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A review by bookworm_panda
Lucky Break by A.M. Arthur
5.0
ALL the feels in this book! All of them! 4.5 stars for me, as the emotion and beauty of the relationship helped offset the sometimes total lack of communication!
I absolutely love this series from AM Arthur - super emotional, a nice blend of city and cowboy, and a great group of characters that are family to each other. This is a sweet, slow-paced-burn romance, where there is a second chance of love for Robin, a chance for Shawn to find true love in all forms, and for both of them to find a home, both with each other and with the rest of the members on the ranch.
At first, I was concerned that I wouldn't warm up to Robin - the way he treated and compared Shawn to his deceased husband very early on, didn't sit well with me. However, Robin's patience and compassion for growing a relationship with Shawn really made me change my mind about him. Robin was sweet, thoughtful, and patient, and I absolutely love that he didn't care about preconceived "norms" in the bedroom. He realized that he'd have a different pace with Shawn than with his previous partner, and he respected the pace that Shawn set.
Shawn has had a rough childhood and early adulthood. He's been homeless for 2 years, had to stay away from the only family he has due to a bad situation when he was a teen, and also deals with anxiety and abandonment issues. He has plenty of doubts, both self-doubts and doubts about his relationship with Robin. I was worried when things were going too well and we were only at the 55% part of the story! LOL. There is definitely some angst and some tears, but I love the steadfastness through it all and how everyone was there to support both Shawn and Robin.
I wish there had maybe been a bit more communication to avoid certain blow-ups - there were things that both of them were refusing to tell the other, until it was really forced out of them, but overall I loved reading about Shawn and Robin falling for each other. Loved seeing all of the couples from the previous books included, and that epilogue!
Can't wait for the next story - think it should be Levi (and Hugh!)!
I received an arc through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
I absolutely love this series from AM Arthur - super emotional, a nice blend of city and cowboy, and a great group of characters that are family to each other. This is a sweet, slow-paced-burn romance, where there is a second chance of love for Robin, a chance for Shawn to find true love in all forms, and for both of them to find a home, both with each other and with the rest of the members on the ranch.
At first, I was concerned that I wouldn't warm up to Robin - the way he treated and compared Shawn to his deceased husband very early on, didn't sit well with me. However, Robin's patience and compassion for growing a relationship with Shawn really made me change my mind about him. Robin was sweet, thoughtful, and patient, and I absolutely love that he didn't care about preconceived "norms" in the bedroom. He realized that he'd have a different pace with Shawn than with his previous partner, and he respected the pace that Shawn set.
Shawn has had a rough childhood and early adulthood. He's been homeless for 2 years, had to stay away from the only family he has due to a bad situation when he was a teen, and also deals with anxiety and abandonment issues. He has plenty of doubts, both self-doubts and doubts about his relationship with Robin. I was worried when things were going too well and we were only at the 55% part of the story! LOL. There is definitely some angst and some tears, but I love the steadfastness through it all and how everyone was there to support both Shawn and Robin.
I wish there had maybe been a bit more communication to avoid certain blow-ups - there were things that both of them were refusing to tell the other, until it was really forced out of them, but overall I loved reading about Shawn and Robin falling for each other. Loved seeing all of the couples from the previous books included, and that epilogue!
Can't wait for the next story - think it should be Levi (and Hugh!)!
I received an arc through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.