A review by epilieaspiechick
The Heart's Bidding by Jordan Riley Swan
3.0
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Thank you to Jordan Riley Swan for providing the ARC in exchange for an honest review.
This book might be categorized as romance, but I struggle to categorize it as that. Is there a romantic plot in this book? Sure. However, it's more of a secondary plot line than anything else. Most of the book (both in page numbers and reader interest) are dedicated to Kaylee's attempts to keep the family antique store alive. It's an enjoyable story, but it's not entirely memorable due to the amount of realism that you have to buy into. A big portion of the trouble throughout the story is due to the grandfather's girlfriend Ruth. I won't spoil what happens, but I found myself seriously questioning why anyone would choose to ignore blatant issues for that long. If it was due to still not being over the death of his child, then why wasn't Kaylee affected? Kaylee is so focused on saving the store that her grief from her parent's passing is almost nonexistent and that was strange to me.
Thank you to Jordan Riley Swan for providing the ARC in exchange for an honest review.
This book might be categorized as romance, but I struggle to categorize it as that. Is there a romantic plot in this book? Sure. However, it's more of a secondary plot line than anything else. Most of the book (both in page numbers and reader interest) are dedicated to Kaylee's attempts to keep the family antique store alive. It's an enjoyable story, but it's not entirely memorable due to the amount of realism that you have to buy into. A big portion of the trouble throughout the story is due to the grandfather's girlfriend Ruth. I won't spoil what happens, but I found myself seriously questioning why anyone would choose to ignore blatant issues for that long. If it was due to still not being over the death of his child, then why wasn't Kaylee affected? Kaylee is so focused on saving the store that her grief from her parent's passing is almost nonexistent and that was strange to me.