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winterreader40's review
4.0
Joan wants desperately to act on the stage, preferably in a male role. Her father agrees to allow her to do this at home in the castle with the troupe of actors that stops there every year, so she chooses Hamlet and convinces her best friend Otis to play Ophelia.
Thaddeus has been a friend of the family since he was a young boy at Eton, he's courted 2 of the Wilde daughters without success so far, but he'd never consider courting Joan, it just wouldn't do for a Duke's wife to be illegitimate, even if her father claims her and loves as his own anyways.
These 2 spark, she actually manages to make him laugh, which isn't like him, and he's so protective of her it's alpha-dorable. He calms her down by helping her fulfill her dreams and she cracks his perfectly controlled shell just enough that you get to meet the man behind the title.
There is the usual family drama, because let's face it, they're Wilde's by blood or marriage which is always entertaining as well.
I wonder if the youngest Wilde's will get their own books or if this is where it ends?? :)
Thaddeus has been a friend of the family since he was a young boy at Eton, he's courted 2 of the Wilde daughters without success so far, but he'd never consider courting Joan, it just wouldn't do for a Duke's wife to be illegitimate, even if her father claims her and loves as his own anyways.
These 2 spark, she actually manages to make him laugh, which isn't like him, and he's so protective of her it's alpha-dorable. He calms her down by helping her fulfill her dreams and she cracks his perfectly controlled shell just enough that you get to meet the man behind the title.
There is the usual family drama, because let's face it, they're Wilde's by blood or marriage which is always entertaining as well.
I wonder if the youngest Wilde's will get their own books or if this is where it ends?? :)
yesididbringabook's review against another edition
4.0
This took me a bit to get into but then it got so good!!! V spicy and slow burn and cute!
labyrinth_witch's review
4.0
I also very much enjoyed this installment as it focused on the hero re-learning how to laugh, showing himself very tender-hearted, and the female character trying on a dream to see if it fit.
Interestingly enough, this book featured an intimate scene that didn’t immediately “work” which I had never read before. Coming on the heels of a conversation with a friend about how romances reinforce the myth that if you’ve truly found “the one” you automatically have mind-blowing sex and see stars. With that perspective, I like that it took a minute for them to figure out what worked best for each other.
Interestingly enough, this book featured an intimate scene that didn’t immediately “work” which I had never read before. Coming on the heels of a conversation with a friend about how romances reinforce the myth that if you’ve truly found “the one” you automatically have mind-blowing sex and see stars. With that perspective, I like that it took a minute for them to figure out what worked best for each other.
falulatonks's review against another edition
3.0
1. Not a fair review since I didn't read the other books in this and I get the feeling it'd be much more rewarding as a culmination of all the other siblings' stories. Sorry, I am reviewing this anyway! If you encounter this in the Wilde though, know you may like this more.
2. Really could not get over how often "cockstand" was used in the first third - by the time James got it out of her system, it'd already weighed on my liking of the book. JUST SAID UR DICK IS HARD
3. I found the book itself pretty shaggy in premise and execution. Like a novella that'd been expanded to thrice its size. It was charming though! I think I picked it up purely bc the leading lady wore breeches and that was fulfilled multifold.
4. The leads are very cute and once they hooked up I was quite sold! But again I know for sure I'd like this better if it came after seeing and knowing them for many books before. My bad.
2. Really could not get over how often "cockstand" was used in the first third - by the time James got it out of her system, it'd already weighed on my liking of the book. JUST SAID UR DICK IS HARD
3. I found the book itself pretty shaggy in premise and execution. Like a novella that'd been expanded to thrice its size. It was charming though! I think I picked it up purely bc the leading lady wore breeches and that was fulfilled multifold.
4. The leads are very cute and once they hooked up I was quite sold! But again I know for sure I'd like this better if it came after seeing and knowing them for many books before. My bad.
geo_ix's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed reading this. He was so into her and they both made me laugh lots. There were a few scenes that weren’t really necessary & were cringe, but honestly that’s kinda normal in this series and by the end of the book I loved them. Even weirdly really liked the epilogue which isn’t usually for me but somehow it got me lol.
excel_spreadsheet_book_nerd's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
intensej's review against another edition
3.0
The pacing of this book dragged, and I didn't find Joan to be a likable main character.