Wedding Season is a combination of two Christian historical fiction novellas. I have reviewed each individually below.
Much Ado About Nuptials by Deborah Hale is a Christian Historical romance novella about governess Rebecca Beaton. When Viscount Sebastian Benedict’s brother announces his engagement, he determines to enlist Rebecca’s assistance in convincing them to cancel it.
I gave this story 3.5 out of 5 stars. It is a heartwarming tale of forgiveness and love. The characters were interesting, but there wasn’t enough time to get to know them nearly as well as I would have liked. That isn’t to say they are flat characters or that there isn’t any character development (because that is not true), but it just didn’t have time to do them justice.
I also appreciated the plot set up and development for such a short piece. Again, I think it could have benefitted from being expanded to a full novel, but I am at least satisfied with it here. Furthermore, I was so engaged in the story that I couldn’t put it down.
The Gentleman Takes a Bride by Louise M Gouge is a Christian historical romance novella about Elizabeth, a young girl determined to marry a peer, and Mr. Lindsey, the young man who recently came to their neighborhood on sad business.
I gave this story 2.5 stars. This one just didn’t impress me. I found it slow and less interesting. Neither the characters nor the plot grabbed my interest or were able to hold it. The story was predictable, which is not always a bad thing given the romance genre, but I was unimpressed here. The faith element is nice until the end when it became overly preachy.
Overall, this was not the best novella duo that I have read. I am inclined to read more works by Hale, but not by Gouge.
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