 and I’m still single, what has my life become” now, that, is extra and I have no patience for it 😅
Great review! Honestly you had me interested in this premise but oh well 😂
the way i went from OMG I WANT THIS to um okay, well, whatever 😂hope your next read is better 💜
it started out soooo good. . .hopefully your next read is better!
