Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Matter of Heart & Tried and True

It's Book Review time! I got so far behind, I have two to post today, so enjoy! :) 

 
A Matter of Heart
By Tracie Peterson

What drew me to this book were the characters. They were some of the most real, honest characters I have seen in a romance. They were flawed, imperfect and realistic. And so easy to relate to, I kept flipping the pages effortlessly.

I loved Jess & Austin’s story. The healing and growing up that happened in both their lives, it was beautiful and so inspiring. Plus, the plot kept intrigue and suspense mounting until the climax, which I didn’t see coming.

The one character I didn’t understand was Harrison. From the back of the book, I expected him to be a much bigger part of the story and add to the plot a bit more.

I loved this book, and still find myself in awe of the feeling of “real-ness” to it. It rang true in so many ways, and a story like that is truly a privilege to read.

 Written as a part of the Bethany House Review program



Tried and True
by Mary Connealy


This book drew me in right away! Kylie’s determination and spunk was loveable, and her counter-part, Aaron Masterson was a dream, in all sense of the word. Their relationship was really fun to read about. All characters in this book were amazing, and I couldn’t help but fall in love with them. I especially enjoyed Kylie’s hilarious sisters, Tucker and Sunrise. I could easily tell where the next book in the series was picking up by the storyline and I was excited to read it! Those crazy Wilde sisters are so intriguing!

That being said, I kind of lost interest halfway through, when the plot between Gage Coulter became resolved much earlier than I had thought. I had expected that to be the climax, but I continued reading, and the tension did pick up again, but after my expectations in the beginning, it was a bit less than I had hoped for in the ending.
BUT overall it was a wonderful book, so encouraging and charming. And wonderful, wonderful writing! I can’t wait to dive into the next Wilde at Heart book.

Written as a part of the Bethany House Review program

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