*ARC REVIEW*
Please note that this book was provided for free by the author's publishing PR in exchange for an honest review. Feel free to check out my full book review policy here for more details.
First things first, this review (and a couple of others) has been delayed because of the recent upheaval in my life including a busy period at work, two visits to the doctor and my just not being able to settle into the story and enjoy it. I honestly love marriage of convenience stories not to mention Penny Reid and her sense of humour and this one seemed right up my ally. The fact that I struggled with this wonderful tale is a sign of how out of sorts I have been lately. Nevertheless, I took the chance to read the book wherever I could and finished it recently.
On to my thoughts:
This is the story of an heiress with a long time crush needing to be married as of yesterday in an attempt to thwart the wicked intentions of her cousin and the daring security specialist with a crush of his own rushing to the rescue without a moment's hesitation...and the fallout from it all. I have to say this book is so full of humour and lighthearted moments. The fact that it was written in first person made it all that much funnier.
Kathleen (Kat, or event Kit Kat to some) is a heiress quite unlike any other I have come across. She has a past in which she struggled with a father who wouldn't notice her existence, a mother who due to mental illness couldn't notice her existence and a daily threat to her own mental illness in that she could soon fail to notice those around her just like her mother. She has this difficult time in her past where she struck out on her own, made some mistakes and learned what she wanted out of her life from it. When we first meet her she is a backpack wielding, cheese loving college student and office administrator. I loved how down to earth and real she seemed even though she came from piles of money!
Dan the Security Man was another favourite! He was this smart, self-deprecating security expert with all the Boston swagger a girl could want...not to mention a healthy and adorable fear of his mother Eleanor. He came from a family with its own challenging past including his having served time for his half brother Seamus (talk about loyalty!), Seamus deciding to stay in the gangster life and being involved in crime quite openly and his mother having loved a man who couldn't feel anything towards her except gratitude (ouch!).
I loved that the characters had real issues, as opposed to imagined obstacles that kept them from being apart. Don't get me wrong, I love a good misunderstanding that keeps the couple apart until one of them gets the bravery to admit they are in love with the other type of situation but it was refreshing to see topics came up like the difference between love and gratitude, what it means to trust someone and how to be in a relationship when struggling with psychological problems. I loved how the characters leaned on each other during their difficulties and that part of the story really had me immersed and wanting to find out how the issues would resolve themselves.
I really hated that I came into this series at the end (cue face palm). The constant reference to other characters who had had their own books made me want to put this one down and come back to it at a later stage. There were aspects of Dan and Kat's story that were told in other books so a warning to anyone seeing this review and thinking of starting with book number 7: Don't Do It! You will have deep regret! Get to know the funny, intelligent and unique cast of characters who meet on a weekly basis to knit and discuss contrastingly steamy topics when they do from the beginning and your love for this series will be wonderful and complete!
I loved the story even though I struggled to get through it. I gave it a hearty and heartwarming 3.5 stars! I love Penny Reid and even though this book could have come at a better time for me (like when I'd read all the others in the series first), that is my problem and definitely not a reflection on the great story.
Find Penny (and the reading order of the Knitting in the City series) here.
See you soon with more reviews!
TK MAJ
On to my thoughts:
This is the story of an heiress with a long time crush needing to be married as of yesterday in an attempt to thwart the wicked intentions of her cousin and the daring security specialist with a crush of his own rushing to the rescue without a moment's hesitation...and the fallout from it all. I have to say this book is so full of humour and lighthearted moments. The fact that it was written in first person made it all that much funnier.
Kathleen (Kat, or event Kit Kat to some) is a heiress quite unlike any other I have come across. She has a past in which she struggled with a father who wouldn't notice her existence, a mother who due to mental illness couldn't notice her existence and a daily threat to her own mental illness in that she could soon fail to notice those around her just like her mother. She has this difficult time in her past where she struck out on her own, made some mistakes and learned what she wanted out of her life from it. When we first meet her she is a backpack wielding, cheese loving college student and office administrator. I loved how down to earth and real she seemed even though she came from piles of money!
Dan the Security Man was another favourite! He was this smart, self-deprecating security expert with all the Boston swagger a girl could want...not to mention a healthy and adorable fear of his mother Eleanor. He came from a family with its own challenging past including his having served time for his half brother Seamus (talk about loyalty!), Seamus deciding to stay in the gangster life and being involved in crime quite openly and his mother having loved a man who couldn't feel anything towards her except gratitude (ouch!).
I loved that the characters had real issues, as opposed to imagined obstacles that kept them from being apart. Don't get me wrong, I love a good misunderstanding that keeps the couple apart until one of them gets the bravery to admit they are in love with the other type of situation but it was refreshing to see topics came up like the difference between love and gratitude, what it means to trust someone and how to be in a relationship when struggling with psychological problems. I loved how the characters leaned on each other during their difficulties and that part of the story really had me immersed and wanting to find out how the issues would resolve themselves.
I really hated that I came into this series at the end (cue face palm). The constant reference to other characters who had had their own books made me want to put this one down and come back to it at a later stage. There were aspects of Dan and Kat's story that were told in other books so a warning to anyone seeing this review and thinking of starting with book number 7: Don't Do It! You will have deep regret! Get to know the funny, intelligent and unique cast of characters who meet on a weekly basis to knit and discuss contrastingly steamy topics when they do from the beginning and your love for this series will be wonderful and complete!
I loved the story even though I struggled to get through it. I gave it a hearty and heartwarming 3.5 stars! I love Penny Reid and even though this book could have come at a better time for me (like when I'd read all the others in the series first), that is my problem and definitely not a reflection on the great story.
Find Penny (and the reading order of the Knitting in the City series) here.
See you soon with more reviews!
TK MAJ
No comments:
Post a Comment