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A review by lenoreo
Bayou Beauty by Lexi Blake
4.0
https://celebrityreaders.com/2021/07/27/summer-of-love-week-6-bayou-beauty-by-lexi-blake/
I received a free copy through NetGalley in exchange for an honest and unbiased review/opinion.
4.5 stars — I fucking love this crazy ass small town. I was so excited to return to Papillon, but there’s always that worry in the back of my mind that I won’t connect with a story as much. No worries there! Sylvie and Rene’s story was fun and emotional and just everything I look for in these books. There’s a reason I gobbled it up in a day.
Normally I start off talking about the main characters, their romance, and *then* get to secondary characters. But the cast of this town is just so much fun and plays a notable role in these stories. We got all the same peeps we’ve come to know and love, little sprinklings of different ones here and there…and if you haven’t read the rest of the series, you won’t be lost, I imagine you’ll just want to go back for more. And it wasn’t just the normal cast of the town, we also got to see a great deal of Rene’s mother and Louis. I kind of liked what they added to the story, as flawed as they were. It really showcases how people can be imperfect, but still love and have good intentions. And don’t even get me started on Sylvie’s brother Andre, that boy made me laugh so much.
I didn’t really have a good feel for who Sylvie was previously, but I kind of adore her. She’s so strong and smart and this perfect balance between forthright and empathetic. She won’t take people’s shit, but she understands enough to listen and try to help and connect with people. She does it in her job as mayor, and she brings it in her new role as Rene’s wife. I loved how she *saw* him, and even if she didn’t always understand, she wanted to.
Rene was so much softer and more broken than I was expecting…and not in a usual way. Seeing the way his responsibilities weighed on him just made my heart ache. And he’d learned all the wrong lessons from his parents on how to deal with it. I LOVED that Sylvie was his light, that even when he was keeping his emotions locked down, he couldn’t help but be drawn to her and just *want* her in his life. He had a lot of growing to do in this book, but I felt like it happened at a reasonable rate…I believed it. He had enough stumbles that it wasn’t overly easy, but he didn’t cling to bad habits too long either.
And together they were fire. Not just steamy chemistry wise, but the way they looked out for one another. You could feel their caring, even when their pride (or something) tried to get in the way. I rooted for them, and they didn’t let me down.
And can I just say that I kind of love that each story features an adorable puppy? Gets to my animal loving heart.
I honestly don’t know if this series is for everyone, but it’s 100% my jam. I hope the stories keep coming and coming.
I received a free copy through NetGalley in exchange for an honest and unbiased review/opinion.
4.5 stars — I fucking love this crazy ass small town. I was so excited to return to Papillon, but there’s always that worry in the back of my mind that I won’t connect with a story as much. No worries there! Sylvie and Rene’s story was fun and emotional and just everything I look for in these books. There’s a reason I gobbled it up in a day.
Normally I start off talking about the main characters, their romance, and *then* get to secondary characters. But the cast of this town is just so much fun and plays a notable role in these stories. We got all the same peeps we’ve come to know and love, little sprinklings of different ones here and there…and if you haven’t read the rest of the series, you won’t be lost, I imagine you’ll just want to go back for more. And it wasn’t just the normal cast of the town, we also got to see a great deal of Rene’s mother and Louis. I kind of liked what they added to the story, as flawed as they were. It really showcases how people can be imperfect, but still love and have good intentions. And don’t even get me started on Sylvie’s brother Andre, that boy made me laugh so much.
I didn’t really have a good feel for who Sylvie was previously, but I kind of adore her. She’s so strong and smart and this perfect balance between forthright and empathetic. She won’t take people’s shit, but she understands enough to listen and try to help and connect with people. She does it in her job as mayor, and she brings it in her new role as Rene’s wife. I loved how she *saw* him, and even if she didn’t always understand, she wanted to.
Rene was so much softer and more broken than I was expecting…and not in a usual way. Seeing the way his responsibilities weighed on him just made my heart ache. And he’d learned all the wrong lessons from his parents on how to deal with it. I LOVED that Sylvie was his light, that even when he was keeping his emotions locked down, he couldn’t help but be drawn to her and just *want* her in his life. He had a lot of growing to do in this book, but I felt like it happened at a reasonable rate…I believed it. He had enough stumbles that it wasn’t overly easy, but he didn’t cling to bad habits too long either.
And together they were fire. Not just steamy chemistry wise, but the way they looked out for one another. You could feel their caring, even when their pride (or something) tried to get in the way. I rooted for them, and they didn’t let me down.
And can I just say that I kind of love that each story features an adorable puppy? Gets to my animal loving heart.
I honestly don’t know if this series is for everyone, but it’s 100% my jam. I hope the stories keep coming and coming.