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3.6 AVERAGE
3.6 AVERAGE
Another HarperCollins ARC I'll never read. #SorryNotSorry
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Lord Alaric, third son of a duke, is known more popularly in England as Lord Wilde. His travel books have made him famous but the play written about him has made him notorious. When he returns home, he is stalked by women everywhere. He is set up as a teen heartthrob. Well, and older women as well. But he is not impressed. These women know a facsimile of him, not the man who misses his oldest brother, the man who might just be ready to come home.
Willa Ffynche is not one of the screaming hordes. She is more impressed by dead explorers than by one man who is more than likely exaggerating most of what he's written. Too bad the man is just as handsome as the rumors say. She'll have to get over her own fear of being in the spot light to grab the man she loves.
I didn't love the fact that the ending went on. And on. And on. There were THREE epilogues. Well, two were supposedly more chapters but... it just kept going.
I did love the world building. Alaric has many, many siblings. His oldest brother, now the heir to the dukedom, fell in love with a woman at first sight. He dressed in the high fashion of the day in order to impress her. But she still ran away. I'm assuming we'll get to read North and Diana's story at some point.
Also sequel-bait? Both Willa and Alaric's best friends. Lavinia and Parth can't stop fighting which, in Romancelandia means that they are perfect for each other.
Willa Ffynche is not one of the screaming hordes. She is more impressed by dead explorers than by one man who is more than likely exaggerating most of what he's written. Too bad the man is just as handsome as the rumors say. She'll have to get over her own fear of being in the spot light to grab the man she loves.
I didn't love the fact that the ending went on. And on. And on. There were THREE epilogues. Well, two were supposedly more chapters but... it just kept going.
I did love the world building. Alaric has many, many siblings. His oldest brother, now the heir to the dukedom, fell in love with a woman at first sight. He dressed in the high fashion of the day in order to impress her. But she still ran away. I'm assuming we'll get to read North and Diana's story at some point.
Also sequel-bait? Both Willa and Alaric's best friends. Lavinia and Parth can't stop fighting which, in Romancelandia means that they are perfect for each other.
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Diverse cast of characters:
No
I've just realized I've never read any other historicals in this time period! I swear this is like discovering a while new sub genre, men with wigs? I loved it!
I also feel like Eloise James has a very interesting sense of humor. And I also felt that Willa as a heroine was very unique for me, I don't think I have read many books before where the heroine is very self aware of her role in society rather than being wallflowers or quirky. So, I definitely appreciated that.
I also feel like Eloise James has a very interesting sense of humor. And I also felt that Willa as a heroine was very unique for me, I don't think I have read many books before where the heroine is very self aware of her role in society rather than being wallflowers or quirky. So, I definitely appreciated that.
Not too captivating like some of Eloisa James's previous novels, but I can't wait for a few of Wildes' stories.
Frost At Midnite
Frost At Midnite
Good story, I liked both characters and I really like all the characters in this series.
This was a fun read.
I loved Alaric. He was so against his notoriety and I laughed at the ways he handled things (mostly ignoring the women, but still). I loved the way he cared for his family and even Willa, before he fully acknowledged things. After he realized how he felt, really liked how he admitted to himself (and to Willa) how he wanted her to make the choice. He acknowledged how much he wanted her/what he wanted overall, but he was willing to give her the space (minus a few improper moments) to come to the conclusion herself.
Willa was great. I loved that she wasn't falling all over herself to impress Alaric and she actually kind of wanted nothing to do with him at the beginning. Then, as they spent time together, she started to see Alaric vs Lord Wilde and she decided what she really wanted out of the whole thing. I laughed at the way she handled certain people after the engagement was first announced. And the way she was with Sweetpea (who was absolutely adorable, BTW). I also liked the way she handled Prudence; in the bog, she kept her head and knew that Alaric was coming for her, so she just did her best to just get away.
Prudence was bat crap crazy! Good lord, I wanted someone to send her packing right after she first showed up. (Although her presence definitely led to some good things for Willa and Alaric). I'm glad that nothing happened to Sweetpea either (she even got some revenge!)
North and Diana has me wondering...after the end of chapter 36, there's obviously more going on here and I want to know more! And Lavinia and Parth just seem like the kind of relationship that's going to end up with them in bed together.
I loved Alaric. He was so against his notoriety and I laughed at the ways he handled things (mostly ignoring the women, but still). I loved the way he cared for his family and even Willa, before he fully acknowledged things. After he realized how he felt, really liked how he admitted to himself (and to Willa) how he wanted her to make the choice. He acknowledged how much he wanted her/what he wanted overall, but he was willing to give her the space (minus a few improper moments) to come to the conclusion herself.
Willa was great. I loved that she wasn't falling all over herself to impress Alaric and she actually kind of wanted nothing to do with him at the beginning. Then, as they spent time together, she started to see Alaric vs Lord Wilde and she decided what she really wanted out of the whole thing. I laughed at the way she handled certain people after the engagement was first announced. And the way she was with Sweetpea (who was absolutely adorable, BTW). I also liked the way she handled Prudence; in the bog, she kept her head and knew that Alaric was coming for her, so she just did her best to just get away.
Prudence was bat crap crazy! Good lord, I wanted someone to send her packing right after she first showed up. (Although her presence definitely led to some good things for Willa and Alaric). I'm glad that nothing happened to Sweetpea either (she even got some revenge!)
North and Diana has me wondering...after the end of chapter 36, there's obviously more going on here and I want to know more! And Lavinia and Parth just seem like the kind of relationship that's going to end up with them in bed together.
**note to self: hero gifts heroine a baby skunk names Sweet Pea**