Friday, July 11, 2025

Review of Steady Now by Liberty Stowe (3.5 stars)



3.5 stars

Tropes: rich-heroine, well-to-do-hero, texas, mechanic-hero, working-class-hero, maserati, posh-heroine, insta-lust, small-town, car-breaks-down

This is a new-to-me author, and I have to say that this book is readable. However, I'm not sure if the author got some external feedback, because the randomest things irked me and the timeline didn't make a lot of sense. We have no clue what lead to Wren running out like a bat from hell all alone. None. I know she got broken up with... but why? Who was this dude? We know she's rich, but why is she scared/irritated with her dad? No clue! No mention is made of her clothing ( e.g) so it was weird that she left her broken down car in a garage. What is she wearing? Where are her clothes?

I also feel like the MMC fell for her immediately. I mean, come on. Just cuz her name is Wren and she's petitie and she drove a sexy car? She is shown to be down to earth and friendly and that was a relief.

The hero is a mechanic/land owner who is also rich, yet grounded, yet 6 feet+ yet handsome, yet so sexy. Pretty stereotypical, I'd say. The fact that he has a son is discussed pretty late into the book. You'd think the guy thinks about his some somewhere between wanting to be with his new girl?

Thanks to Netgalley and RupertBossier for providing the e-ARC. Views are my own
 

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