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A review by romancedispatch
The Heir Affair by Jessica Morgan, Heather Cocks
1.0
It isn’t often that a book makes me angry, but this one really managed it. I loved The Royal We and had high expectations of this sequel. Instead, I was so disappointed that I needed to collect myself before writing this review.
All the time while reading this book, I kept asking myself, what the hell?
The relationship between Nick and Bex was SO GOOD in the first book, but here it’s like they are not even bothering to work at their marriage?!
At the beginning of the book, Nick confronts both his wife and his brother on what happened at the end of TRW and asks some strong questions that need answering (honestly, I would ask them too in such a situation)
What did Freddie feel towards Bex while she was with Nick? What does he feel now? How could he ever suggest they elope together, that she leaves him? What does Bex feel?
And no one answers these questions! In fact, Bex rekindles her friendship with Freddie without concern, without care that this may deeply upset and concern her HUSBAND (as it does!), and Nick is supposed to just roll with it? HOW IS THIS NORMAL?
And then, after they fight, of course Nick, being the impulsive man-child that he always was, retaliates and goes flirting and cheating with Annabelle. Again, HOW IS THIS NORMAL? Is this how you’re supposed to work at making your marriage last? And furthermore one year later, after Bex finds this out, because Nick BRINGS HER TO THE SAME PARTY WHERE EVERYONE WITNESSED the events of that night and everyone know he cheated on her... she finds this out and SHE ISN’T EVEN ANGRY, no, because Nick’s logic ‘makes sense’... WHAT ARE WE EVEN TALKING ABOUT.
Honestly, throughout the book, I kept waiting for the moment Bex will wake up and leave Nick because their marriage is not working anymore. But that never happens.
And, oh, don’t let me start on the ENDING, what the hell is that? Poor Freddie is IN LOVE with Bex, he cannot ever have her, he is stuck settling for someone else, but still gets to donate his SPERM to Nick and Bex, so they can have their family and an heir? WHAT IN THE WORLD!
Honestly, the only part I enjoyed was seeing Eleanor and Marta open up to Bex. The rest of it just made me angry.
I wish the story had been told differently and regret having read this sequel at all, because it ruined Bex and Nick’s love story, which I had love so much in The Royal We.
Such a shame.
All the time while reading this book, I kept asking myself, what the hell?
The relationship between Nick and Bex was SO GOOD in the first book, but here it’s like they are not even bothering to work at their marriage?!
At the beginning of the book, Nick confronts both his wife and his brother on what happened at the end of TRW and asks some strong questions that need answering (honestly, I would ask them too in such a situation)
What did Freddie feel towards Bex while she was with Nick? What does he feel now? How could he ever suggest they elope together, that she leaves him? What does Bex feel?
And no one answers these questions! In fact, Bex rekindles her friendship with Freddie without concern, without care that this may deeply upset and concern her HUSBAND (as it does!), and Nick is supposed to just roll with it? HOW IS THIS NORMAL?
And then, after they fight, of course Nick, being the impulsive man-child that he always was, retaliates and goes flirting and cheating with Annabelle. Again, HOW IS THIS NORMAL? Is this how you’re supposed to work at making your marriage last? And furthermore one year later, after Bex finds this out, because Nick BRINGS HER TO THE SAME PARTY WHERE EVERYONE WITNESSED the events of that night and everyone know he cheated on her... she finds this out and SHE ISN’T EVEN ANGRY, no, because Nick’s logic ‘makes sense’... WHAT ARE WE EVEN TALKING ABOUT.
Honestly, throughout the book, I kept waiting for the moment Bex will wake up and leave Nick because their marriage is not working anymore. But that never happens.
And, oh, don’t let me start on the ENDING, what the hell is that? Poor Freddie is IN LOVE with Bex, he cannot ever have her, he is stuck settling for someone else, but still gets to donate his SPERM to Nick and Bex, so they can have their family and an heir? WHAT IN THE WORLD!
Honestly, the only part I enjoyed was seeing Eleanor and Marta open up to Bex. The rest of it just made me angry.
I wish the story had been told differently and regret having read this sequel at all, because it ruined Bex and Nick’s love story, which I had love so much in The Royal We.
Such a shame.