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The Bluff by Willa Nash, Devney Perry

8 reviews

chrissandrapherlv's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes

4.0

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emotional hopeful tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This may be one of Devney Perry’s best. The story is well thought out and executed with just the right amount of detail. For a book that promised spice and lacked it, I really didn’t mind because the plot was so good. Everly and Hux each had such strong character arcs separately and as a unit credited a great story. For how relatively short this novel is, Perry accomplishes so much. I do wish we used Hux’s first name, Reese, more. Simply bc Huxley or Huxley is a dumb name.

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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? Yes

4.5

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5/5
🌶️🌶️🌶️/5

From the moment Ev had come into my life, she’d thrown me for a loop, constantly surprising me—always in a good way. Somehow, I’d deemed her too good to be true, so I’d kept her at a distance.

“I don’t need a big dream. I’d rather accomplish a small one. I want a happy life. A simple home. I want to be around people who aren’t afraid to belly laugh and tell me they love me.”

The peace wasn’t in this meadow. It wasn’t the grass or the flowers or the trees. The peace was at Everly’s side.

🏞️ First person dual POV
🏞️ Second in a series that can be read as stand alone
🏞️ One night stand turned FWB
🏞️ Grump sunshine
🏞️ Insta-chemistry
🏞️ Single dad
🏞️ Painter / former singer
🏞️ Marriage of convenience
🏞️ Hux is fighting for custody of his daughter when his lawyer jokes that it would be easier if he had a wife…
🏞️ Spice 🌶️
🏞️ Small town
🏞️ “Touch her & I’ll kill you” vibes
🏞️ Well established secondary characters for subsequent books; Lucy & Duke (Book 1), Travis, Kerrigan (Book 3), Savannah, Kace.
🏞️ MC growth; family tensions, risking a relationship after trauma, communication, overcoming trauma (Everly from book 1)
🏞️ Epilogue (leads into book 3)

⚠️ Domestic abuse (Minor, side character off page), death of a parent figure (past), stalking/hostage situation (moderate, past), assault (past), prison sentence (past), toxic relationship (ex wife).

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emotional 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

4.25

This book was a slow start but eventually it did pick up and I was able to connect with the characters. I love a marriage of convenience story, especially when someone starts off emotionally closed off and then let’s their spouse in like Hux. The third act conflict did have me tearing up, Hux and Everly were a couple you rooted for. I was hoping this series would be more like The Edens series or Clifton Forge series but unfortunately the writing is not as strong.

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