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A review by rellimreads
Saving Amy: A Single Dad and a Virgin Romance by Kathleen Hope
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
1.5
This was my first book by Kathleen Hope.
The whole reason I read Single Dad romance is because I love Dad being Dad and new partner meeting with the child. The way they become a family.
Sadly, Saving Amy spends the first half of the book focusing on Amy’s sinking relationship with her then boyfriend. Then immediately John enters the picture. Unfortunately Hope just says “after a few months”, then a sex scene, then “after three months” – and with FIVE MINUTES LEFT, Amy learns that John has a daughter. Not even intentionally, but by chance. Which left me wondering if he was ever going to tell her.
It’s like two paragraphs of Amy saying she’s OK with it and the girl meeting her, and immediately it’s over. I guess it qualifies as an HFN.
I wish Hope had put half the effort into John & Amy’s story as she did into life with the ex. Overall the stilted conversations, awkward time jumps, poor relationship building, and lack of *any* aspect of single parenting left me disappointed.
Narration:
This was my first time listening to Theresa Stephens. While she does differentiate all the voices for the characters – there’s something kind of flat about the delivery. The sex scene held all the excitement of a grocery list.
The whole reason I read Single Dad romance is because I love Dad being Dad and new partner meeting with the child. The way they become a family.
Sadly, Saving Amy spends the first half of the book focusing on Amy’s sinking relationship with her then boyfriend. Then immediately John enters the picture. Unfortunately Hope just says “after a few months”, then a sex scene, then “after three months” – and with FIVE MINUTES LEFT, Amy learns that John has a daughter. Not even intentionally, but by chance. Which left me wondering if he was ever going to tell her.
It’s like two paragraphs of Amy saying she’s OK with it and the girl meeting her, and immediately it’s over. I guess it qualifies as an HFN.
I wish Hope had put half the effort into John & Amy’s story as she did into life with the ex. Overall the stilted conversations, awkward time jumps, poor relationship building, and lack of *any* aspect of single parenting left me disappointed.
Narration:
This was my first time listening to Theresa Stephens. While she does differentiate all the voices for the characters – there’s something kind of flat about the delivery. The sex scene held all the excitement of a grocery list.