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A review by exquisite_tragedy
Wild Ever After by Rebecca Jenshak
1.0
Tropes/Themes:
-MF contemporary sports romance (professional hockey)
-Professional Hockey Player x Wedding Journalist
Marriage of convenience (the heroine is basically getting married so she can document it for her job…but after her fiancé breaks up with her days before the big day, the hero offers to step in as her groom)
-Opposites attract
-Forced proximity (they agree to stay married for 1 year, they also move in together)
-Hero falls first
-Dual POV
-Book #3 in an interconnected standalone series
Nope….nope nope nope. I really liked the previous two books in this series, so I’m a little surprised this ended up being such a huge miss for me. Based on the raving reviews online, it seems like I’m the outlier for whatever reason.
I’ll keep this review short because I literally don’t want to think about this book anymore:
-The heroine Jade was self-centered, selfish, insensitive, immature, and absolutely intolerable. She was honestly my biggest issue with the book. I never saw any character growth, self-reflection, or accountability on her end. She constantly played the victim and blamed all of her relationship issues and emotional intelligence on the fact that the mother cycled through relationships.
-It felt like Declan’s development and personality was an afterthought due to the amount of time focused on Jade. I liked aspects of his character a lot but felt like I could only like him so much due to how one dimensional he felt.
-There was absolutely no chemistry or relationship development whatsoever.
-The plot itself was lackluster and only focused on things I didn’t care about whatsoever (like stupid Jade and her stupid job).
-The side characters were 1000x more interesting than the actual couple
-The 3rd act conflict was ridiculous and not romantic in the slightest.
-Justice for Declan because he deserved so much better
I usually never write reviews like this, but to be honest this was pretty darn cathartic. I’m hoping I was able to sufficiently cleanse myself of this book and will now be able to jump back into Rebecca Jenshak’s backlist with a clear head and a saltless heart.
Story: 1/5
Audiobook: 5/5 (narrated by CJ Bloom & Connor Crais)
Length 8h13min
-MF contemporary sports romance (professional hockey)
-Professional Hockey Player x Wedding Journalist
Marriage of convenience (the heroine is basically getting married so she can document it for her job…but after her fiancé breaks up with her days before the big day, the hero offers to step in as her groom)
-Opposites attract
-Forced proximity (they agree to stay married for 1 year, they also move in together)
-Hero falls first
-Dual POV
-Book #3 in an interconnected standalone series
Nope….nope nope nope. I really liked the previous two books in this series, so I’m a little surprised this ended up being such a huge miss for me. Based on the raving reviews online, it seems like I’m the outlier for whatever reason.
I’ll keep this review short because I literally don’t want to think about this book anymore:
-The heroine Jade was self-centered, selfish, insensitive, immature, and absolutely intolerable. She was honestly my biggest issue with the book. I never saw any character growth, self-reflection, or accountability on her end. She constantly played the victim and blamed all of her relationship issues and emotional intelligence on the fact that the mother cycled through relationships.
-It felt like Declan’s development and personality was an afterthought due to the amount of time focused on Jade. I liked aspects of his character a lot but felt like I could only like him so much due to how one dimensional he felt.
-There was absolutely no chemistry or relationship development whatsoever.
-The plot itself was lackluster and only focused on things I didn’t care about whatsoever (like stupid Jade and her stupid job).
-The side characters were 1000x more interesting than the actual couple
-The 3rd act conflict was ridiculous and not romantic in the slightest.
-Justice for Declan because he deserved so much better
I usually never write reviews like this, but to be honest this was pretty darn cathartic. I’m hoping I was able to sufficiently cleanse myself of this book and will now be able to jump back into Rebecca Jenshak’s backlist with a clear head and a saltless heart.
Story: 1/5
Audiobook: 5/5 (narrated by CJ Bloom & Connor Crais)
Length 8h13min