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mysticmom63's review
fast-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
max_pink's review against another edition
5.0
Tropes: Fake Marriage, Enemies to Lovers, Heist
God this was charming. Raven is an absolute boss, Braxton is hot and sweet, and the extended Moreau family was delightful. The heist had legitimate stakes, as well. This was just wonderful. I was smiling and happy throughout.
Shoutout to Kim Staunton for excellent audio narration.
God this was charming. Raven is an absolute boss, Braxton is hot and sweet, and the extended Moreau family was delightful. The heist had legitimate stakes, as well. This was just wonderful. I was smiling and happy throughout.
Shoutout to Kim Staunton for excellent audio narration.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racism
drosereadstherainbow's review
adventurous
emotional
informative
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
emily_gaynier's review against another edition
4.0
I love Beverly Jenkins' writing but the synopsis of this book didn't feel accurate.
khrb's review
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
sara11_reads's review against another edition
4.0
3.5 stars. I enjoyed the two main characters and the Moreau family dynamics but I thought the spy plot took too long to take off and was resolved too simply. As always, I enjoy the writing style and the bits of Black history that are interwoven into the plot.
ihateprozac's review against another edition
2.0
This sounded like it was going to be a Black historical National Treasure and it was just a bummer.
The chemistry was non-existent, so the romance was boring and the spicy scenes were awkward at best. This could've been a really feisty class difference + Price and Prejudice story, but the execution was lacking for me.
The spy stuff was barely there, and Beverly Jenkins spread herself too thin between two villains, such that neither of them really felt very tangible or scary. I'm so used to intensely infuriating villains in her books and look forward to karma hitting them, but I didn't get that with either of the baddies here.
I need to get into more of the LeVeq books, because one of the LeVeq women gave me more life in 3 paragraphs than the hero and heroine did in this entire novel!
Given this is the finale in the Women Who Dare trilogy, it was such a letdown :(
The chemistry was non-existent, so the romance was boring and the spicy scenes were awkward at best. This could've been a really feisty class difference + Price and Prejudice story, but the execution was lacking for me.
The spy stuff was barely there, and Beverly Jenkins spread herself too thin between two villains, such that neither of them really felt very tangible or scary. I'm so used to intensely infuriating villains in her books and look forward to karma hitting them, but I didn't get that with either of the baddies here.
I need to get into more of the LeVeq books, because one of the LeVeq women gave me more life in 3 paragraphs than the hero and heroine did in this entire novel!
Given this is the finale in the Women Who Dare trilogy, it was such a letdown :(