Lord Dashwood Missed Out

govmarley reviewed Lord Dashwood Missed Out by Tessa Dare

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3 stars

Back to Spindle Cove one more time. This one isn't about a resident, but our favorite players make an appearance so we are assured of their HEA.

Miss Elinora Browning, independent, sassy authoress, is invited to read her book to the ladies in Spindle Cove. It sounds more like an essay or editorial, but sure, I'll buy it. She is calling out "Lord Dashwood" for passing her by, a completely fictional character not to be confused with her first love, Lord ASHWOOD. The names are a complete coincidence. Now Lord Dashwood, I'm sorry, Ashwood, is back in the country and very much offended. We get the contrivance of a snowstorm, a silly, underused side plot of our favorite Spindle Cove heroes fighting robbers in an inn, and some steamy scenes.

Wish this one had been a full-length novel, because there was lots more to explore, but we'll take the novella. …

Back to Spindle Cove one more time. This one isn't about a resident, but our favorite players make an appearance so we are assured of their HEA.

Miss Elinora Browning, independent, sassy authoress, is invited to read her book to the ladies in Spindle Cove. It sounds more like an essay or editorial, but sure, I'll buy it. She is calling out "Lord Dashwood" for passing her by, a completely fictional character not to be confused with her first love, Lord ASHWOOD. The names are a complete coincidence. Now Lord Dashwood, I'm sorry, Ashwood, is back in the country and very much offended. We get the contrivance of a snowstorm, a silly, underused side plot of our favorite Spindle Cove heroes fighting robbers in an inn, and some steamy scenes.

Wish this one had been a full-length novel, because there was lots more to explore, but we'll take the novella. 3 solid stars.

jayvall reviewed Lord Dashwood Missed Out by Tessa Dare

Review of 'Lord Dashwood Missed Out' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

There was a time when I would have bawled my way through this novella. When Lord Dashwood fails to fall in love with Elinora as she expected he would, she writes and publishes as scathing letter letting Lord Ashwood know exactly what he missed out on by not giving her a chance. The fact that I didn't cry a single tear lets me know how far I've come in my own personal life, but does not reflect poorly on the strength of this story.

While it was fun to have alternating chapters featuring Nora and Dash alongside the Spindle Cove ladies and their loved ones, I wonder if it wouldn't have been better to focus a little more on the featured couple. Both Nora and Dash went from hate to love pretty quickly, and I would have liked to see what Dare could have done if the two had …

There was a time when I would have bawled my way through this novella. When Lord Dashwood fails to fall in love with Elinora as she expected he would, she writes and publishes as scathing letter letting Lord Ashwood know exactly what he missed out on by not giving her a chance. The fact that I didn't cry a single tear lets me know how far I've come in my own personal life, but does not reflect poorly on the strength of this story.

While it was fun to have alternating chapters featuring Nora and Dash alongside the Spindle Cove ladies and their loved ones, I wonder if it wouldn't have been better to focus a little more on the featured couple. Both Nora and Dash went from hate to love pretty quickly, and I would have liked to see what Dare could have done if the two had had more than one night together. That's not to say this story isn't strong - it is. It's just not a good entree into the Spindle Cove world. That said, for people who've already read (and loved) the other Spindle Cove books, they will likely love this as well for all of the same reasons that made the other Spindle Cove books such fun. Quirky characters, sparkling dialogue, funny situations. It doesn't get much better than that.