3.5
A Mother in the Making
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Practical, steady, levelheaded: all qualities single father Dr. John Orton expects in both a governess and a wife. But his children's temporary governess Miss Marjorie Maren seems set on finding him an impractical woman to love . . . despite his plans of marrying solely for convenience. Nothing could be more exasperating to the handsome widower—except his increasing interest in Marjorie.
Vivacious and fun-loving: that's the kind of bride the reserved doctor needs. Before Marjorie leaves to pursue her acting dreams, she intends to match him with a suitable wife candidate. Yet growing affection for her four charges and their dashing father has awakened a new hope—that she might be his perfect bride. But can she convince her employer to take a chance on love and claim real happiness before it slips away?
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Angela Bycroft
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“Hmm. This book is a nice simple read. I picked it up because as a new mother I liked the idea of an inexperienced-with-children woman suddenly being saddled with four of varying ages. And it was a romance and I'm a romantic.
I liked Marjorie, I liked that she was a quitter. I wanted to see her get into shenanigans with taking care of the children. She never changed a diaper before, she didn't even know if Petey was old enough to speak. But Oh no the oldest Lilly has her covered, ok then. And she slips into the role fairly easy which I guess is the point cause then she's a good replacement mom and wife but i don't know. Lost some fun potential I thought.
So instead we get to follow Marjorie around matchmaking, and yes that was what the books says on the back but it was boring.
And there was little romantic relationship building between Marjorie and John. And it felt fake when it did. I did like that Marjorie would pretty much do as she pleases but Honestly that man should have kicked that woman out on her butt but he didn't cause the author says so. He's immediately comparing potential wives to Marjorie even if she's been there for a week, too.
She forgot the children's cinnamon oil which prevents them from getting sick and DYING just like his wife. And when one child gets sick, John is furious with her and good! And then a couple days later the kid breaks his fever and wakes up and John goes and proposes to this woman after only barely knowing her for two months, also after she got his kid sick with a potential death sentence. Then they get married the next day. Seriously? Rushed, artificial romance. A book that is advertised as a romance was barely romantic in my eyes. The kissing scene was nice I suppose but that's it?
What else, what else...
Good god, the amount of times they say practical (in that form or another ie impractical, practicality, etc).. if I took a shot every time that word popped up I'd be dead and pickled not even half way through! I should have made a count but I'm not re reading.
Also the religion. I don't mind characters that are religious but I hate it when the authors religious beliefs seep through. It wasn't so bad but for me personally it was kinda barf. I tried to remind myself that this is the US and the US is very religious and even more so in the past. Also the author basically admits to this being a self insert of her family.
EDIT: some of my review didn't save so I'm adding in:
This book didn't tickle my romantic or maternal feelings and that was disappointing. But that's just my rambling opinion. Art is subjective after all.”
Vw
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“I could not put down Gabrielle Meyer's debut full novel!! I wanted so badly to know how Marjorie and John ended up together! As I read, I loved the back story of characters and the details of clothing they wore, the homes, shops and their surroundings. It was very easy to imagine the characters. It was very fun to be able to pinpoint the setting and imagine the characters there, moving about town, shopping, going to visit Dr. Orton at the hospital and such. (I am from the Little Falls, MN area.) Just when I thought I knew what was going to happen, there was a twist! I cannot wait for more from Gabrielle!!
NOTE: I received a complimentary copy of this book for an honest review. All opinions expressed are my own.”
About Gabrielle Meyer
Gabrielle Meyer lives in central Minnesota on the banks of the Mississippi River with her husband and four children. As an employee of the Minnesota Historical Society, she fell in love with the rich history of her state and enjoys writing fictional stories inspired by real people and events. Gabrielle can be found on her website gabriellemeyer.com where she writes about her passion for history, Minnesota, and her faith.
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