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My Secret Valentine by Erin Dutton, Julie Cannon, Anne Shade
4.0
All 3 novellas in My Secret Valentine are well-written, with likable characters, and perfectly doused in just the right amount of romance – and yet.
I couldn’t get into them.
There’s nothing wrong with any of the stories, technically or otherwise, but that click wasn’t happening for me. I put this book down so many times and had to push myself to finish and I don’t know why.
I Met Someone by Julie Cannon is the story of Hayes and Claire, both business-minded women who meet while taking a statistics in economics course and instantly hit it off. It’s a will they/won’t they, slow burn friends-to-lovers story that has you rooting for them both to just give in to the obvious spark smoldering between them.
Erin Dutton’s Taking a Risk has newly transplanted police officer Jo getting used to small town life while also trying to keep a respectful distance from pretty widow Kayla who runs the town’s hardware store. (spoiler alert, she fails, but only because Kayla makes the first move.)
Bouquet of Love by Anne Shade might just have been my favorite novella in the collection. Alyssa, a widowed English teacher, is finally maybe ready to dip her toe into possibly dating. Fellow teacher Collette, who’s been in love with Alyssa for years, jumps at the opportunity and pulls out all the stops to shower her skittish crush with romantic gestures under the guise of a secret admirer.
Would I read more by these authors? Absolutely.
I think maybe I was in an instant gratification mood when I picked up this book and so the slow burn was just not hitting for me, like the reading equivalent of “it’s not you, it’s me”. I would still rate this collection very high and recommend it to anyone looking for some good slow burn romance.
*I received a copy of this book to review. You can find this review and others like it at BookAndCoffeeAddict.com, along with recommendations for a fantastic cup of coffee.
I couldn’t get into them.
There’s nothing wrong with any of the stories, technically or otherwise, but that click wasn’t happening for me. I put this book down so many times and had to push myself to finish and I don’t know why.
I Met Someone by Julie Cannon is the story of Hayes and Claire, both business-minded women who meet while taking a statistics in economics course and instantly hit it off. It’s a will they/won’t they, slow burn friends-to-lovers story that has you rooting for them both to just give in to the obvious spark smoldering between them.
Erin Dutton’s Taking a Risk has newly transplanted police officer Jo getting used to small town life while also trying to keep a respectful distance from pretty widow Kayla who runs the town’s hardware store. (spoiler alert, she fails, but only because Kayla makes the first move.)
Bouquet of Love by Anne Shade might just have been my favorite novella in the collection. Alyssa, a widowed English teacher, is finally maybe ready to dip her toe into possibly dating. Fellow teacher Collette, who’s been in love with Alyssa for years, jumps at the opportunity and pulls out all the stops to shower her skittish crush with romantic gestures under the guise of a secret admirer.
Would I read more by these authors? Absolutely.
I think maybe I was in an instant gratification mood when I picked up this book and so the slow burn was just not hitting for me, like the reading equivalent of “it’s not you, it’s me”. I would still rate this collection very high and recommend it to anyone looking for some good slow burn romance.
*I received a copy of this book to review. You can find this review and others like it at BookAndCoffeeAddict.com, along with recommendations for a fantastic cup of coffee.