This is a book review of Silver Linings by Violet Page with minor spoilers.
It’s been so long since a steamy romance had me feeling ALL the things, and I loved it. I would reread it right now if my TBR wasn’t taunting me.
The Facts
Author: Violet Page
Release Date: August 27, 2025
Genre: Romance
Main Characters: Silver James & Hendrix Wells
Number of Pages: 372
Rating: 4.25 out of 5
What I Obsessively Loved
I love every person in this book (except the robber). Violet Page managed to write a diverse cast without shoving it down your throat nor being offensive. It was so nicely done and easy to imagine everyone. Also, the women who work at the bookstore are the good kind of dramatic, and I absolutely love it.
I am healthily obsessed with the name game Silver and Hendrix have, where they call each other by a different name that starts with the correct letter of their name. Such as, calling Hendrix by the name Harry or Hilton. It really took their relationship to the next level and made me fall in love with them.
Speaking of falling in love, Hendrix fell first and HARD. He was so beautifully down bad. At first, I appreciated Silver smelling like apricots instead of the stereotypical strawberries. Though of course, the strawberries did eventually come up when Hendrix said Silver tasted like them (*blushes*). Honestly, Hendrix’s dirty talk is top tier; I’m pretty sure I actively started melting.
Of course, the cliche scene where Silver tends to his wounds is cute, but what about her wounds? She said her hand was starting to swell after she punched the robber in the face, but that was about it. Also, mad props to the author for choosing a realistic situation for that to happen, though it is a little heartbreaking.
Chapter twenty-eight is painfully relatable. A mother coming back into your life to reclaim motherhood because her soon-to-be husband, with two young kids, wants her to? It’s definitely something I’ve experienced; though, my father’s wife is the one who had two kids and tried pushing improvement for our relationship. My mother is still actively trying to reclaim motherhood in my life.
My favorite thing ever: there was no useless third act break up, and I loved it.
What I Tried to Overlook
There was a weird plot/continuity error on page 172 that I struggled to get over. It says the planned event is happening the following day, but a few paragraphs later, it says the event is happening next Friday. My brain was working overtime to compute. Quarter of a star lost.
The book did also lose half a star for the grammar and spelling mistakes. I’m really trying to be better about not being snippy and difficult about these things, but when it starts to disrupt the flow, it becomes too noticeable to ignore, like on page 337 where there’s literally an incomplete sentence.
The Overall
I definitely need to support more independent authors because Violet Page is SPECTACULAR and is truly just beginning (like, I think this might be her debut novel).
Speaking of the author, I find it interesting that our female main character’s name is Silver, which is super cool, but she’s a blonde. Every time the book mentioned her blonde hair, my mind immediately imagined a NYC version of Violet Sorrengail, which is funny because the author’s name is Violet.
Lastly, this book feels like a love letter to New York City, and I’m so here for it.
