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Hudson by Samantha Skye
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
ARC Review
Book 2 in the Billionaires of Whispers series follows Lacy & Hudson. Lacy is still mentally recovering after the events of book one that she was caught up in whilst also burning the candle at both ends with her job and taking care of her sick mother. Husdon is moving back to town to take over as the town Dr with his son Harvey in tow, both he and Lacy feel a pull towards the other and have for a while so now he is back in town can they navigate her reluctance to get involved when her life is already busy aswell as the significant age gap amongst other things to find their HEA?
Unfortunately I didn't enjoy this as much as I did book one. I didn't connect with either Lacy or Hudson individually or as a couple. Frankly Lacys reasons for not getting involved with Hunter were ridiculous, I understand her mother is sick and Lacy has had to be her caregiver majority of her life, but the way Lacy refused to even go out anywhere unless her mom had someone with her seemed excessive, especially as from what I could gather her mom is actually in remission throughout this book and not actively in the throws of her illness, it was like Lacy was infantalising her mom to a degree and just came across very weird to me. And her internal monologue was nothing but pining for and lamenting about wanting Hudson whilst actively rejecting his attempts to date her, it just made no sense to me.
Hudson was ok... except for as a single dad he sure did seem to forget he has a son. There are hardly any scenes of him actively being a parent, his son is constantly palmed off on others for sleepovers etc in order for the story between the main couple to progress so Lacy's "connection" with the kid felt very forced and surface level at best. The drama surrounding Lacy also did nothing for me and how she chose to handle it and how it played out in the end was was eyeroll inducing and very telenovela-ish. There was some decent spice but a book needs more than that for it to work for me. I'm just left underwhelmed which is such a shame as I remember really enjoying book one. π€·ββοΈ πΆπΆ
" I slowed my feverish kiss, wanting to take it all in. Her little sounds hit my lips like torture, and there's no way I can stay away from her anymore. This is just another moment to solidify that fact. No more going slow. No more dancing around each other. She is my girl, and now I want the world to know."
Book 2 in the Billionaires of Whispers series follows Lacy & Hudson. Lacy is still mentally recovering after the events of book one that she was caught up in whilst also burning the candle at both ends with her job and taking care of her sick mother. Husdon is moving back to town to take over as the town Dr with his son Harvey in tow, both he and Lacy feel a pull towards the other and have for a while so now he is back in town can they navigate her reluctance to get involved when her life is already busy aswell as the significant age gap amongst other things to find their HEA?
Unfortunately I didn't enjoy this as much as I did book one. I didn't connect with either Lacy or Hudson individually or as a couple. Frankly Lacys reasons for not getting involved with Hunter were ridiculous, I understand her mother is sick and Lacy has had to be her caregiver majority of her life, but the way Lacy refused to even go out anywhere unless her mom had someone with her seemed excessive, especially as from what I could gather her mom is actually in remission throughout this book and not actively in the throws of her illness, it was like Lacy was infantalising her mom to a degree and just came across very weird to me. And her internal monologue was nothing but pining for and lamenting about wanting Hudson whilst actively rejecting his attempts to date her, it just made no sense to me.
Hudson was ok... except for as a single dad he sure did seem to forget he has a son. There are hardly any scenes of him actively being a parent, his son is constantly palmed off on others for sleepovers etc in order for the story between the main couple to progress so Lacy's "connection" with the kid felt very forced and surface level at best. The drama surrounding Lacy also did nothing for me and how she chose to handle it and how it played out in the end was was eyeroll inducing and very telenovela-ish. There was some decent spice but a book needs more than that for it to work for me. I'm just left underwhelmed which is such a shame as I remember really enjoying book one. π€·ββοΈ πΆπΆ
" I slowed my feverish kiss, wanting to take it all in. Her little sounds hit my lips like torture, and there's no way I can stay away from her anymore. This is just another moment to solidify that fact. No more going slow. No more dancing around each other. She is my girl, and now I want the world to know."