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considerthelily's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-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
Another nice work by Matthews. Maggie and Nicholas are not necessarily my very favorite couple in her bibliography (though Maggie may be my favorite female lead!), but this book had some of the most engaging banter thus far.
It has a slightly larger cast than any of the other books I’ve read by the author, which I think helped flesh out the two leads. Jane and Maggie have a really engaging rapport! It was a little funnier and more adventurous than the rest of her bibliography, too.
My main complaint is that I sometimes felt like Maggie and St. Clare’s scenes were a little underdeveloped. Because the couple knew each other beforehand, many of the conversations they have are just about how much they love each other. The story does a good job setting up their love prior to the story, but it means you get to see less of what they love about each other.
The last chapters of the book are supremely satisfying, however, and the most adventurous scene in the story the fight at the inn was a really engaging explosion of all the simmering tension. So fun.
I read this series out of order, and I’m starting to regret that. a lot of the details of the other books in the series make more sense with this piece (and, I assume, a Work of Art). It was kind of fun to hear pieces of this story treated as rumors and references, though, as it makes finding out the truth really fun!
It has a slightly larger cast than any of the other books I’ve read by the author, which I think helped flesh out the two leads. Jane and Maggie have a really engaging rapport! It was a little funnier and more adventurous than the rest of her bibliography, too.
My main complaint is that I sometimes felt like Maggie and St. Clare’s scenes were a little underdeveloped.
The last chapters of the book are supremely satisfying, however, and the most adventurous scene in the story
I read this series out of order, and I’m starting to regret that. a lot of the details of the other books in the series make more sense with this piece (and, I assume, a Work of Art). It was kind of fun to hear pieces of this story treated as rumors and references, though, as it makes finding out the truth really fun!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual assault, Violence, and Murder
jinjaritia's review
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
slow-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
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Ableism, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexism, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Gaslighting, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Murder and War
e_flah's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Gentleman Jim started out strong and then started to lose me toward the end. As this is a story that would be easy to spoil, I'll try to keep it vague. I became disappointed over time that more wasn't done to develop Maggie and John as characters beyond the set-up we get at the beginning of the novel. They felt flatter as the story went on, which made it really hard to care about what happened to either of them. It also felt like the story was more focused on external conflicts rather than the actual romance between the two characters; this is a gripe I typically have with second-chance romances and maybe the sign that I should finally quit reading them.
Gentleman Jim was absorbing and had a good momentum -- both of which kept me reading even when I started to care less about the characters. I'm definitely considering picking up another book by Mimi Matthews with tropes that might be more up my alley.
Gentleman Jim was absorbing and had a good momentum -- both of which kept me reading even when I started to care less about the characters. I'm definitely considering picking up another book by Mimi Matthews with tropes that might be more up my alley.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Gun violence and Violence
Minor: Child abuse and Death of parent