Book Review
Apr. 14th, 2026 08:40 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kenjariA Reckless Match
by Kate Bateman
This historical romance was slight but enjoyable. It takes place on the border of Wales and is an enemies to lovers story featuring the eldest children of two families that have been feuding for centuries. Gryffud is recently home from the Napoleonic wars and has retreated to his country estate after a scandalous duel. Maddy is trying to figure out how to help her family recover from a financial disaster without having to enter into a loveless marriage for money. They grew up teasing and pranking each other as children and now that they are grown harbor a secret attraction to each other. When they stumble on a smuggling ring, the ensuing adventure brings them closer together and their mutual attraction ignites.
This romance lacked a little depth and development - we don't really learn much about Gryff or Maddy's pasts or their inner lives, and there isn't a lot of character development. Still, the banter is good, the smuggling plot adds drama and suspense, and their relationship is charming.
by Kate Bateman
This historical romance was slight but enjoyable. It takes place on the border of Wales and is an enemies to lovers story featuring the eldest children of two families that have been feuding for centuries. Gryffud is recently home from the Napoleonic wars and has retreated to his country estate after a scandalous duel. Maddy is trying to figure out how to help her family recover from a financial disaster without having to enter into a loveless marriage for money. They grew up teasing and pranking each other as children and now that they are grown harbor a secret attraction to each other. When they stumble on a smuggling ring, the ensuing adventure brings them closer together and their mutual attraction ignites.
This romance lacked a little depth and development - we don't really learn much about Gryff or Maddy's pasts or their inner lives, and there isn't a lot of character development. Still, the banter is good, the smuggling plot adds drama and suspense, and their relationship is charming.
