words_and_dreams's review
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.
I really enjoyed this on a number of levels.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A fantasy romance that covers mental health, redemption, healing and the power of words with a plus sized heroine and a tudor hero.
I really enjoyed this on a number of levels.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content and Mental illness
Minor: Emotional abuse and Suicide attempt
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