I brought this book because I had enjoyed the previous Patricia Gaffney novel I read, whose name escape me, but it was a Tarzan/Jane style romance.

Unfortunately I didn’t find To Love and To Cherish quite as enjoyable. I couldn’t connect with the hero Christy or the heroine Anne, and honestly the slow pace of their romance was boring. Normally I like a slow burn romance, but this slow burn romance resolved around the couples differences in religion. I always get wary when reading romances with religious elements as I dislike preachy characters or storylines. I actually don’t think either of the characters where preachy, but with Christy being a vicar religious discourse and the concept of right and wrong came up. A lot.

Honestly I found it boring and towards the end found myself skim reading large chunks of the book. The first 50 and last 50 pages where interesting, but the middle section was just dull for me.

It isn’t a badly written novel and the idyllic rural setting will really work for some people. Just not me, I prefer my romances with a bit more grit and less religious discourse.