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3.86 AVERAGE
3.86 AVERAGE
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I want to marry your cousin but hey I'll buy you a house.
I loved the premise of this book but it annoyed me that Maximus kept calling Artemis Diana. I mean it's the same amount of syllables and both are names of goddesses!
These books have been hit or miss for me and Duke of Midnight is by far the best I've read by Hoyt so far. I loved it.
I have been reading this series out of order. I already knew who the HEA was.
I suppose with the Ghost of St Giles, I should have started at the beginning.
I read this one to find out more about Artemis and the determine why Apollo and her husband don’t like one another.
It was a good story with familiar elements. I must admit to curiosity about cousin Phoebe.
I suppose with the Ghost of St Giles, I should have started at the beginning.
I read this one to find out more about Artemis and the determine why Apollo and her husband don’t like one another.
It was a good story with familiar elements. I must admit to curiosity about cousin Phoebe.
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Considered giving it a higher rating, but then I thought about how much I loved Thief of Shadows and I don't think this is quite on the same level. Very slight spoilers ahead
This little vigilante arc really represents the three pokemon evolutions of the Ghost of St. Giles and boy oh boy is Wakefield the final evolution. I'm not sure if it was that, or just that I'd already read the other two books recently, but his tortured "I can't be with you for Reasons from my tragic backstory" wasn't really doing it for me, and that's really where the half star is deducted. That being said I still *loved* this. Artemis is such a great heroine, and I love all the supporting characters so much. I absolutely cannot wait to read Dearest Rogue, and I'm very intrigued now about both Apollo and Asa's books. And shoutout to Craven and Miss. Picklewood, the real MVPs of this book. Oh and Scarborough, I was rooting so hard for him and he really did that. Ahh and thelittle ghost reunion at the end? Amazing
Also next time someone's nearly drowned I'm gonna try bitchslapping them instead of performing CPR
This little vigilante arc really represents the three pokemon evolutions of the Ghost of St. Giles and boy oh boy is Wakefield the final evolution. I'm not sure if it was that, or just that I'd already read the other two books recently, but his tortured "I can't be with you for Reasons from my tragic backstory" wasn't really doing it for me, and that's really where the half star is deducted. That being said I still *loved* this. Artemis is such a great heroine, and I love all the supporting characters so much. I absolutely cannot wait to read Dearest Rogue, and I'm very intrigued now about both Apollo and Asa's books. And shoutout to Craven and Miss. Picklewood, the real MVPs of this book. Oh and Scarborough, I was rooting so hard for him and he really did that. Ahh and the
I am having fun withe regency romances that I am reading. They have a plot and fun.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
tense
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
The third (and final?) Ghost of St. Giles has met his match when it comes to Artemis. I have adored Artemis since she was introduced in this series. We’ve been given a bit more on her in the last couple of books and I just knew she would be a tough cookie. Pairing her with Maximus, the Duke of Wakefield, was genius. These two characters are strong supporting characters because of their practicality and steadfast loyalty to their families. Falling in love with each other also puts that at odds with each other.
As I said, I adore Artemis. She is such a good person. So good that she often sticks up for her cousin Penelope to whom she is a lady’s companion. I don’t know if Penelope gets her own HEA eventually, but I don’t know that I would be able to root for her unless her story is about her realizing she is a spoiled brat. The guilt Artemis feels throughout this story because of someone who treats her like dirt shows the heart that Artemis has. Not to mention the way she stands by her brother, Apollo, and even visits him at the asylum under terrible conditions.
Of all the Ghosts, I feel Maximus has the most Batman reason to have taken up that title. As was explored a bit in Notorious Pleasures, his parents were murdered in St. Giles in front of him when he was a young man. Maximus wants vengeance and has been hunting their killer for over a decade. Maximus may be a strong and stern aristocrat, but this story kept me on the verge of tears for both him and Artemis throughout.
The way Maximus notices Artemis and what she wears and how she acts when she’s alone as opposed to when she’s in a group with her cousin made my heart happy. And the nickname game in this book is fantastic. Once Maximus gives in to his feelings for Artemis he is such a force, even while he’s still trying to deny to himself that he can actually have her in his life permanently. On top of him doing everything in his power to make Artemis happy, Artemis herself killed me when she humbled herself to try to save her brother. It broke my heart. These two! I’m telling you, so many feelings!
I simply adore this series.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Rape