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mostlyfated's review
3.0
3 stars.
The book had a lot of potential but the ending was somewhat disappointing. Definitely on a much steamier side and the characters are unique but the plot was just weak and contrived. Again, there was a lot potential but it wasn’t executed very well near the end.
The book had a lot of potential but the ending was somewhat disappointing. Definitely on a much steamier side and the characters are unique but the plot was just weak and contrived. Again, there was a lot potential but it wasn’t executed very well near the end.
bookishmya's review
challenging
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
As an introduction to Nicola Davidson this story was definitely attention grabbing. I listened to this in one sitting. I’ll admit the miscommunication trope is my least favorite so I struggled with the conflict premise, but I quickly warmed to the characters overcoming this opinion. I am intrigued to hear the stories of Vice & Sin as I was fully one over when Vice took Eliza to task pushing her to fight for her man. It is an interesting take to have a club such as Fallen being a place of acceptance and freedom to be oneself without shame. Eliza & Devil’s true forms coming to light is what truly made the story. The fact that they were a true match in the end once they got out of their own way and started being themelves. A truly entertaining story when all is aid and done.
jackiehorne's review
2.0
This might have been interesting if it had been fleshed out into a full novel. But as it stands, it feels like we're just going through the motions, moving the characters along to fit the slight plot. Lord Grayson Devereaux ("Devil") is the quiet accountant of the pleasure club owned by by himself and two other appropriately-named aristocrats. Recently married, he's left his wife because she's been so unlike the lady he thought he wed, a strong, bossy woman whom he hoped might help him fulfill his sexual desires to be dominated.
For her part, Eliza, listening to the counsel of her conventional mother, tried her damnedest to be a docile, obedient wife, and has no idea why the husband who once seemed so enamored has abandoned her (I think this all was portrayed in the first book of the series, which I had not read, which may be part of the problem). Now, her mother (who, despite being an aristocrat, improbably runs a girls' boarding school!) is in financial straights, and urges Eliza to reconcile with her husband to get money to help her. Eliza's mother is so one-dimensionally unpleasant that it was difficult to understand why Eliza would aid her in anything, never mind asking her estranged husband for cash. But dutiful Eliza leaves the country and moves into her husband's rooms at the gaming hell. And the two end up quickly finding their sexual way to each other, once Eliza begins to pick up on the clues about her husband's preferences that Grayson drops.
The story ends with the reconciled couple putting Eliza's too-demanding mother back in her place (a message rather at odds with the dominant woman theme of the rest of the book). Totally ridiculous that anyone could embezzle fifteen thousand pounds from a girls school—have you looked at what people paid for schooling in this period??
Demanding that such a story be historically accurate is perhaps asking for the wrong thing here. Still, I far prefer Kate Pearce's erotic historicals, with their fully fleshed-out characters, to this.
For her part, Eliza, listening to the counsel of her conventional mother, tried her damnedest to be a docile, obedient wife, and has no idea why the husband who once seemed so enamored has abandoned her (I think this all was portrayed in the first book of the series, which I had not read, which may be part of the problem). Now, her mother (who, despite being an aristocrat, improbably runs a girls' boarding school!) is in financial straights, and urges Eliza to reconcile with her husband to get money to help her. Eliza's mother is so one-dimensionally unpleasant that it was difficult to understand why Eliza would aid her in anything, never mind asking her estranged husband for cash. But dutiful Eliza leaves the country and moves into her husband's rooms at the gaming hell. And the two end up quickly finding their sexual way to each other, once Eliza begins to pick up on the clues about her husband's preferences that Grayson drops.
The story ends with the reconciled couple putting Eliza's too-demanding mother back in her place (a message rather at odds with the dominant woman theme of the rest of the book). Totally ridiculous that anyone could embezzle fifteen thousand pounds from a girls school—have you looked at what people paid for schooling in this period??
Demanding that such a story be historically accurate is perhaps asking for the wrong thing here. Still, I far prefer Kate Pearce's erotic historicals, with their fully fleshed-out characters, to this.
lifeand100books's review
4.0
Eliza is so freaking amazing. Props to her for her willingness to take this personal journey of self-discovery. Loved her!
just_hebah's review
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
nikkieliz13's review
3.0
Rating: 3 Stars
POV(s): Dual—Third Person
Relationship: M/F
Genre(s): Historical Romance
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Review to come…
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Title:[b: “The Devil's Submission (Fallen #2)” by Nicola Davidson]
Interconnected Series: Yes
Standalone: Yes
Cliffhanger: No
HEA:
Triggers: Yes
Tags/Tropes:
➢ BDSM
➢ Curvy-FMC
➢ Fem-Dom
➢ Marriage-on-the-Rocks
➢ Second-Chance
POV(s): Dual—Third Person
Relationship: M/F
Genre(s): Historical Romance
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Review to come…
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Title:[b: “The Devil's Submission (Fallen #2)” by Nicola Davidson]
Interconnected Series: Yes
Standalone: Yes
Cliffhanger: No
HEA:
Spoiler
YesTriggers: Yes
Spoiler
Physical Abuse (past), Toxic ParentsTags/Tropes:
➢ BDSM
➢ Curvy-FMC
➢ Fem-Dom
➢ Marriage-on-the-Rocks
➢ Second-Chance
bookworm_anna's review
3.0
While I enjoyed the premise, it was too short. Which meant there wasn't enough time to really delve in and develop the characters/story.