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A review by rjordan19
My Fair Katie by Shana Galen
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Overall: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Readability: 📖📖📖📖
Feels: 🦋🦋🦋🦋
Emotional Depth: 💔💔💔💔
Sexual Tension: ⚡⚡⚡
Romance: 💞💞💞
Sensuality: 💋💋💋💋
Sex Scene Length: 🍑🍑🍑 (Some are average, some are on the shorter side)
Steam Scale (Number of Sex Scenes): 🔥🔥🔥🔥 (being a bit generous because one is short)
Humor: A bit
Perspective: Third person from both the heroine and hero
More character focused or plot focused? character
How did the speed of the story feel? medium
When mains are first on page together: It takes a little bit, about 14%
Cliffhanger: No, their relationship ends on a happy for now (and marriage) but a few plot things with the curse are unresolved (just like book 1, I’m sure the ending curse breaking will be in the final book)
Epilogue: No, but the ending has a bit of a wrap up.
Format: voluntarily read an advanced reader copy through NetGalley in e-book form
Should I read in order?
I think it might be better in order because you’ll get the full prologue with the boy’s backstory and how the curse happens. This story also mentions King a bit and his dire straights, which you’ll understand if you read book 1. If you decide to read out of order, you get a brief recap though so you shouldn’t be confused. But you will miss out on a lot of the suspense and danger of the way the curse feels...
Basic plot:
Kate is basically a prisoner in her new country home her father won in a bet. But she wasn’t aware the prior owner (and duke) is now homeless and living with his mother in the dower house.
Give this a try if you want:
- Historical – I couldn’t peg the date?
- rival families – the two families wronged each other long ago during the French revolution
- heroine has a large birthmark on her face that she is self conscious about and her father has hidden her away from society
- artist heroine – heroine is a painter but has been forbidden to paint by her father
- bit of a size difference – heroine is 5 ½ ‘ tall and hero is 6’
- one horse
- bit of enemies to lovers – heroine thinks the hero has not been a good caretaker of his home and tenants and doesn’t like him
- medium steam – 3-4 scenes but some might be on the short side
Ages:
- Heroine is 21, hero is 30
First line:
The first time Henry’s life flashed before his eyes, he was thirteen, drenched and cold, shivering in the wilds of Scotland.
My thoughts:
I * mostly * loved this story! I enjoyed so much about book 1 of this series, and was curious how the curse would play out so I was eager to pick this one up.
This had so much to love in it. I loved the country setting and the close proximity of Henry and Katie. I loved the push back Katie gave Henry and how she pushed him to be a better version of himself. Henry’s mother is a side character here and I adored time with her too!
Henry is a hard man to love, but very real and raw. He has lost everything due to his gambling addiction. And it was hard to read in some instances. I struggled a bit with Henry having a break down so late in the story – but I do think this shows the realness of addiction problems, the constant pull and battle to overcome. And in romance we see a lot of curing impossible odds with love and I’m sure that can get tiring in regards to representation.
I adored Katie. She has been kept hidden by her father due to her large birthmark on her face and is self conscious about being uncovered. Henry’s mother’s influence on Katie was lovely and she was the motherly figure Katie needed.
I was left needing a bit more of a solid epilogue, but I am hoping that comes with the series end.
Quotes/spoiler-y thoughts:Any mistakes/typos are my own
Katie says this to Carlyle and I felt a kinship with her about my husbands long stories 😂
“I don’t care about this story.”
Content warnings: These should be taken as a minimum of what to expect. It’s very possible I have missed some.
- some toxic family relationships – the heroine’s father basically imprisons her in the country
- mention of parental death
- mention of abuse a boys school
- some light supernatural elements that include a curse
- gambling addition
Locations of kisses/intimate scenes:
Safe sex: No? It’s kind of vague
Hows the consent? It’s good!
