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bandherbooks's review
3.0
what a roller coaster. i really didn't know how this happily ever after would work out, but i was strapped in for the ride with my hands in the air.
pick this up if you enjoy over the top and wild plot swings and emotions, huge declarations, explosive blowouts, and lots of sexy times.
kept my attention despite having some OKAY SURE moments RE the hospital drama but hey, romance reasons. glad these two folks worked it out in the end, and i enjoyed the flashbacks to their college courtship too!
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pick this up if you enjoy over the top and wild plot swings and emotions, huge declarations, explosive blowouts, and lots of sexy times.
kept my attention despite having some OKAY SURE moments RE the hospital drama but hey, romance reasons. glad these two folks worked it out in the end, and i enjoyed the flashbacks to their college courtship too!
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content notes: Do note the heroine had cancer (i believe it was ovarian) and she can no longer have biological children; a specter of cheating hangs over the hero (but is proved to be false)shannanh's review
5.0
Samantha and the crew is back, but this time from a different location. Sam and the retirement village crew are taking their sleuthing skills internationally. They originally leave for a vacation trip to London, and unexpectanty help to solve a couple of murders while on a mystery tour.
I'm really enjoying this series. The elderly ladies in each book keep me in stitches. Kind of remind me of some elder I know personally. I'm also really enjoying the growing relationship between Sam and her beau. And in between the pages like the other books, Sam's manuscript tells the story of a mystery set in England's past. This was a good and enjoyable story.
I'm really enjoying this series. The elderly ladies in each book keep me in stitches. Kind of remind me of some elder I know personally. I'm also really enjoying the growing relationship between Sam and her beau. And in between the pages like the other books, Sam's manuscript tells the story of a mystery set in England's past. This was a good and enjoyable story.
richardwriteson's review
4.0
My god.. this story had me invested from beginning to end with Robin and Logan, and all of the sisters , i loved the father as well. I felt like i knew the Richardson family so well. . It had so many twists and turns, and such a satisfying HEA. It just goes to show that faith, love and hope can endure even the craziest of scenarios.
Cherie is great at witty banter and really setting the scene.of Charleston, and it’s rich Black community,
Cherie is great at witty banter and really setting the scene.of Charleston, and it’s rich Black community,
honeycoveredpages's review
4.0
The back and forth in this was exhausting. Seemed like it could have been shorter. I definitely skipped parts. The relationship between the sisters was even more exhausting, the meddling and even after the main characters moved on they were still upset, it was annoying. This was my least favorite book in the series. But I must say I'm still a fan of Cheris Hodges and plan to read the entire series.
pages_and_procrastination's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
2.25
I was given a digital copy of this book, free. All opinions are my own.
This is the second book int he Richardson Sisters series. And oh, how I really wanted to like this. But to be honest, I found both Robin and Logan annoying and the overall situation was irritating. Don't get me wrong, I understand. I don't get the back and forth every 5 minutes. Or the constant "I don't knows". Or the "this doesn't make any sense" without any further investigating. I get being angry and wanting to leave. And I also understand wanting to stay and fight for your marriage. But you can't do both. Of course they had their issues to work on. And honestly? They were good together. But this book proved to be overly dramatic for dramatic's sake. Especially since the ending was extremely disappointing. It made the entire book seem pointless. If I had not been listening to this one, I would have dbf'd this. But it's an easy listen.
This is the second book int he Richardson Sisters series. And oh, how I really wanted to like this. But to be honest, I found both Robin and Logan annoying and the overall situation was irritating. Don't get me wrong, I understand. I don't get the back and forth every 5 minutes. Or the constant "I don't knows". Or the "this doesn't make any sense" without any further investigating. I get being angry and wanting to leave. And I also understand wanting to stay and fight for your marriage. But you can't do both. Of course they had their issues to work on. And honestly? They were good together. But this book proved to be overly dramatic for dramatic's sake. Especially since the ending was extremely disappointing. It made the entire book seem pointless. If I had not been listening to this one, I would have dbf'd this. But it's an easy listen.
