A review by thegreatmanda
One Night in Hartswood by Emma Denny

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Very sweet, and for a book with multiple sexual encounters, oddly wholesome all the same. As lovable as Penn and Raff are, I would have liked to see their pasts and personalities developed out a little more, and some of their family members fleshed out as characters a bit more as well. Raff and Penn's relationship struggled due to their poor communication skills, and I wanted to know more about where all that reticence and their self-worth issues came from (at least in Raff's case on the self-worth, as Penn's was clear on that note). Again, though, I adored these boys and their sweetness together, and as this is Denny's debut novel, I'm very much looking forward to her future work as she perfects her craft.