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Apr. 24th, 2019 06:17 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
skygiantsA friend of mine just self-pubbed her first Western, A Woman of Worth, a delightfully tropey historical romance which features:
- not one, but two separate fake engagements!
- one of which involves a completely imaginary fiancé!
- an overwhelmingly responsible heroine who spends the entire book Consumed by a Minimally Dark Secret!
- kidnapping!
- marriage of convenience!
- romantic bonding over faking the death of a small child! (for the greater good, of course)
Less tropily, it also includes:
- lots of strong sibling relationships
- a major plotline about dealing with a parent with dementia, which does not get magically fixed by the end of the book
- a surprise twist in which the previously-much-reviled Villainous Ex-Girlfriend saves the day and also simultaneously becomes my favorite character
This is very much a Western Historical Romance that is interested in leaning into the required beats rather than subverting them, which may or may not be the sort of thing you like. However if you want to spend a very enjoyable few hours watching two serious and socially awkward eldest siblings play 'I'm too responsible to date you!' chicken with each other, this is currently ninety-nine cents to purchase and I'm only sorry I was too impatient to save it for my upcoming plane ride this Friday.
- not one, but two separate fake engagements!
- one of which involves a completely imaginary fiancé!
- an overwhelmingly responsible heroine who spends the entire book Consumed by a Minimally Dark Secret!
- kidnapping!
- marriage of convenience!
- romantic bonding over faking the death of a small child! (for the greater good, of course)
Less tropily, it also includes:
- lots of strong sibling relationships
- a major plotline about dealing with a parent with dementia, which does not get magically fixed by the end of the book
- a surprise twist in which the previously-much-reviled Villainous Ex-Girlfriend saves the day and also simultaneously becomes my favorite character
This is very much a Western Historical Romance that is interested in leaning into the required beats rather than subverting them, which may or may not be the sort of thing you like. However if you want to spend a very enjoyable few hours watching two serious and socially awkward eldest siblings play 'I'm too responsible to date you!' chicken with each other, this is currently ninety-nine cents to purchase and I'm only sorry I was too impatient to save it for my upcoming plane ride this Friday.
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Date: 2019-04-24 11:41 pm (UTC). . . Apparently I do? I wish self-publishing did not involve so much existing only as e-books.
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Date: 2019-04-25 12:03 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2019-04-25 02:17 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2019-04-26 12:45 pm (UTC)Ah well. Thanks!
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Date: 2019-04-26 07:15 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2019-06-15 02:41 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2019-06-15 01:05 am (UTC)I also shrieked with "OH MY GOD I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS BOOK FIT IN ANOTHER TROPE" when Will and Julia get maneuvered into marrying all of a sudden and they're both like OH MAN IF ONLY I COULD BE SURE S/HE LOVED ME THIS WOULD BE THE BEST. You have both been pining for each other for the whole book get with the program dorkfaces.
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Date: 2019-06-15 02:41 pm (UTC)EVERY TROPE MILKED FOR ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM PINING AND IT'S ALL SO GOOD.