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A review by lenoreo
Forrest for the Trees by Kilby Blades
5.0
https://celebrityreaders.com/2021/10/13/forrest-for-the-trees-by-kilby-blades/
I received a free copy through Smartypants Romance in exchange for an honest and unbiased review/opinion.
4.5 stars — Well shit, that was good to the last drop my friends!
Sierra was a delightful heroine, which is kind of a weird thing to say because she’s a bit closed off on the surface. She was smart, thoughtful, hardworking, and had a genuine love for her job that you could feel. I loved how patient she could be, with animals and humans alike, as long as she wasn’t getting in her own way. I loved that when she started opening up and letting herself see Forrest’s interest as genuine, we got to see a different side of her. With him she was sassy, and she gave as good as she got.
I totally thought Forrest was going to be a certain kind of hero, and he ended up being way better and more to my liking! While not a beta, he’s definitely not an alpha. He was sweet, perceptive, persistent, patient, thoughtful. I loved that he took the time to see who Sierra really was beneath it all, and that’s who he fell in love with. He wasn’t perfect by any means, he definitely had a big misstep…but it was balanced by Sierra’s own misstep, so it worked out in the ways of love. Neither was big enough for me not to still root for them and be happy when they easily figured shit out mostly on their own and were working their way back to each other.
They were pretty amazing together. And I’m not just talking about the steam factor, though I’ll get back to that. They had a bit of the push and pull of an enemies to lovers, except it was how I like it where they aren’t actually enemies…there’s just tension and misunderstanding. I LOVED seeing Forrest persist and break through Sierra’s walls, and when they started dating? Wow, I just loved them together. As for steamy scenes? They were a bit unconventional in that they weren’t exactly fade to black, but they weren’t what I was expecting either. But I was satisfied that I got some explicitness even if it wasn’t all the explicitness. And the kissing? Chef’s kiss: mwah.
Lots of great secondary characters in this one — both the awesome kind, and the kind you love to hate (or strongly dislike). Is it just me, or does everyone else want a Jake novella (or more)? Cause seriously, sign me up. I will also take a story for Raya, and Rick, and maybe Chase (cause I couldn’t tell if he was already paired). I think I might get a Raya from another author, so squeee!!
There was a great background mystery that wasn’t a super hard solve, but that left me trying to figure out particulars and make things fit as different things came to light. I definitely enjoyed it. I’m still sorting my feelings on the motives and how things came out at the end, but I think it worked to my satisfaction.
So yeah. New author to love? Oh hells yes!
I received a free copy through Smartypants Romance in exchange for an honest and unbiased review/opinion.
4.5 stars — Well shit, that was good to the last drop my friends!
Sierra was a delightful heroine, which is kind of a weird thing to say because she’s a bit closed off on the surface. She was smart, thoughtful, hardworking, and had a genuine love for her job that you could feel. I loved how patient she could be, with animals and humans alike, as long as she wasn’t getting in her own way. I loved that when she started opening up and letting herself see Forrest’s interest as genuine, we got to see a different side of her. With him she was sassy, and she gave as good as she got.
I totally thought Forrest was going to be a certain kind of hero, and he ended up being way better and more to my liking! While not a beta, he’s definitely not an alpha. He was sweet, perceptive, persistent, patient, thoughtful. I loved that he took the time to see who Sierra really was beneath it all, and that’s who he fell in love with. He wasn’t perfect by any means, he definitely had a big misstep…but it was balanced by Sierra’s own misstep, so it worked out in the ways of love. Neither was big enough for me not to still root for them and be happy when they easily figured shit out mostly on their own and were working their way back to each other.
They were pretty amazing together. And I’m not just talking about the steam factor, though I’ll get back to that. They had a bit of the push and pull of an enemies to lovers, except it was how I like it where they aren’t actually enemies…there’s just tension and misunderstanding. I LOVED seeing Forrest persist and break through Sierra’s walls, and when they started dating? Wow, I just loved them together. As for steamy scenes? They were a bit unconventional in that they weren’t exactly fade to black, but they weren’t what I was expecting either. But I was satisfied that I got some explicitness even if it wasn’t all the explicitness. And the kissing? Chef’s kiss: mwah.
Lots of great secondary characters in this one — both the awesome kind, and the kind you love to hate (or strongly dislike). Is it just me, or does everyone else want a Jake novella (or more)? Cause seriously, sign me up. I will also take a story for Raya, and Rick, and maybe Chase (cause I couldn’t tell if he was already paired). I think I might get a Raya from another author, so squeee!!
There was a great background mystery that wasn’t a super hard solve, but that left me trying to figure out particulars and make things fit as different things came to light. I definitely enjoyed it. I’m still sorting my feelings on the motives and how things came out at the end, but I think it worked to my satisfaction.
So yeah. New author to love? Oh hells yes!