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3.9 AVERAGE
3.9 AVERAGE
Changed my rating upon rereading. I dunno, I guess the audiobook narrator is that good. :D
challenging
dark
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
I don’t know….parts of this were BRUTAL. Did I whip through it is less than 24 hours?? For sure, but I have a lot of issues with this book.
SEP is an expert at crafting a story. I love love love a bitchy antiheroine and Sugar Beth is one of the best. SEP is the queen of the misunderstood heroine with a painful story of personal growth. Sugar Beth definitely did some heinous things as a teenager—to her friends (i guess kinda), to her half-sister Winnie, and especially to Colin—but she was not that person as an adult.
I love when an author explores a theme like forgiveness (see Reformed Rakes episode on Mary Balogh). HOWEVER, how much retribution is fair? And at what point does that retribution become abuse and the toleration of that abuse become a masochistic form of self-harm?
Leaving Sugar Beth destitute right after the loss of both her parents, hoarding any inheritance from her mother, and ransacking her family home to sell off heirlooms all before the story even starts—while essential to the plot—was harder for me to swallow than embarrassing her at a dinner party.
I also thought the Colin-Sugar Beth romance had one of the weakest storyline developments of the book.
I’m glad I read it. It fits very well into SEP’s body of work. I definitely won’t read it again. I think I both loved it and hated it.
SEP is an expert at crafting a story. I love love love a bitchy antiheroine and Sugar Beth is one of the best. SEP is the queen of the misunderstood heroine with a painful story of personal growth. Sugar Beth definitely did some heinous things as a teenager—to her friends (i guess kinda), to her half-sister Winnie, and especially to Colin—but she was not that person as an adult.
I love when an author explores a theme like forgiveness (see Reformed Rakes episode on Mary Balogh). HOWEVER, how much retribution is fair? And at what point does that retribution become abuse and the toleration of that abuse become a masochistic form of self-harm?
Leaving Sugar Beth destitute right after the loss of both her parents, hoarding any inheritance from her mother, and ransacking her family home to sell off heirlooms all before the story even starts—while essential to the plot—was harder for me to swallow than embarrassing her at a dinner party.
I also thought the Colin-Sugar Beth romance had one of the weakest storyline developments of the book.
I’m glad I read it. It fits very well into SEP’s body of work. I definitely won’t read it again. I think I both loved it and hated it.
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
I’m not sure what it is about this author - but I am a fan. Honestly it was pretty funny in some moments. And I wanted to not like the main character but I did…
Also I don’t know if I liked that he was once her English teacher … that felt slightly weird
oh and I feel like Ryan needed to do more groveling maybe...
Also I don’t know if I liked that he was once her English teacher … that felt slightly weird
oh and I feel like Ryan needed to do more groveling maybe...
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I was skeptical on reading about a bully getting her HEA. Glad I gave it a try because it works. Even fictional characters deserves redemption.
An absolutely scrumptious romance wrapped in Southern charm.
At times, over the top, but I enjoyed every moment of the story. It was heartwrenching, hilarious and sweet.
Not always a comfortable read because we're raised to despise bullies and it's not always easy to accept that even bullies are people too. Sugar Beth and Colin had sizzling chemistry and I was rooting for them to the end.
At times, over the top, but I enjoyed every moment of the story. It was heartwrenching, hilarious and sweet.
Not always a comfortable read because we're raised to despise bullies and it's not always easy to accept that even bullies are people too. Sugar Beth and Colin had sizzling chemistry and I was rooting for them to the end.
4.5 stars
Sugar Beth is very different from most heroines I'm accustomed to reading about in romance books and I thought her story was very interesting. Her chemistry with Colin was also great. Some dated stuff/behaviour but otherwise the book was engaging and full of heart.
Sugar Beth is very different from most heroines I'm accustomed to reading about in romance books and I thought her story was very interesting. Her chemistry with Colin was also great. Some dated stuff/behaviour but otherwise the book was engaging and full of heart.
This one was really fun. I loved Winnie and Ryan as much if not more than Sugar Beth and Colin. It was a very satisfying, nuanced romance.
Sugar returns, broke but determined to her hometown where she has wronged everyone, especially her old English teacher. I loved how realistic and human SEP's characters are. I really wanted Winnie, the villain to be evil but SEP made her very human and I couldn't completely hate her.
I listened to the audiobook and the voice of the hero was distracting since he was supposed to be in his 30's but sounded like an octogenarian. Read the book rather than listening to the audiobook if this would distract you.
I listened to the audiobook and the voice of the hero was distracting since he was supposed to be in his 30's but sounded like an octogenarian. Read the book rather than listening to the audiobook if this would distract you.