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Annie's Song by Catherine Anderson
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I absolutely loved this book. The slow burn development of the romance between our hero Alex and heroine Annie was just beautiful.
The book does start out with some circumstances that are very hard to read about (please check the content warnings before going into this story), but I think the author handled it extremely well. What Annie is forced to endure instantly bonds the reader to her - I felt so invested in her life after just a few short pages. The tragedy of her life, due to the many people who continuously failed her, only fuelled my desire to keep reading because I knew she would eventually get her happy ending, and that there was no one more deserving of it than her.
While Alex did seem at times to be too good to be true, I loved his devotion to Annie so much that I could forgive him for being too perfect. Also, the dark romance lover in me wished Alex had handed his brother over to the authorities and seen Douglas hanged for what he did to Annie.
I felt the conflict between Alex and Annie was believable and the instances of miscommunication were justified.
While this book has become one of my favourites of all time, that’s not to say it’s without its faults. I do think the love scene was ill timed and probably shouldn’t have happened on the night she was reminded of one of the biggest traumas she’s ever experienced. I know I said Alex is pretty much perfect but I highly doubt he has the magical ability to screw PTSD away.
I listened to the audiobook of this story and felt the narrator did an excellent job. It was a true performance rather than just a flat reading of the text. The passion and emotion in the narrator’s voice shone through. The only problem I had was that the narrator sounded like a middle aged woman which I didn’t feel matched up with the youthfulness of Annie.
Tropes:
👰🏻♀️🤵♂️Marriage of convenience
🦻Deaf heroine
🗣Miscommunication
Content warnings:
⚠️Rape
⚠️Abuse
⚠️Victim blaming
The book does start out with some circumstances that are very hard to read about (please check the content warnings before going into this story), but I think the author handled it extremely well. What Annie is forced to endure instantly bonds the reader to her - I felt so invested in her life after just a few short pages. The tragedy of her life, due to the many people who continuously failed her, only fuelled my desire to keep reading because I knew she would eventually get her happy ending, and that there was no one more deserving of it than her.
While Alex did seem at times to be too good to be true, I loved his devotion to Annie so much that I could forgive him for being too perfect. Also, the dark romance lover in me wished Alex had handed his brother over to the authorities and seen Douglas hanged for what he did to Annie.
I felt the conflict between Alex and Annie was believable and the instances of miscommunication were justified.
While this book has become one of my favourites of all time, that’s not to say it’s without its faults. I do think the love scene was ill timed and probably shouldn’t have happened on the night she was reminded of one of the biggest traumas she’s ever experienced. I know I said Alex is pretty much perfect but I highly doubt he has the magical ability to screw PTSD away.
I listened to the audiobook of this story and felt the narrator did an excellent job. It was a true performance rather than just a flat reading of the text. The passion and emotion in the narrator’s voice shone through. The only problem I had was that the narrator sounded like a middle aged woman which I didn’t feel matched up with the youthfulness of Annie.
Tropes:
👰🏻♀️🤵♂️Marriage of convenience
🦻Deaf heroine
🗣Miscommunication
Content warnings:
⚠️Rape
⚠️Abuse
⚠️Victim blaming
Content Warnings
Moderate: Physical abuse and Rape