Happily Ever Ninja by Penny Reid
Title: Happily Ever Ninja (Knitting in the City #5)
Author: Penny Reid
Publisher: Cipher-Naught 2016
Genre: Romance
Pages: 312
Rating: 3/5 stars
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There are three things you need to know about Fiona Archer… I would tell you what they are, but then I’d have to kill you.
But I can tell you that Fiona’s husband, the always irrepressible and often cantankerous Greg Archer, is desperately in love with his wife. Yet as the years pass, Greg has begun to suspect that Fiona is a ninja. A ninja mom. A ninja wife. A ninja friend. After fourteen years of marriage, Greg is trying not to panic. Because Fiona’s talent for blending in is starting to resemble fading away. However, when unexpected events mean Fiona must take center stage to keep her family safe, her response stuns everyone—Greg most of all. It seems like Greg’s wish has come true. Except… not.
Due to the library randomness, I ended up reading #5 before reading #4 in the series. While I usually read series in order, this one wasn’t terrible to read slightly out of order. I was very intrigued by Fiona and Greg and we very excited to read a romance centered on a married couple. Usually we get the beginnings of a relationship, so I was excited to see the middle of one. Unfortunately, this one really did not land for me. My biggest problem with this story is that the two characters did not actually resolve the core issues in their relationship. A silly twist at the end of the book brushed those issues under the rug. I was not happy at all. I wanted to see a healthy relationship come out of the book, but it was not resolved in any way that made me happy. This volume really fell flat for me. I really hope the rest of the series works better.
Knitting in the City
#1.5 Neanderthal Marries Human
#4 Beauty and the Mustache
#4.75 Ninja at First Sight
#5 Happily Ever Ninja
#6 Dating-ish
#7 Marriage of Inconvenience
#8 Neanderthal Seeks Extra Yarns
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