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words_and_dreams's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
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
5.0
The trouble with coveting a thing you can never have, is that it only serves to highlight the distance between you and it. Sea and sky are destined to never meet.'
A fantasy romance that covers mental health, redemption, healing and the power of words with a plus sized heroine and a tudor hero.Â
I really enjoyed this on a number of levels.Â
Our heroine, Emmy, has high functioning Schizoaffective Disorder. It was refreshing to read a romance where the heroine suffers from a mental health disorder, rather than the stigmatised views of the past. She was extremely relatable and so much of her POV hit me hard. Â
Emmy inherits her old friend Maggie's bookshop where after reading from an old book, our hero Jonathan appears directly from the past. He was cursed by a witch to become trapped in the book and gets Emmy's help to try and free him. There onwards feelings and attraction grow.Â
There are a couple of twists near the end, one of which I guessed and one which I didn't. Love it when something takes me by surprise.Â
I adored all of the references to writing throughout the story and how they help us to express thoughts, emotions and ideas. Words have power so words are a form of magic. Beautiful.Â
Writing and words can help so many of us cope, as can reading.
'Most of her notes were incomplete, the scribbled meanderings of a creative mind attempting to make something beautiful out of a blank page.'
This felt like a homage by a romance writer for romance writers.Â
The romance was super sweet and steamy and I enjoyed the fish out of water aspect. I look forward to what ever this author creates next.Â
A fantasy romance that covers mental health, redemption, healing and the power of words with a plus sized heroine and a tudor hero.Â
I really enjoyed this on a number of levels.Â
Our heroine, Emmy, has high functioning Schizoaffective Disorder. It was refreshing to read a romance where the heroine suffers from a mental health disorder, rather than the stigmatised views of the past. She was extremely relatable and so much of her POV hit me hard. Â
Emmy inherits her old friend Maggie's bookshop where after reading from an old book, our hero Jonathan appears directly from the past. He was cursed by a witch to become trapped in the book and gets Emmy's help to try and free him. There onwards feelings and attraction grow.Â
There are a couple of twists near the end, one of which I guessed and one which I didn't. Love it when something takes me by surprise.Â
I adored all of the references to writing throughout the story and how they help us to express thoughts, emotions and ideas. Words have power so words are a form of magic. Beautiful.Â
Writing and words can help so many of us cope, as can reading.
'Most of her notes were incomplete, the scribbled meanderings of a creative mind attempting to make something beautiful out of a blank page.'
This felt like a homage by a romance writer for romance writers.Â
The romance was super sweet and steamy and I enjoyed the fish out of water aspect. I look forward to what ever this author creates next.Â
Moderate: Sexual content and Mental illness
Minor: Emotional abuse and Suicide attempt
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