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A review by natreadsalot14
The Connection by Morgan Elizabeth
1.0
Okay this rating hurts me more than you, okay? I love the Springbrook hills series and this one had a lot of the same aspects from the previous three that has ticket all my “small town romance checklist”.
So, you may be wondering why I rated it so low? Well, the thing that bother me about this book was the misogynistic ideology that Kate “needed” a man AND that Cal needed a father figure.
It all started around 17% in the book and it was subtle comments from previous characters that we have fallen in love with in the series. It reminded me of the conservative mindset that single mothers need a man but single fathers are praised for doing all the hard work.
There were phrases that hinted towards a binary parental role model that kind of put me off. Kate and her community were strong, she didn’t need a man or a partner to help her. Kate didn’t need to be in a relationship for Cal to see what a man is like. He was already seeing it with people in the community, his grandfather and his teachers.
I also did not really feel the romantic feelings between Kate and Dean. Although Cal’s relationship with Dean was probably the reason I kept reading this.
It just wasn’t for me, unfortunately.
So, you may be wondering why I rated it so low? Well, the thing that bother me about this book was the misogynistic ideology that Kate “needed” a man AND that Cal needed a father figure.
It all started around 17% in the book and it was subtle comments from previous characters that we have fallen in love with in the series. It reminded me of the conservative mindset that single mothers need a man but single fathers are praised for doing all the hard work.
There were phrases that hinted towards a binary parental role model that kind of put me off. Kate and her community were strong, she didn’t need a man or a partner to help her. Kate didn’t need to be in a relationship for Cal to see what a man is like. He was already seeing it with people in the community, his grandfather and his teachers.
I also did not really feel the romantic feelings between Kate and Dean. Although Cal’s relationship with Dean was probably the reason I kept reading this.
It just wasn’t for me, unfortunately.