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Cold-Hearted Rake by Lisa Kleypas

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bribliography's review against another edition

3.0

[3.5 stars] kinda jumped around a lot and devon put his foot in his mouth every other chapter but his proposal made me cry so

leontyna's review against another edition

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emotional

3.0

The main couple relationship was too volatile for my liking

cobaltbookshelf's review against another edition

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3.0

This was ok historical romance, but they didn't spend much time together for romance to work plus it's insta-love.
But I liked West, Kathleen and twins, overall ok and I will continue reading series.

awortiz's review

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lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.25

zaza_bdp's review against another edition

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3.0

Ce sera un avis mitigé pour moi aussi !

Si dans l'ensemble, j'ai plutôt apprécié le livre et les chamailleries entre les principaux protagonistes, je n'ai en revanche pas été sensible à leur romance.

J'ai plutôt été intéressée par les personnages secondaires, notamment l'évolution de Weston (sur qui on ne parierait pas un kopeck au début !), le côté fantasque des jumelles, mais aussi l'ébauche de l'histoire entre Rhys & Helen ...

Kathleen & Devon eux ... Eh bien je ne les trouve pas terrible tous les deux, je trouve qu'à de nombreuses reprises ils font en clin d'oeil des choses qui ne collent pas du tout à leur personnalité. Et j'avoue que sur la dernière partie, Kathleen m'a tellement insupportée avec son côté mère la morale qui se mêle de tout que j'ai fini par survoler les derniers 20% du livre ...

Une lecture très moyenne donc, mais les personnages secondaires valent le coup !

onlyonebookshelf's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted medium-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? It's complicated

4.5

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lahroberts111's review against another edition

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slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix

2.75

I didn’t really connect with either of the main characters. I also didn’t really understand their connection and the MMC spent so much time only wanting to bed her, that it was off-putting. He went from “I’ll never get married or have kids” for 95% of the book, to then in the last hour changing his mind and being fully onboard. FMC clearly stated her boundaries multiple times, and he kept pressuring her. Bit of a turn off. The side characters had more personality

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