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The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen by KJ Charles

31 reviews

garbage_mcsmutly's review against another edition

emotional hopeful fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

This book was quite spicy, like there were many scenes and they were all graphic. Also there was just a lot of like.... smuggler intrigue? It was sort of an action/thriller but without the action? IDK how to describe it. The relationship between the MCs was realistic and tender and just really nice.

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quiet_reader's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective tense medium-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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comradeant's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny mysterious slow-paced

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

4.0

I stumbled upon this on Libby and did not regret it. The narrator was not it for me at all I’ll admit. However it was such an interesting story with cheesy little romance sprinkled in. The comfort from Garreth protecting Luke had me clutching my chest. Then The last chapter had my heart so full.

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wanderingtales's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

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sappix's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes

3.5

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readingqueerly's review against another edition

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adventurous funny mysterious medium-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? It's complicated

3.0

Anyone can tell you, I'm a sucker for a queer historical romance, especially with a good action plot. This author does that incredibly well in my opinion. I was not disappointed at all to pick up more of their work.
A fun and compelling plot drives this book with a heartfelt romance to soften the edges. The characters are fun and interesting and their development is so integral to the story.
I will say I liked the Will Darling Adventures series better, but that might be bias as I've been feeling very distracted and in a slump lately. I couldn't quite slip into this world as much as I'd hoped.
All in all pretty good, will probably reread to get a better experience of it at some point. I am looking forward to reading the second book in this duology, but I might wait a bit until it's got my full attention.

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droggelbecher42's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted fast-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

4.0

Quick, fun read.
It wasn't a particularly special book, but even as someone that usually doesn't read romance I enjoyed it.
I liked the dynamic between the mcs and that they were actually willing to listen to each other and change their behaviour if it negatively effected their partner.

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