A review by alisonb
A Modest Independence by Mimi Matthews
4.0
3.5 stars
An enjoyable read! At first I wasn’t sure that I was going to make it through this story. There was a lot of repetitive talk of Jenny wanting her freedom and not much action during all their travels. But I reached a point at which I accepted and embraced the story as a quiet love story instead of an adventure story with a more passion filled romance. It allowed me to really enjoy these two, although I must say that Tom was my favorite.
I also wanted to know more about Mira. I still felt something was held back, or maybe I’m reading too much into her character.
I did not care for Giles and the author did not try to redeem him. I was glad that we didn’t have a lot of scenes with him speaking.
I look forward to the next installment in this w, it’s what got me to read this series in the first place. And although I like more of an open door romance, I have been really enjoying Matthews’ style of making sure there is some physical affection (hand holding, kisses, embraces, longing looks), and that the romance doesn’t entirely disconnect from what a growing attraction and love between two people would look like.
An enjoyable read! At first I wasn’t sure that I was going to make it through this story. There was a lot of repetitive talk of Jenny wanting her freedom and not much action during all their travels. But I reached a point at which I accepted and embraced the story as a quiet love story instead of an adventure story with a more passion filled romance. It allowed me to really enjoy these two, although I must say that Tom was my favorite.
I also wanted to know more about Mira. I still felt something was held back, or maybe I’m reading too much into her character.
I did not care for Giles and the author did not try to redeem him. I was glad that we didn’t have a lot of scenes with him speaking.
I look forward to the next installment in this w, it’s what got me to read this series in the first place. And although I like more of an open door romance, I have been really enjoying Matthews’ style of making sure there is some physical affection (hand holding, kisses, embraces, longing looks), and that the romance doesn’t entirely disconnect from what a growing attraction and love between two people would look like.