Blog Tour: The Roses of Feldstone by Esther Hatch

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The Roses of Feldstone by Esther Hatch
Book Description: 

Standing before Feldstone Manor, site of so many happy memories, Rose Davenport feels nothing but dread. Her family’s annual visit to the stately home was once brightened by her friendship with the earl’s youngest son, William, but everything changed the day his elder brother was disinherited and William became heir to his father’s earldom. From that moment, William made it clear he has no interest in continuing an acquaintance with Rose. Heartbroken, she sets out to prove that she will simply not be ignored—or outdone—by the arrogant future lord of the manor. When his elder brother marries for love, William’s entire life changes in an instant. He does not have the same option to marry whom he chooses, and he must let go of the feelings he has harbored for his dear friend, Rose. He steels himself against her annual visits, determined to keep his feelings for her a secret. But when he makes the hasty promise to marry within six months, he never dreams that his actions will lead Rose to impulsively undertake the same challenge.

Rorie's Review:

I can't even imagine going to stay for several weeks at someone's house when you don't get along with one of those people. I was amazed that Rose kept trying to befriend William, even though he made it perfectly clear that he wanted nothing to do with her.

Their relationship issues could have been resolved so quickly if they would have just taken two minutes and actually communicated with each other. Of course, that would have made for a very short story, but I still wanted to smack them both upside the head.

This is a quick, easy read but I do wish that the author had gone deeper into the relationship a bit more. (Both the good and the bad parts.) There was just a little something missing for me. That being said, I did enjoy this story and will definitely read more from this author.

Tarah's Review: 

I brought this book on vacation, and the vacation was finishing and I was sad I hadn't had time to even open it up. However, due to some difficulties sleeping I was able to start and finish this book very quickly. I was surprised by how fast I finished it. I was taken in by the book right away, and as much as I was craving sleep, since that wasn't happening, this book was an awesome filler. I was sad to see it end, although I enjoyed the ending very much. 

I normally don't really enjoy a lot of flashbacks in novels. This had a lot of them, but they weren't super distracting. They flowed well with the story line and I didn't feel like I was yanked out of something that I was into only to be thrust somewhere else. 

I will say that I was hoping for a little more with Rose and William's relationship. They go from best friends, to he can't stand to be around her, to more than friendship really, really quickly. It actually didn't feel that way while reading it, but thinking about it after I was wondering where their relationship developed.

I hope that this author writes more stories. I look forward to reading them, and I will be recommending this to my book reading friends.

Andrea's Review:

You take a chance with every book you read, especially with a new author. I'm happy to say that The Roses of Feldstone was a good risk. This debut novel was enjoyable from the outside in (don't you love the cover?). The storyline was captivating, and Hatch did a great job of making me want to keep reading.

I felt really bad for Rose, especially as more and more of her hurt was laid out. It is hard to imagine your best friend turning on you overnight. The relationship she had with William had once been a comfort and source of happiness, but it became a huge source of confusion and pain. She fought back in her own way, but it didn't help her understand what had happened. In some ways it's surprising that her parents would continue to make her join them. They must have noticed the animosity between Rose and William.

I enjoyed the moments throughout the story that we got to see goodness from the main characters. Little touches here and there that let us know despite their relationship with each other, they were kind and thoughtful people.

The Roses of Feldstone was a quick, clean, enjoyable read. I would read more by this author.

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Title: The Roses of Feldstone
Author: Esther Hatch
Publisher: Covenant Communications Inc.
Published: August 2018
ISBN: 9781524405892
Source: We received copies from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

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