alwaysbereadin's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 Stars Marriage in trouble stories will always draw me in, but to be honest, that was one of the only thing I liked about this. Both characters frustrated me to no end. Despite being married for a upwards of ten years, they never talked about the issues tearing them apart and always believed other people before their spouse. I liked the writing style okay and wouldn't say no to more from this author. CW for fertility issues, cancer, and other things that will for sure spoil the plot of this.
now_booking's review
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
I actually read book 3 of this Richardson Sisters series (Yolanda’s story) before I read this one. But reading that book, I was captivated by the allusions to the drama between chilled Richardson sister, Robin, and her cardiologist husband, who had been accused of fathering a child at the clinic where he worked. Immediately I finished that book, I had to jump on this because I was obsessed by the premise of a happily married couple who have survived cancer only to be torn apart by allegations of misconduct and paternity backed up by a positive DNA paternity result.
This is probably my favourite book in the series so far. It was angsty, and filled with all the pain and drama and messiness, and ugly honest moments and fighting and coming to terms with unresolved issues that you can expect in a second-chance romance. My only issue with this was the bunny-boiler trope. It’s never my favourite portrayal, even of a female villain and the premise of the falsified paternity claims just kind of sounds like the dreams deadbeat dads are made of. To me, some of it was kinda problematic, but I liked that this was acknowledged in the novel- how this villains actions spoils things for all those trying to get actual justice in the family court system. Ultimately though, I really enjoyed this even though like her sisters, at times, attorney, Robin, had some childish ways about her. I felt the emotions in this book and it felt honest and real and it’s made me fall in love with this series.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Death of parent, Death, Infidelity, and Infertility
Moderate: Gaslighting, Grief, Medical trauma, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Car accident
treberry's review
3.0
This book was just short of OK for me. I’ve read multiple books by Cheris and this is my least favorite.
I love second chance romances, but It was hard for me to get into the story or empathize with Robin after learning her husband fathered a child with another woman.
They immediately fell apart, didn’t have any conversation and the waited 6 months (1/2 a year) to share everything she’d been dealing with during her sister’s wedding festivities! Really? So now she’s center stage and her husband is ready to fight for her and upstage the wedding. SMH!
It was a constant back and forth between them that was tiring. Let’s move forward, no I can’t trust you, I love you, but how did this happen?! Really?! What do you want to fo? You’ve had 6 months to think on it, without any facts, I might add.
They should’ve worked more as a team to see what the villainous, manipulative liar was up to and how this had happened and immediately gotten a second test done to prove he was being truthful all along. I really wished more detail would’ve been put into that characters motives and storyline.
You can’t bail out on your 10 year relationship without so much as a conversation. I didn’t like all the ganging up on Logan; his own wife didn’t give him the benefit of an explanation so why did all these other people weigh in on a situation that had nothing to do with them. They treated Robin like a wounded pup, but she didn’t win any brownie points from me.
Typically this would be a 2⭐️ for me, but I’ll give it 3.
I love second chance romances, but It was hard for me to get into the story or empathize with Robin after learning her husband fathered a child with another woman.
They immediately fell apart, didn’t have any conversation and the waited 6 months (1/2 a year) to share everything she’d been dealing with during her sister’s wedding festivities! Really? So now she’s center stage and her husband is ready to fight for her and upstage the wedding. SMH!
It was a constant back and forth between them that was tiring. Let’s move forward, no I can’t trust you, I love you, but how did this happen?! Really?! What do you want to fo? You’ve had 6 months to think on it, without any facts, I might add.
They should’ve worked more as a team to see what the villainous, manipulative liar was up to and how this had happened and immediately gotten a second test done to prove he was being truthful all along. I really wished more detail would’ve been put into that characters motives and storyline.
You can’t bail out on your 10 year relationship without so much as a conversation. I didn’t like all the ganging up on Logan; his own wife didn’t give him the benefit of an explanation so why did all these other people weigh in on a situation that had nothing to do with them. They treated Robin like a wounded pup, but she didn’t win any brownie points from me.
Typically this would be a 2⭐️ for me, but I’ll give it 3.
daja's review
Honestly the characters annoy me and when it’s a romance novel, you have to want them together.
bigbooklife's review
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5