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A review by deena_
Marriage for One by Ella Maise
2.0
Outright disappointing. I had lot of hopes for this one; the very reason I pushed on despite figuring out it wasn't working for me. I hate miscommunication tropes in books, and that's where the majority of 'Marriage for One' stands. I feel like it could have been wrapped up within a hundred pages if the characters had come clean of their intentions from the beginning. I could've done with 300 pages even since nothing eventful was happening. Every moment stretched out too long; hence the lengthy chapters.
In this book, we see our main characters, Rose Coleson and Jack Hwathorne, get tied in a wedlock cause of some mutual benefits they're working on. A huge aspect here being the FMC's financial troubles regarding some inheritance will left by her uncle where it's stated that she must be married within the next couple of months for her to be able to have access to the property on Madison Avenue. As her fiance dumped her days before her uncle's death, Rose was helpless beyond measure. She was certain she wasn't getting the property she needed to open her dream coffee shop when her cousins are making so much trouble for her. Jack stepped up with a marriage offer and all the legal help she needs in her case, as a lawyer. In exchange, she is expected to attend important social gatherings with him to maintain his reputation.
This whole plot was reasonable enough for a marriage of convenience book, but the way it was put there appeared rather silly. Halfway through it, we find out it's just another book where the MMC suppresses his feelings long enough and jumps into stupid decisions to prove it. This is, at best, two star worthy.
In this book, we see our main characters, Rose Coleson and Jack Hwathorne, get tied in a wedlock cause of some mutual benefits they're working on. A huge aspect here being the FMC's financial troubles regarding some inheritance will left by her uncle where it's stated that she must be married within the next couple of months for her to be able to have access to the property on Madison Avenue. As her fiance dumped her days before her uncle's death, Rose was helpless beyond measure. She was certain she wasn't getting the property she needed to open her dream coffee shop when her cousins are making so much trouble for her. Jack stepped up with a marriage offer and all the legal help she needs in her case, as a lawyer. In exchange, she is expected to attend important social gatherings with him to maintain his reputation.
This whole plot was reasonable enough for a marriage of convenience book, but the way it was put there appeared rather silly. Halfway through it, we find out it's just another book where the MMC suppresses his feelings long enough and jumps into stupid decisions to prove it. This is, at best, two star worthy.