Inconvenient Wife (Charleston, #2)

by Natasha Boyd

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Moving it from friendly to lovely...

***4.5 Stars***

I friggin loved Inconvenient Wife...eventually. Straight up, I was a wee bit frustrated for most of this story with how long these two knuckleheads fluffed around their love story. She's known for ages and he's convinced himself he's not for ages. Everyone else could see it, including me, so why the heck didn't they see it. KNUCKLEHEADS!!

So, I admit I was frustrated but I was also completely sucked in too. Natasha Boyd has a remarkable talent for just making the words flow. You're so consumed with the words, you don't even notice you're turning the pages quickly. The characters are people you get to know and grow to love. Charleston is a place I now want to visit. I loved hearing about living close to the water, having a pub that's a regular place to hang out, and knowing a lot of people you come in contact with. I was just so involved and felt a part of it all.

Better warn you, though, these two really do set your teeth to grinding with how long they fluff around love. She's trying to find him a wife that's not her and he's trying to make her his wife...without love, commitment and a real marriage. So bloody frustrating!! Don't expect them TO GET IT TOGETHER within the first half of the book as you will be sorely disappointed. It's a SSSSLLLLOOOOWWWW BUUUURRRRNNN...

For most of Inconvenient Wife I was thinking of giving it a solid 4 stars but the bloody ending changed everything. That ending, it was sooooo bloody good. I was even doing that teary, shaky laugh thing, where you're so consumed with emotions. That ending was pure magic and made the story the best it could be.

I am really enjoying this series and love getting to know Isabella Montgomery (the Matriarch) better with each instalment. She's a bit of a cranky old bat but she's finally realising that love and happiness are better than finding a partner based on their name or social standing.

Loved how Gwen and Beau's love story played out in the end, just wished that they got to it a wee bit quicker.