Pg 82/208 – kiss
Pg 99/208 – kiss
Pg 120/208 – 🔥 kiss, oral for her
Pg 128/208 – brief kiss
Pg 129/208 – 🔥 kisses, breast play, oral for her
Pg 149/208 – 🔥 fingering for her then missionary that stops because she’s in pain
Pg 175/208 – 🔥 oral for her, missionary (it’s a bit short) followed by spooning in bed sex
Pg 202/208 – kiss, bj but it’s only a few sentences
Pg 204/208 – her on top (again it’s quite short)
Readability: 📖📖📖📖
Feels: 🦋🦋🦋🦋
Emotional Depth: 💔💔💔💔
Sexual Tension: ⚡⚡⚡
Romance: 💞💞💞
Sensuality: 💋💋💋💋
Sex Scene Length: 🍑🍑🍑 (Some are average, some are on the shorter side)
Steam Scale (Number of Sex Scenes): 🔥🔥🔥🔥 (being a bit generous because one is short)
Humor: A bit
Perspective: Third person from both the heroine and hero
More character focused or plot focused? character
How did the speed of the story feel? medium
When mains are first on page together: It takes a little bit, about 14%
Cliffhanger: No, their relationship ends on a happy for now (and marriage) but a few plot things with the curse are unresolved (just like book 1, I’m sure the ending curse breaking will be in the final book)
Epilogue: No, but the ending has a bit of a wrap up.
Format: voluntarily read an advanced reader copy through NetGalley in e-book form
Should I read in order?
I think it might be better in order because you’ll get the full prologue with the boy’s backstory and how the curse happens. This story also mentions King a bit and his dire straights, which you’ll understand if you read book 1. If you decide to read out of order, you get a brief recap though so you shouldn’t be confused. But you will miss out on a lot of the suspense and danger of the way the curse feels...
Basic plot:
Kate is basically a prisoner in her new country home her father won in a bet. But she wasn’t aware the prior owner (and duke) is now homeless and living with his mother in the dower house.
Give this a try if you want:
- Historical – I couldn’t peg the date?
- rival families – the two families wronged each other long ago during the French revolution
- heroine has a large birthmark on her face that she is self conscious about and her father has hidden her away from society
- artist heroine – heroine is a painter but has been forbidden to paint by her father
- bit of a size difference – heroine is 5 ½ ‘ tall and hero is 6’
- one horse
- bit of enemies to lovers – heroine thinks the hero has not been a good caretaker of his home and tenants and doesn’t like him
- medium steam – 3-4 scenes but some might be on the short side
Ages:
- Heroine is 21, hero is 30
First line:
The first time Henry’s life flashed before his eyes, he was thirteen, drenched and cold, shivering in the wilds of Scotland.
My thoughts:
I * mostly * loved this story! I enjoyed so much about book 1 of this series, and was curious how the curse would play out so I was eager to pick this one up.
This had so much to love in it. I loved the country setting and the close proximity of Henry and Katie. I loved the push back Katie gave Henry and how she pushed him to be a better version of himself. Henry’s mother is a side character here and I adored time with her too!
Henry is a hard man to love, but very real and raw. He has lost everything due to his gambling addiction. And it was hard to read in some instances. I struggled a bit with Henry having a break down so late in the story – but I do think this shows the realness of addiction problems, the constant pull and battle to overcome. And in romance we see a lot of curing impossible odds with love and I’m sure that can get tiring in regards to representation.
I adored Katie. She has been kept hidden by her father due to her large birthmark on her face and is self conscious about being uncovered. Henry’s mother’s influence on Katie was lovely and she was the motherly figure Katie needed.
I was left needing a bit more of a solid epilogue, but I am hoping that comes with the series end.
Quotes/spoiler-y thoughts:Any mistakes/typos are my own
Katie says this to Carlyle and I felt a kinship with her about my husbands long stories 😂
“I don’t care about this story.”
Content warnings: These should be taken as a minimum of what to expect. It’s very possible I have missed some.
- some toxic family relationships – the heroine’s father basically imprisons her in the country
- mention of parental death
- mention of abuse a boys school
- some light supernatural elements that include a curse
- gambling addition
Locations of kisses/intimate scenes:
Safe sex:
Hows the consent?
Pg 82/208 – kiss
Pg 99/208 – kiss
Pg 120/208 – 🔥 kiss, oral for her
Pg 128/208 – brief kiss
Pg 129/208 – 🔥 kisses, breast play, oral for her
Pg 149/208 – 🔥 fingering for her then missionary that stops because she’s in pain
Pg 175/208 – 🔥 oral for her, missionary (it’s a bit short) followed by spooning in bed sex
Pg 202/208 – kiss, bj but it’s only a few sentences
Pg 204/208 – her on top (again it’s quite short)