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Just One of the Groomsmen by Cindi MadsenMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
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Just One of the Groomsmen kicks off Cindi Madsen's new series Getting Hitched in Dixie and after reading Addie and Tucker's story, I am looking forward to what comes next.
This is a fun, friends to lovers romance with excellent characters. Addie and Tucker are both easy to like, even when you want to bop them upside the head. The secondary cast is entertaining, I especially liked that Ms Madsen made Lexi a female character that Addie was able to bond with instead of being competitive with for Shep's friendship. The town itself is a fabulous character! I also liked the emotional growth we saw. Both Addie and Tucker had soft spots and insecurities that they had to face in order to have a chance and I appreciated how that was handled.
Book 1 in a series is always a challenge to balance world building with the story and Ms Madsen did an excellent job. She gave us a chance to know the town and Addie's core group of friends, but didn't over power the relationship growing between the main characters.
After reading this, I am looking forward to seeing more of Uncertainty, AL!
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Smitten by the Brit by Melonie Johnson3.5 stars - Worth a Reader's Time
Review Copy Provided by Publisher via Net Galley
I recently discovered Ms Johnson with Hot for the Scot and was pleasantly surprised to discover her follow up novel was almost as fun as her debut.
Smitten with the Brit is sequential in its timeline to Hot for the Scot, so there are potential spoilers in this stand alone effort. But, Ms Johnson has done an excellent job of making this book independent (so don’t worry if you are just now finding her).
Bonnie and Theo are both interesting and entertaining characters. Bonnie’s emotional journey was a key part of the story. My biggest complaint was I would have liked to see a little more of the same from Theo. We watched him struggle a bit, but we never really go to see him resolve his issues. It almost seemed as if the author reached a certain point and went "okay, we have to wrap this up now."
The secondary cast plays a big role in the story, especially Bonnie’s group of friends whom we first met in book one. I am curious to see where the author goes next and what is in store for the friends
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