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A review by pixieauthoress
For the Twins' Sake by Jillian Hart
3.0
I really enjoyed this book for the most part. Meg's struggle to put her failed marriage behind her and trust Jared was touching and sympathetic. The whole "our children are actually twins so we should get married" plot didn't seem too far-fetched given that the couple had known each other for years, been friends in high school, and secretly had feelings for each other. The interactions with the kids were wonderful, and I particularly liked Jared's grandmother as another secondary character.
What didn't work for me? Jared didn't really have any conflict to overcome, like Meg did. He was also a bit pushy about making their marriage "real" and never actually asked Meg what her first marriage was like, which would have helped him to understand where she was coming from. And as much as I rooted for them to fall in love, Meg's change of heart happened way too suddenly, and then the book was over. One week of a marriage of convenience and they're suddenly in love? I needed more time to pass for this to be believable.
As a side note, I'm finding the spiritual content in these older LI novels to be a bit too "in your face" and heavy-handed. I love authentic faith journeys, but I don't need the entire transcript of a bible study meeting and a magical "return to Jesus" moment in my romance novel. I definitely prefer the more subtle approach in the newer books.
That said, I'm intrigued by the mysteries surrounding the adoption clinic, so I may read more books from this mini-series at some point.
What didn't work for me? Jared didn't really have any conflict to overcome, like Meg did. He was also a bit pushy about making their marriage "real" and never actually asked Meg what her first marriage was like, which would have helped him to understand where she was coming from. And as much as I rooted for them to fall in love, Meg's change of heart happened way too suddenly, and then the book was over. One week of a marriage of convenience and they're suddenly in love? I needed more time to pass for this to be believable.
As a side note, I'm finding the spiritual content in these older LI novels to be a bit too "in your face" and heavy-handed. I love authentic faith journeys, but I don't need the entire transcript of a bible study meeting and a magical "return to Jesus" moment in my romance novel. I definitely prefer the more subtle approach in the newer books.
That said, I'm intrigued by the mysteries surrounding the adoption clinic, so I may read more books from this mini-series at some point.