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The Clover Chapel by Devney Perry

11 reviews

literary_laur's review

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hopeful tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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laurenford's review against another edition

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emotional funny tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

As someone who usually loves Devney Perry’s book this one was a let down for me. Really couldn’t stand Nick as a character, there were too many different plots going on at once, yet also so much filler. I just really struggled to care about the characters, the dialogue between characters also felt very off. Hesitant to continue the series after this one.

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rumroza's review against another edition

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lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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katkinslee's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

I enjoyed it but I do think it had too many plot points going on. It held my attention but it definitely could have been shorter. It could have done without the father stuff.
I really liked Nick though.

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sami_leigh's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
🌶️🌶️/5

Being with Nick made me feel free. His confidence and easy grace were contagious. I could just be myself. Do whatever I wanted. Say whatever I wanted. This Emmeline was relaxed. Happy.

“You asked me back then if I believed in fate. I didn’t until I met you. And I’ve spent nine years thinking I’d never see your face again. But fate brought you back into my life and I’m not going to mess it up again.”

Without hesitation, he had defended me to the one person who had always made me feel like I was less.

“I’d do just about anything to see that look on your face every day.”

🍀 First person dual POV
🍀 Second in a series that can be read as stand alone; links to Clifton Forge & Larke Cove series
🍀 Insta-love
🍀 Vegas wedding
🍀 Protective MC; ‘Touch her & I’ll kill you’ vibes
🍀 Small town vibes
🍀 Teacher / Firefighter
🍀 Heiress / Blue collar
🍀 Meddling toxic family
🍀 Emmy is looking for a fresh start as a kindergarten teacher in small town Montana, 9 years after marrying — and being abandoned by — the man she fell in love with at first sight. Fate is hard to ignore when the husband she has searched for appears in her new town, adamant he won’t walk away this time. Nick left to keep her safe, but as tensions rise with his family’s enemies and Emmy’s house is broken into, their safest place may be together.
🍀 Well established secondary characters: Gigi & Jess (Book 1), Silas (Book 3), Beau (Book 4), Maisy (Book 5), Sara (Book 6).
🍀 MC growth: Family expectations, trust, forgiveness, communication, self worth, career aspirations.
🍀 Epilogue
🚩 Language used my FMC towards another FC — slut, bitch — condones & perpetuates this derogatory & dehumanising treatment of women, by all genders.

⚠️ Kidnapping, violence/gun violence (explicit), sexism, pregnancy, death of a parent (recounted on page), parental abandonment/toxic relationship, infidelity.

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beckyyreadss's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I have been wanting to read this series for a while and my sister gifted me this book for my birthday this year. The first book disappointed the hell out of me, but I wanted to carry with this series, and I am so glad I did. This second book is so much better than the first book.

This book has two points of view. The first is Emmeline Austin, she has been living under her father’s thumb for years. But she is ready to break free. She's abandoned her life as a New York socialite to follow her dreams of becoming a kindergarten ticket in a small, wholesome town. What she didn’t expect to see was the man that broke her heart nine years ago in the same small town she’s just moved to. The second point of view is Nick Slater. He hasn’t seen his Emmy in nine years, but that doesn’t mean he’s forgotten a thing about the woman he loves. After just one blissful night as man and wife in Vegas, he gave her up, sacrificing his own happiness to keep her safe which is far away from him. But the moment she walks back into his lonely life is the moment he decides to never let her go again. He is not wasting his second chance. All he has to do is win back Emmeline’s heart, keep her safe from the shadows and prove to her that taking a wager on him is a sure bet.

This is the first time I've properly read a second chance romance and I loved the suspense side of this romance novel. Nick was such a sweetheart and was a layered MC which I bloody loved. I hate when the MCs are two dimensional and being like my whole life revolves around sex. Like no. Nick loved the town he grew up, protect his friends like family, loves with all his heart, has some slight trauma that makes him a better man and I just adore him. Emmeline was so badass, and I would have loved to have seen her punch her dad or Steffie in the face just once hard. I love how Emmeline managed to fit right into Prescott and how she fought for the kids in her class that don’t have a good home life. I love that she was determined to make her own money and letting daddy pay for everything. The plot twist on this book was gobsmacking I wasn’t expecting it at all.

I have just realized now that she has another series based on Clifton Forge which I didn’t know was linked and it’s not majorly linked but they are talking about these towns and Nick goes to the town to see his brother and father, which is making want to read Clifton Forge.

I didn’t rate this book five stars because I think that the next book in the series could be better. I am hoping that Silas gets his own book because he is being tall, dark and handsome and I want to know him more.

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morganrosereads's review against another edition

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4.25

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andeng's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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bravereads's review against another edition

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emotional tense medium-paced

3.0

Friendly reminder that a 3-star rating still means I LIKED IT

Because I did like this! I just think there was a little too much going on, and it felt like the ending really dragged out. I still plan to continue this series. Also, there was a liiiittle too much damsel-in-distress for me?? Idk, maybe I'm being harsh.

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erinmd156's review

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emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

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