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Το πορτρέτο της λαίδης Ιζαμπέλα by Jennifer Ashley

12 reviews

stuffandwhatnot's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful

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

4.0

A lovely second chance romance. Wild bohemian Mac and destined to be a marriage pawn Isabella eloped the night of Isabella's coming out, but six years later they've been separated for over three years, even though they still love each other deeply. The reasons for the separation were devastating and realistic (not cheating). Banter filled and achingly emotional.

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trashbinfluencer's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

1.0

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livruther's review against another edition

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emotional

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

4.25

i don’t usually go for marriage in trouble books, but i really loved this. mac was so sweet and they were good together. one tiny pet peeve tho:

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he said he was going to be a father when isabella got pregnant, but he was already aimee’s father??? not biologically, but still, i felt bad for little aimee at the end

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guiltlesspleasures's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

4.25

Very glad I discovered Jennifer Ashley! She’s a fantastic writer and also writes EXTREMELY HOT love scenes. 🌶️🌶️🌶️

There was a lot going on in this book, like almost soap-opera-level dramatic occurrences, yet it never felt OTT or campy, which shows what a good writer she is. I think she could have cut one of them out, so I took a half star off for that.

Mac and Isabella felt fully realized and human, with scorching chemistry and a real depth of feeling. Mac would have driven me nuts with his attentiveness/smothering, but then I am a person who very much likes her time alone.

Bonus: Ian made a number of appearances, which was more than welcome.

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lakeh's review against another edition

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adventurous lighthearted reflective slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

I did not like this one as much as Ian and Beth's book. I enjoyed the themes and ideas a lot, but felt that the execution was a bit off.

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I like that Ashley gets into hard topics, in this book miscarriage and alcoholism, and treats them pretty well, and with the gravity they deserved. I didn't like the back and forth between Isabella and Mac, it got to be way too repetitive, and sometimes I wondered why they were still doing this. Having a character that embodied Mac's insecurities was incredibly interesting and would have been awesome to dive deeper into, instead of saving that for the last few pages. The ending was way too neatly tied up, and I was sitting there like "what was the point??"

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relin's review against another edition

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I struggled with the main conflict they had between each other. The premise was really strong and I was excited to read it, but it didn't feel like it ever really built up? But rather had the same level of conflict over and over, plus a side arc that escalated things in a way I wasn't expecting. I skipped 30% to read the end and I don't feel like I missed anything as it felt like they were still in the exact same place as I had left off at. Like down to the tracking down the forger plotline.

I have enjoyed other books in this series, but I don't think this one is my jam.

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