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Simple Jess (Tales from Marrying Stone, #2)
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Mar 08, 2015
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Read 2 times. Last read April 1, 2023.
Re-read 2023: rating, 2.5 stars rounded to 3
(First read in 2015; original rating, 5 stars)
I suspect that when I first read this I was so blinded by my utter delight in Jesse's character that I ignored all the other flaws. And sadly, there are a lot of them.
This time around, I still loved Jesse. In fact, I probably loved him even more on this reread as the wisdom I've accrued in the last 8 (wow) years of my life has highlighted how rare that purity of spirit can be.
Jesse is an absolutely fantastic character. Althea is... not. Unfortunately she's more of a C- character especially because there are glimmers of what she could be but the author never really quite delivers on her potential. There was such great opportunity here for an older, non-virginal woman who understands her self-worth to see and appreciate this gift of a man from her more mature vantage point. And yet somehow we just don't ever quite get that from her. In fact, I was left with a bad taste in my mouth after that wretched moment where she (view spoiler) And while she does admit that she jumped to conclusions, she doesn't ever wholeheartedly and sincerely apologize for that horrific behavior.
Review not complete: I'll likely come back and add to this but here are my thoughts as of now
(First read in 2015; original rating, 5 stars)
I suspect that when I first read this I was so blinded by my utter delight in Jesse's character that I ignored all the other flaws. And sadly, there are a lot of them.
This time around, I still loved Jesse. In fact, I probably loved him even more on this reread as the wisdom I've accrued in the last 8 (wow) years of my life has highlighted how rare that purity of spirit can be.
Jesse is an absolutely fantastic character. Althea is... not. Unfortunately she's more of a C- character especially because there are glimmers of what she could be but the author never really quite delivers on her potential. There was such great opportunity here for an older, non-virginal woman who understands her self-worth to see and appreciate this gift of a man from her more mature vantage point. And yet somehow we just don't ever quite get that from her. In fact, I was left with a bad taste in my mouth after that wretched moment where she (view spoiler) And while she does admit that she jumped to conclusions, she doesn't ever wholeheartedly and sincerely apologize for that horrific behavior.
Review not complete: I'll likely come back and add to this but here are my thoughts as of now
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March 8, 2015
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March 9, 2015
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April 1, 2023
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April 1, 2023
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April 1, 2023
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Apr 01, 2023 10:44PM
This is why I’ve gotten so persnickety about 1) rereading keepers & 2) what goes on my keeper shelf to begin with. 👽 I rarely reread anymore because I worry this will happen, esp with heroes that deserve better heroines. *sigh*
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Sarah Mac wrote: "This is why I’ve gotten so persnickety about 1) rereading keepers & 2) what goes on my keeper shelf to begin with. 👽 I rarely reread anymore because I worry this will happen, esp with heroes that d..."Ugh re-reads are a REAL risk especially when so much time has passed... Gotta tiptoe through the tulips in that regard in the future lol. I'm also being way more fastidious about my "keepers" shelf, I don't want to dip in there later on and get a bad surprise 😵💫
Yup, exactly. There’s a difference between a comfort reread that you’ve already read 20 times & a book that you know is worth keeping, but what if the magic just isn’t there when you already know what happens?! 😱 But the worst are the 4-star books that aren’t keepers. It feels weird to award a high rating & yet drop it in the donate bag because you know you’ll never want to reread it. <—personal experience
I’m bummed this one didn’t work quite as well on a re-read for you! It’s always a tossup isn’t it? Especially for those of us that are emotional readers 💜
