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A review by reeyabeegale
Rafe by Rebekah Weatherspoon
3.0
3.5 stars
Reading this book completed one of the quests for Pondathon II.
This is a refreshing book, I haven't encountered a lot of romance books with male nannies. However, as much as I love romance, no matter how cliche and repetitive they get, I can never fully enjoy a novel that involves insta-love. To some degree, I can look the other way, but it dampens my enjoyment nonetheless. This book was lust-driven, the characters were attracted to each other, and a few days after they were falling in love already. It doesn't work 100% but I can wrap my head around it, I think seeing your potential partner interact with the most important people in your life (in this case, Dr. Copeland's twin daughters) is one of the valid reasons to fall in love.
The scenes where both characters spend a night out with their friends separately confused me. I couldn't keep up with the conversations happening between these people and that took me out of the story for quite a while.
The beginning was slow-paced in my opinion, it was a bit boring since there wasn't much going on except watching Sloan and Rafe deal with their attraction for each other. I was expecting more scenes of Rafe interacting with the twins and the ones that were in the book just weren't enough for me.
One thing I truly loved about this book was how strong and independent Sloan was written. She was dedicated to her career, she loves being a mom and enjoys even the most challenging times with her kids. I love how she acknowledges her flaws and the avenues where she falls short, like starting a relationship.
This book is definitely a romance novel, but I love the inclusion of family relationships outside of the main characters' budding romantic relationships. Seeing how both characters were surrounded by tight-knit families but with a different approach to expressing support and love to their families -- Rafe's was very relaxed and supportive, while Sloan's was more strict, yet both families managed to express their love. It's one of the aspects that I truly enjoyed in this book, I honestly appreciated it more than the romance.
I'm intrigued with Xeni's book so I might pick that up some time this month as well.
Reading this book completed one of the quests for Pondathon II.
This is a refreshing book, I haven't encountered a lot of romance books with male nannies. However, as much as I love romance, no matter how cliche and repetitive they get, I can never fully enjoy a novel that involves insta-love. To some degree, I can look the other way, but it dampens my enjoyment nonetheless. This book was lust-driven, the characters were attracted to each other, and a few days after they were falling in love already. It doesn't work 100% but I can wrap my head around it, I think seeing your potential partner interact with the most important people in your life (in this case, Dr. Copeland's twin daughters) is one of the valid reasons to fall in love.
The scenes where both characters spend a night out with their friends separately confused me. I couldn't keep up with the conversations happening between these people and that took me out of the story for quite a while.
The beginning was slow-paced in my opinion, it was a bit boring since there wasn't much going on except watching Sloan and Rafe deal with their attraction for each other. I was expecting more scenes of Rafe interacting with the twins and the ones that were in the book just weren't enough for me.
One thing I truly loved about this book was how strong and independent Sloan was written. She was dedicated to her career, she loves being a mom and enjoys even the most challenging times with her kids. I love how she acknowledges her flaws and the avenues where she falls short, like starting a relationship.
This book is definitely a romance novel, but I love the inclusion of family relationships outside of the main characters' budding romantic relationships. Seeing how both characters were surrounded by tight-knit families but with a different approach to expressing support and love to their families -- Rafe's was very relaxed and supportive, while Sloan's was more strict, yet both families managed to express their love. It's one of the aspects that I truly enjoyed in this book, I honestly appreciated it more than the romance.
I'm intrigued with Xeni's book so I might pick that up some time this month as well.