Review: sweet, gentle small town romance
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 02 12, 2014
When They Weren’t Looking (Book 3). Zoe YorkReview from Jeannie Zelos Book Reviews.Book three of the Wardham series, but as each book is a standalone and complete, it didn't matter that I hadn't read earlier ones, though possibly there were small things I missed, connections etc from not knowing the characters.Still, it was easy to pick up and follow the story. Its a sweet romance, the unexpected consequences of a hot and sexy, and for Evie, very unusual one night stand. She doesn't have any info on Liam though other than the basics, so telling him he's to be a dad is going to be hard. Luckily he turns up in the town where she lives, and he's delighted. He wants to dive in and be part of Evie's life, but after two failed relationships, and with two young sons to look after she's very cautious. Add to that he's a few years younger and ...she's running scared. Liam's a gem though, not easily put off, not going to abandon her and his child and gradually he insinuated himself into her life. I loved him, a really genuine, kind and loving man. He'd had a difficult family relationship, and wanted more for his child than he had from his upbringing. Evie, she was sweet, loved her boys but was really conscious of the slurs on her character her ex had thrown around. She knew once he met Liam she'd face taunts about his age. Its easy to say the only opinions that matter are our own, but hard in practice to make that work, and Evie was always running an internal monologue about what she should do/had done and what she ought to have done instead. It left her with little self confidence, and yet she was an excellent mum and support to her kids.Its a sweet story, lovely character,s including his and her friends, a little gentle drama, but for me it was just a bit too soft and sweet. I needed a bit more highs and lows, anger and happiness, tears and laughter. Still, as I’m always saying that's just my view, and there are other readers that adore this kind of gentle romance. Its well written, had parts that pull at emotions at times, especially those lovely boys of hers and how they try to look after her sometimes :)At the moment is on offer at just 77p for 252 pages, so a bargain if you like this small town, gentle romance type of story.Stars: Three, a good book just not enough drama for me to rate it higher.