Yeah I actually hated this. Fmc grace was a doormat. Mmc was a dumbass (I casted him as Henry Cavill bc I don’t like him). I pictured grace’s father as Ben Franklin bc they’re the same breed of dumbass. Literally NONE of the men in this book were capable of taking any sort of accountability. There was no yearning. There was no groveling. He practically banished her out of their house for 3 months for her retaliation (riding on hay bails) to some dumb shit HE DID (left her all alone 3 days after ...

3 Stars for Grace: The Shackleford Sisters, Book 1 (audiobook) by Beverley Watts read by Eilidh Beaton and Mark Elstob.

So I gave Regency another try and I just don’t think it’s my cup of tea. I know that I’m not the target audience and the story was alright but I just don’t understand the hype.

DNF at 2%. I am just not in the mood to read a romantic "comedy" that starts with a father disliking all of his daughters and only caring about their ability to bring wealth in for sake of his son.

Makes me sad

This could have been so greatThis is a novella, so it gets 3 ★ because I judge them less harshly than novels. But it came really close to being a 2 ★ read. 🌹 The good For such a short book, it managed to deliver great laughs and quick but unexpectedly poignant angst. You know that angst when a character is 'my lorded'/'your graced' when they least expect it? Damn, the delivery had me almost crying. 🥀 The bad ・・・━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━🕮⋆˚࿔✎𓂃 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐲 ...

Read: 5/26/24
2.5 stars
This was just an okay novella! Luckily, it was a quick read and free on KU. I would have rated it lower if I had paid for it.

The author had the premise of a good story but didn't bother to flush out the characters. She couldn't decide if she wanted a serious book on wounded soldiers or a cute romance. Therefore, she failed at both

I won't be trying the other books in the series

3.5 stars 🌟
Grace is the first book about 8 sisters and 1 brothers. With a bumbling fool of a father. Who is trying to marry the sister off . So he can save some money for his 5 year old son inheritance.
Grace is the eldest daughter, who marry a Duke who offered for her without meeting her. He has bad war nightmares and tries to turn off his feelings. Due to loosing people he loved. 🥲😂

Amazon recommended this to me as a romantic comedy similar to The Bridgertons. The only problem is that it’s not original, the story is very predictable, the characters do not develop well, and it’s not humorous. I wouldn’t recommend this to anyone.

Dull and uninteresting

I practically skipped through the book just to try and finish it. It seemed as if the story lacked any coherence. It started out with a brave, witty, sharp tongued girl but soon she was just forgiving and in love and ready to jump into bed. Just didn’t make sense. The guy fell in love so quick too so really what was the whole point of the story. He never once apologised for his disappearances and his hot and cold treatment or keeping his secrets.

Better than the 2ndLiked this story about a Duke and a country bumpkin. So many misunderstandings and He was so pompous it was awful. When he threw her out, I did tear up a little for her. She was so sad and then he leaves her alone for a couple of months I believe. The Father is a bumbling fool but he has a good heart. And Percy his curate is a perfect accomplice. The scene where The Father dressed up as a woman was very amusing. The hero and heroine do finally make up which was good and they e...

Rev. Shackleford had 8 daughters (3 of marriage age) & 1 son. Likely his antics and drinking alcohol w/ his curate friend at the tavern were meant to be witty? 3 stars. Nicholas & Grace met & disliked each other. Nick told Rev. he wanted to wed one of his dtrs. By the end of the week he wed her, but soon left her for his visit to Scotland. Nickpresented as brooding +had flashbacks to his Royal Navy wartime experience. Nick made assumptions about Grace rumors & he cut her off. Tal...