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rellimreads's review
2.0
This was super bogged down with so. many. characters. There were a lot of couples or people who either had other books in different series or are going to get a book. Being unfamiliar with anything except book 1 in this “world” – it was overwhelming. I felt like so much of the story was trying to update/explain these other couples that Fitz & Antoine didn’t get enough time making me believe them as a couple. Were they attracted to each other? Yes. But it just never went beyond that in a way that made me believe the “I love you and I want forever” at the end.
I’m not sure if the goal was “slow burn” or “slow sweet small town romance”, unfortunately it missed both and long stretches just felt boring. Which was surprising given how well it was pulled off in Love Him Free and how much I enjoyed that story.
Also, either Lindsey is setting up Owen & Dmitri to get their own stories at some point or the issues that were vaguely referred to were just left hanging. It left the book feeling incomplete rather than as a teaser.
Nick Hudson’s narration is likely the only reason I finished this. He does a good job with voices, accents, & emotions.
I received a free copy of this audiobook from Gay Romance Reviews and am voluntarily leaving an honest review.
I’m not sure if the goal was “slow burn” or “slow sweet small town romance”, unfortunately it missed both and long stretches just felt boring. Which was surprising given how well it was pulled off in Love Him Free and how much I enjoyed that story.
Also, either Lindsey is setting up Owen & Dmitri to get their own stories at some point or the issues that were vaguely referred to were just left hanging. It left the book feeling incomplete rather than as a teaser.
Nick Hudson’s narration is likely the only reason I finished this. He does a good job with voices, accents, & emotions.
I received a free copy of this audiobook from Gay Romance Reviews and am voluntarily leaving an honest review.
kaitlin_durante's review
3.0
VERY LOW 3 STARS.
I enjoyed the first book in this series and was excited for the second.
Fitz was someone who interested me so I was happy to see him get a book.
Antoine took time to get to know as a character which is fine but I wish pacing wise the story was slightly quicker.
I enjoyed the first book in this series and was excited for the second.
Fitz was someone who interested me so I was happy to see him get a book.
Antoine took time to get to know as a character which is fine but I wish pacing wise the story was slightly quicker.
julianicole's review
3.0
We have seen Fitz in the other books that take place in the town of Cherry Creak, so it was nice to finally get to his story. This book was pretty quick read and really wasn’t bad. It is the classic emenies turned lovers.
This was a fun read but the reason I have given it only 3 stars is because with this series and the Room for Love series there are just so many couples and characters. Some of them have books and some of them don’t and it just gets really confusing on which order to read them in and to keep everyone straight.
In all this really wasn’t a bad book. I actually enjoyed it. And if you can get past that you might not be reading things in the right order then for sure give them a read.
This was a fun read but the reason I have given it only 3 stars is because with this series and the Room for Love series there are just so many couples and characters. Some of them have books and some of them don’t and it just gets really confusing on which order to read them in and to keep everyone straight.
In all this really wasn’t a bad book. I actually enjoyed it. And if you can get past that you might not be reading things in the right order then for sure give them a read.
scrow1022's review
4.0
More of a rom-com than some of hers, with the repeated "meet cute / angry" and the dramatic ending, but with more weight to it than many rom-coms.
I've read the other books set in this setting now (K. Hawthorne), just to fill in characters and for the kink, but they're lacking in both writing style (+ editing) and substance (aside maybe from Levi's story). EM just brings more to the table.
I've read the other books set in this setting now (K. Hawthorne), just to fill in characters and for the kink, but they're lacking in both writing style (+ editing) and substance (aside maybe from Levi's story). EM just brings more to the table.
xanthe87's review
4.0
On the Market has become an enjoyable series set in the small town of Cherry Creek. Whilst still interacting with already established couples, we now get to meet and have the HEA for other members of the community and the new people who come into town. Fitz has lived there all his life and is now the Fire Chief at the local firehouse. Half of his body may be covered in burns from a trauma in his teens but he doesn't let that hold him back. Completely opposite is Antoine who lived his life moving constantly around the world. He struggles with relationships and when he comes to town to help sort the town's tourism gets off to the worst of starts thanks to a wandering goat and Fitz who is the first responder.
They get off on the wrong foot from the start and are constantly antagonising each other, maybe Fitz more so than Antoine but it makes for a very entertaining relationship that goes hand in hand with how often Antoine finds himself in a situation that requires medical attention. You can sense the attraction between them but both are reluctant for their own reasons, neither having great history regarding romance. Elsewhere, Antoine makes friends with quite a few residents around town, all seeing how much work he's putting in to helping their town.
This is a really good slow burn romance that flows well throughout the story and comes together nicely for the MC's at the end. I look forward to more from this series and need to go back and find out more on the original series on Cherry Creek.
Nick has again done a great job of narrating an EM Lindsey story. There is one or two accents that were just a little off for me but they were small, side characters and didn't detract my enjoyment of the banter back and forth between the MC's and their determination to not give in to their attraction.
They get off on the wrong foot from the start and are constantly antagonising each other, maybe Fitz more so than Antoine but it makes for a very entertaining relationship that goes hand in hand with how often Antoine finds himself in a situation that requires medical attention. You can sense the attraction between them but both are reluctant for their own reasons, neither having great history regarding romance. Elsewhere, Antoine makes friends with quite a few residents around town, all seeing how much work he's putting in to helping their town.
This is a really good slow burn romance that flows well throughout the story and comes together nicely for the MC's at the end. I look forward to more from this series and need to go back and find out more on the original series on Cherry Creek.
Nick has again done a great job of narrating an EM Lindsey story. There is one or two accents that were just a little off for me but they were small, side characters and didn't detract my enjoyment of the banter back and forth between the MC's and their determination to not give in to their attraction.
bussili's review
3.0
Why only 3 stars? Because I felt more invested in the background story and supporting characters than in the two MCs relationship. Which relationship was lukewarm at best. They antagonized each other for the first half of the book, even though the reasons felt weak. Afterwards they (almost) reluctantly gave in to their mutual attraction, were together twice (sexually), and fell in love. I didn’t feel it.
Moreover, I would have appreciated an epilogue or at least some explanation as to side characters’ story (Fitz nephew for example or Antoine’s brother). I think I will keep reading the series just to know what happens to side characters and to revisit Cherry Creek.
Moreover, I would have appreciated an epilogue or at least some explanation as to side characters’ story (Fitz nephew for example or Antoine’s brother). I think I will keep reading the series just to know what happens to side characters and to revisit Cherry Creek.
endemictoearth's review
medium-paced
2.25
I really enjoyed the first book in this series, and generally really like E.M. Lindsey's writing, but this book just left me in consternation. I was looking forward to Fitz's book, but Antoine is just . . . like, his main character trait seems to be attracting catastrophe. The number of accidents and misfortunes that befall him is literally unbelievable. I never felt the attraction between them, because they start off at odds and annoyed with each other, and I didn't buy that that truly changed.
I'm gonna chalk this one up to experience, but I'll definitely read more from this author.
I'm gonna chalk this one up to experience, but I'll definitely read more from this author.