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A review by lenoreo
Wildflower by Mae Wood
3.0
https://celebrityreaders.com/2021/08/02/wildflower-by-mae-wood/
I received a free copy through Heart Eyes Press in exchange for an honest and unbiased review/opinion.
3.5 stars — I had a hard time connecting with this one right from the start…it just didn’t feel like a good match for me personally. Now, it did pick up in the last 1/3, hence the extra half star, but in the end I think it just wasn’t a Lenore book.
The main reason it wasn’t working for me in the beginning is that Juliana and Riggs have a bit of an antagonistic relationship, especially at the beginning, and that’s not my bag. I know there’s a big component of romance readers who enjoy that push and pull, the fights and the making up, it’s just not my thing. And that was a pretty big component to the first half of the book. What can I say, I’m a sensitive fucking butterfly, and this kind of thing makes my tummy hurt in a not good way.
Now, their relationship did totally pick up, mellow out, and settle in…I just had to hold on. But it took a bit.
Both characters were a bit more difficult than I’m used to. Ambitious, determined, bold. I admired Juliana’s passion for brewmaking for sure, but didn’t always connect with her personality in other ways. Riggs had a bigger journey in some ways, trying to figure out what he wanted out of life. And I appreciated the journey, even if I didn’t always see all the steps.
So yeah, the other major misstep for me is that I had a hard time connecting with the writing. Maybe it was just me, but I felt confused a lot. I don’t know how to describe it, it was like I couldn’t follow the thought processes and transitions all the time. *shrugs* I don’t know, I seem to be in the minority, so take that with a grain of salt my friends.
This one had some pretty fun secondary characters, from the brewery ladies to the families to Juliana’s BFF Mercy. I also appreciated all I learned about both brewing beer and beekeeping in this one — that kind of stuff always adds to a story for me.
Ah well, they can’t all be complete matches!
I received a free copy through Heart Eyes Press in exchange for an honest and unbiased review/opinion.
3.5 stars — I had a hard time connecting with this one right from the start…it just didn’t feel like a good match for me personally. Now, it did pick up in the last 1/3, hence the extra half star, but in the end I think it just wasn’t a Lenore book.
The main reason it wasn’t working for me in the beginning is that Juliana and Riggs have a bit of an antagonistic relationship, especially at the beginning, and that’s not my bag. I know there’s a big component of romance readers who enjoy that push and pull, the fights and the making up, it’s just not my thing. And that was a pretty big component to the first half of the book. What can I say, I’m a sensitive fucking butterfly, and this kind of thing makes my tummy hurt in a not good way.
Now, their relationship did totally pick up, mellow out, and settle in…I just had to hold on. But it took a bit.
Both characters were a bit more difficult than I’m used to. Ambitious, determined, bold. I admired Juliana’s passion for brewmaking for sure, but didn’t always connect with her personality in other ways. Riggs had a bigger journey in some ways, trying to figure out what he wanted out of life. And I appreciated the journey, even if I didn’t always see all the steps.
So yeah, the other major misstep for me is that I had a hard time connecting with the writing. Maybe it was just me, but I felt confused a lot. I don’t know how to describe it, it was like I couldn’t follow the thought processes and transitions all the time. *shrugs* I don’t know, I seem to be in the minority, so take that with a grain of salt my friends.
This one had some pretty fun secondary characters, from the brewery ladies to the families to Juliana’s BFF Mercy. I also appreciated all I learned about both brewing beer and beekeeping in this one — that kind of stuff always adds to a story for me.
Ah well, they can’t all be complete matches!