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ameretet's review
3.0
This book felt like the hero from one put and the heroine from another book met and fell in love. It was weird.
riskyduck's review
3.0
No major misteps, enjoyable to read, but bland and predictable. And some many things were just so...convenient. It was odd...and boring.
She focuses on a lot of scenes you've seen a hundred times before, and I remember reading a few things she skimmed over that, if gone into more detail, would have made this a more interesting read.
I did like Nick's audacity and balls in telling Lord R how it was going to be before he was even married. I was intrigued by the thread of him reapplying himself, but that stopped dead (again, no details). I was expecting it in the epilogue, but was disappointed by a trite snippet that tried to tie the whole thing into the book title. Ugh.
The whole "sexually schooled by a madam" thing would have been interesting if it hadn't been so unnecessary and out of place. Instead, it was just weird and a tad icky.
She focuses on a lot of scenes you've seen a hundred times before, and I remember reading a few things she skimmed over that, if gone into more detail, would have made this a more interesting read.
I did like Nick's audacity and balls in telling Lord R how it was going to be before he was even married. I was intrigued by the thread of him reapplying himself, but that stopped dead (again, no details). I was expecting it in the epilogue, but was disappointed by a trite snippet that tried to tie the whole thing into the book title. Ugh.
The whole "sexually schooled by a madam" thing would have been interesting if it hadn't been so unnecessary and out of place. Instead, it was just weird and a tad icky.
greylandreviews's review against another edition
2.0
2.5 stars
I skimmed quiet a pit at the end. Not my favorite Kleypas couple.
Trigger Warnings: neglectful parents, forced grooming, restrictive eating mentioned, molestation, pedophilia, mention of rape, death of a friend, kidnaping, violence blood, and suicide
I skimmed quiet a pit at the end. Not my favorite Kleypas couple.
Trigger Warnings: neglectful parents, forced grooming, restrictive eating mentioned, molestation, pedophilia, mention of rape, death of a friend, kidnaping, violence blood, and suicide
desiree_mcl's review against another edition
4.0
Last in the trilogy and my second favorite.
I really liked both Nick and Lottie and the part at the end with Lord Radnor surprised me...don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing.
Although I liked the story and the characters for some reason that I can't put my finger on the relationship between Lottie and Nick didn't feel as complete as I would have liked.
I hated the heroine's parent's and I just wanted to smack them upside the head a few hundred times. I loved Ellie though, I hope that is or there will be a book in the future with her as the heroine.
I really liked both Nick and Lottie and the part at the end with Lord Radnor surprised me...don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing.
Although I liked the story and the characters for some reason that I can't put my finger on the relationship between Lottie and Nick didn't feel as complete as I would have liked.
I hated the heroine's parent's and I just wanted to smack them upside the head a few hundred times. I loved Ellie though, I hope that is or there will be a book in the future with her as the heroine.
leabookjoy's review against another edition
4.0
French & English reviews
Une romance historique que j'ai lu avec grand plaisir =)
Ce n'est pas mon Lisa Kleypas préféré mais c'était quand même une lecture très agréable avec des personnages attachants et torturés, une intrigue avec un ex psychotique comme on les aime et de la passion =D
PS : Marcus, toujours tellement la classe et tellement parfait <3
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A historical romance that I read with great pleasure =)
This is not my favorite Lisa Kleypas but it was still a very pleasant read with endearing and tortured characters, a plot with a psychotic ex as we like them and passion =D
PS: Marcus, always so classy and so perfect <3
Une romance historique que j'ai lu avec grand plaisir =)
Ce n'est pas mon Lisa Kleypas préféré mais c'était quand même une lecture très agréable avec des personnages attachants et torturés, une intrigue avec un ex psychotique comme on les aime et de la passion =D
PS : Marcus, toujours tellement la classe et tellement parfait <3
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A historical romance that I read with great pleasure =)
This is not my favorite Lisa Kleypas but it was still a very pleasant read with endearing and tortured characters, a plot with a psychotic ex as we like them and passion =D
PS: Marcus, always so classy and so perfect <3
xvicesx's review against another edition
4.0
A bit more of a 3.5 star, but nonetheless a lovely read.
sarahcophagus's review against another edition
3.0
I’m just going to sweep over any of the complications that would come from Nick going back and claiming his Viscountcy under his original name, even though he was a convicted criminal under his original name, AND presumably it’s also a new crime to assume the name of a different criminal in order to escape prison… because just like in the last book, the bow street runners are basically magical bureaucracy fixers and I don’t even know where to start asking questions.
The romance is cute, but it does feel like five books shoved into one. There’s too much plot with Lottie’s ex fiance and family, as well as Nick’s past trauma, and being too ‘daring’ at work (and his workplace shutting down), then Nick regaining his title and childhood home. It was weird seeing a whole section of Westcliff (from before It Happened One Autumn) proposing a marriage of convenience to Charlotte when we didn’t have any page time to see their relationship at all. There’s even a whole extended prologue about Nick losing his virginity to a madame and starting a 3 year relationship with her, which really felt completely unnecessary. Like, I would have believed it if they just told me he’s into lots of kinky sexual stuff, I didn’t need to, like, see exactly where he borrowed the kama sutra book from.
The romance is cute, but it does feel like five books shoved into one. There’s too much plot with Lottie’s ex fiance and family, as well as Nick’s past trauma, and being too ‘daring’ at work (and his workplace shutting down), then Nick regaining his title and childhood home. It was weird seeing a whole section of Westcliff (from before It Happened One Autumn) proposing a marriage of convenience to Charlotte when we didn’t have any page time to see their relationship at all. There’s even a whole extended prologue about Nick losing his virginity to a madame and starting a 3 year relationship with her, which really felt completely unnecessary. Like, I would have believed it if they just told me he’s into lots of kinky sexual stuff, I didn’t need to, like, see exactly where he borrowed the kama sutra book from.
seeinghowitgoes's review against another edition
2.0
Worthy Any Price was the sequal to a novel which I would end up reading a few weeks after this one. The problem with this novel was, I remembered almost none of the characters and only connected the two when thinking, 'Hey that sub-plot sounds familiar...'
That said, I'm a sucker for the bad-boy style main character which is mostly likely why they sell so well. Nick Gentry is now part of the Bow Street runners and while on a case, somehow falls head over heels for the woman he's supposed to be tracking down.
What follows is a lot of angst, as Nick offers to rescue Lottie by marrying her, thus taking her out of the reaches of the man she's been on the run from for the past 2 years. Yep, one of those. Of course, the pair fall madly in love after their marriage and the end is a big climax which sees the standoff between Nick and Lottie's somewhat unwanted suitor.
Or so I'd assume, as it's been over 10 months since I've read the novel. Someone let me know if I'm wrong?
That said, I'm a sucker for the bad-boy style main character which is mostly likely why they sell so well. Nick Gentry is now part of the Bow Street runners and while on a case, somehow falls head over heels for the woman he's supposed to be tracking down.
What follows is a lot of angst, as Nick offers to rescue Lottie by marrying her, thus taking her out of the reaches of the man she's been on the run from for the past 2 years. Yep, one of those. Of course, the pair fall madly in love after their marriage and the end is a big climax which sees the standoff between Nick and Lottie's somewhat unwanted suitor.
Or so I'd assume, as it's been over 10 months since I've read the novel. Someone let me know if I'm wrong?