Secretly Yours
Ratings73
Average rating3.1
Just like the other Tessa Bailey book I read, I like the story and the characters, but they're so focussed on sex and the way they talk about each other('s bodies, mostly the guy) kind of grosses me out. (Doesn't help that the first time the guy meets her, he starts with a paragraph on how great her breasts look.)
Julian Vos is more interesting in summary than in action — a history professor with Anxiety (capital A) whose family owns a vineyard and who has taken a sabbatical to write a book! But in action he's kinda hot and cold. There are some great moments but I found him aggravating as often as I found him charming.
But Hallie Welch? PROTECT THIS DELIGHTFUL CINNAMON ROLL DOG MOM WITH EVERYTHING YOU'VE GOT! I love her
Ehhh...I've read several Tessa Bailey books and this was my least fav. The plot was weak. The characters were bland. I'm all for spice but this was too much and in parts of the book that didn't make sense to me. I did listen to this on audiobook and I didn't love the narrator so maybe that was part of the problem. This was tough for me to finish.
I think the male protagonist's anxiety level was supposed to make him relatable, but instead it just blew up my anxiety. This didn't click for me.
3,5
No le tenia mucha fé, pero me gustó.
Es una historia bastante simple, pero linda.
The very same minute love letters appeard in the story I was just like “Not again...“And yes, I was right...story was (because of them) long-winded
I've read a few of this authors books before and while I did enjoy this one it's probably not my favorite out of everything else I've read by her. One thing I really loved about this book is how we had a virgin heroine who wasn't completely naive. I loved the opposites attract romance and the mental health rep. Our Hero Julian has panic attacks/anxiety when it comes to the people he loves. I don't know how accurate it is because I don't have either of these but my husband deals with anxiety and I feel like that rep was pretty accurate.
I love how quirky Hallie is. I could have read a book that was just about all the antics she gets up too. The romance was cute but when the steamy scenes came in is where things kind of got weird for me. Lets just say that what happens was totally out of character for Julian and it threw me off. Overall an enjoyable read and I will definitely continue to read more books by this author.
It's giving cheesy Netflix rom-com, but actually done well and steamy. The ending was a little rushed, but I genuinely enjoyed reading this.
read for magical readathon 2023 [moon warden]: elemental studies (flowers on the cover)
this was cute and i loved the smut but out of all of tessa's work this feels like the least fav, and i wasn't really a fan of the characters or their relationship, which is kinda necessary for me for a romance.
Another solid romance from Tessa Bailey, I've loved others from her more but her books very rarely disappoint! Always a good read/listen.