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A review by sarnacle
Necessary Restorations by Kate Canterbary
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
I liked the first two books a lot along with their main characters, but so far this one is my favorite. I think it’s Sam, with his protective shield and soft insides, that had me rooting the hardest. I figured the titular “Necessary Restorations” were for him alone, but the outwardly bubbly and bohemian Tiel is in need of her own restorations and the pair of them had me on the hook.
It was pleasant to read that this relationship started out as friends rather than the more taboo client/provider or boss/apprentice dynamics of the previous two stories. I was ready for something different. It wasn’t exactly slow burn, but it certainly wasn’t straight into the bedroom with these two. I could’ve even stood a little more pining and tension building, but I will say that this book made up for the background and development that the other two lacked.
I really, really wish that someone would get these folks (back) into therapy. I’m not just talking about Sam and Tiel, but the entire Walsh bunch. This book was the perfect opportunity to develop that mental health rep that was barely grazed with Sam and which could have massively benefited Tiel. From book one we get the backstory about the Walsh parents and lordy! Why isn’t there more therapizing going on? It’s a fairy tale to think that issues that deep could be worked out on their own.
I don’t think I’ve sufficiently expressed my adoration for Christian Fox’s voice work. He’s an absolute dream in this series. Lucy Rivers is good, and this was probably her best of the three so far.
I’m having fun meeting side characters who I know will have their own stories. And if I’m not mistaken, one of them is coming up next!
It was pleasant to read that this relationship started out as friends rather than the more taboo client/provider or boss/apprentice dynamics of the previous two stories. I was ready for something different. It wasn’t exactly slow burn, but it certainly wasn’t straight into the bedroom with these two. I could’ve even stood a little more pining and tension building, but I will say that this book made up for the background and development that the other two lacked.
I really, really wish that someone would get these folks (back) into therapy. I’m not just talking about Sam and Tiel, but the entire Walsh bunch. This book was the perfect opportunity to develop that mental health rep that was barely grazed with Sam and which could have massively benefited Tiel. From book one we get the backstory about the Walsh parents and lordy! Why isn’t there more therapizing going on? It’s a fairy tale to think that issues that deep could be worked out on their own.
I don’t think I’ve sufficiently expressed my adoration for Christian Fox’s voice work. He’s an absolute dream in this series. Lucy Rivers is good, and this was probably her best of the three so far.
I’m having fun meeting side characters who I know will have their own stories. And if I’m not mistaken, one of them is coming up next!