Newly appointed Commissioner of Water for New York, Nicholas Drake is highly skeptical of Rosalind and her team's techniques. When a brewing court case throws him into direct confrontation with her, he is surprised by his reaction to the lovely scientist.
While Rosalind and Nick wage a private war against their own attraction, they stand firmly on opposite sides of a battle that will impact far more than just their own lives. As the controversy grows more public and inflammatory and Rosalind becomes the target of an unknown enemy, the odds stacked against these two rivals swiftly grow more insurmountable with every passing day."
Author: Elizabeth Camden
Length: 352 pages
Format: paperback, hardcover, e-book, audio book
History has always intrigued me. Maybe because I have an inquisitive mind?. I want to know how things were built, why they were built, when they were built, who built them.
I was THAT student in school who would have a notebook of random facts about random things. My family actually calls me "Ms. Google" because of my crazy little brain cells. 🤷
We're water-a-holics in my house, so to learn a bit about the history of clean drinking water was SO COOL to me.
There were a few times when the science went a little over my head. (I'm a history nerd, not a science geek remember) I got the general idea though.
This time period was rough for women who wanted to do anything other than get married and have babies. Our leading lady was not one of those girls. She wanted to change the world...and she had a good reason why. She lost her family because of tainted drinking water. If that doesn't make you want to change to the world I don't know what will.
My only problem with her...she had NO backbone!!! For such a smart, strong, courageous woman she was a stinkin' doormat. I wanted to crawl into the book and stand up for her.
Nicholas was quite an interesting character to say the least. He was progressive in his ideas of women being in "men's positions", but he also had moments where he didn't think they should. It was like a endless internal war. He also had QUITE the temper...like SUPER short fuse. He was never violent and he cooled down quickly, but he was ready to blow up at any time. At the end of the day he was a sweet guy though, very thoughtful and kind.
The romance in this book was INSTANT. He saw her in a diner and was smitten *snaps* like that. There isn't much else to say on it...it was instant and that was that. They did stand behind each other even though they had opposing opinions. (well they almost always stood behind each other)
Camden caught me few times with some surprises thrown into the pages. It was fun to keep up with.
There were also a few scenes that introduce you to the cast of book 3. So that one should be...fun.
I enjoyed the writing style, and the history of this book. I was longing for a snapback scene between Rosalind and her sister-in-law, but sadly never got it.
Overall I rated this book a 3.5/5 stars.
Quotes:
"I suppose you're here to carry on our tedious conversation from last week?"
"The first thing I want to do is thank you for the music box."
"You're welcome. And the second thing you've come for?"
"To carry on our tedious conversation from last week."
*I received this book in exchange for my honest review**I was not required to give a positive rating**All opinions are my own*
"Glass, china, and reputations
are easily cracked and never well-mended."
History has always intrigued me. Maybe because I have an inquisitive mind?. I want to know how things were built, why they were built, when they were built, who built them.
I was THAT student in school who would have a notebook of random facts about random things. My family actually calls me "Ms. Google" because of my crazy little brain cells. 🤷
We're water-a-holics in my house, so to learn a bit about the history of clean drinking water was SO COOL to me.
There were a few times when the science went a little over my head. (I'm a history nerd, not a science geek remember) I got the general idea though.
This time period was rough for women who wanted to do anything other than get married and have babies. Our leading lady was not one of those girls. She wanted to change the world...and she had a good reason why. She lost her family because of tainted drinking water. If that doesn't make you want to change to the world I don't know what will.
My only problem with her...she had NO backbone!!! For such a smart, strong, courageous woman she was a stinkin' doormat. I wanted to crawl into the book and stand up for her.
Nicholas was quite an interesting character to say the least. He was progressive in his ideas of women being in "men's positions", but he also had moments where he didn't think they should. It was like a endless internal war. He also had QUITE the temper...like SUPER short fuse. He was never violent and he cooled down quickly, but he was ready to blow up at any time. At the end of the day he was a sweet guy though, very thoughtful and kind.
The romance in this book was INSTANT. He saw her in a diner and was smitten *snaps* like that. There isn't much else to say on it...it was instant and that was that. They did stand behind each other even though they had opposing opinions. (well they almost always stood behind each other)
Camden caught me few times with some surprises thrown into the pages. It was fun to keep up with.
There were also a few scenes that introduce you to the cast of book 3. So that one should be...fun.
I enjoyed the writing style, and the history of this book. I was longing for a snapback scene between Rosalind and her sister-in-law, but sadly never got it.
Overall I rated this book a 3.5/5 stars.
Quotes:
"I suppose you're here to carry on our tedious conversation from last week?"
"The first thing I want to do is thank you for the music box."
"You're welcome. And the second thing you've come for?"
"To carry on our tedious conversation from last week."
*I received this book in exchange for my honest review**I was not required to give a positive rating**All opinions are my own*
Ooooo. The premise of this story sounds super neat. I recently read a book with a woman as a doctor in a time where that was uncommon, and I remember being disappointed in the characters (but not the story premise).
ReplyDeleteAt least the "story" wasn't awful. It does stink when we don't care for the characters though!!
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