Valerie S. (VolunteerVal) -
Thank you to author Becky Wade for providing me access to the audiobook of Uneasy Street narrated by Reba Buhr and Ryan Hudson. It's the third/final novel in the Sons of Scandal but the first I've read; now I want to read books 1 and 2!
It's an enemies-to-lovers forced-proximity romance, two of my favorite tropes. However, the forced proximity details felt manipulative, especially when Max used passive aggressive means to require Sloane to talk with him. Also, the extent to which Sloane allowed her niece to pursue an important goal without her parents' active involvement felt unbelievable.
Aside from these issues, I enjoyed Uneasy Street. It had the elements I expect from a Becky Wade novel: contemporary setting, subplots of faith and romance, characters dealing with deeper personal issues, and many notes of fashion. Sloane's career of instructing others in using proper manners was very interesting as was her past history with Max and the book-related business they created.
I've been cheering on Ms. Wade since she transitioned from traditionally publishing her novels to independently publishing the Sons of Scandal series. I suspect one factor for this change was because some aspects of Uneasy Street (and the series) are beyond the comfort level of Christian publishers. I'm curious to see the future direction of the author's writing career and wish her continued success.
It's an enemies-to-lovers forced-proximity romance, two of my favorite tropes. However, the forced proximity details felt manipulative, especially when Max used passive aggressive means to require Sloane to talk with him. Also, the extent to which Sloane allowed her niece to pursue an important goal without her parents' active involvement felt unbelievable.
Aside from these issues, I enjoyed Uneasy Street. It had the elements I expect from a Becky Wade novel: contemporary setting, subplots of faith and romance, characters dealing with deeper personal issues, and many notes of fashion. Sloane's career of instructing others in using proper manners was very interesting as was her past history with Max and the book-related business they created.
I've been cheering on Ms. Wade since she transitioned from traditionally publishing her novels to independently publishing the Sons of Scandal series. I suspect one factor for this change was because some aspects of Uneasy Street (and the series) are beyond the comfort level of Christian publishers. I'm curious to see the future direction of the author's writing career and wish her continued success.
