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theeditorreads's review against another edition
5.0
Santiago was enchanted.
As was I. What a delightful book this was, so humorous, so sweet. Although he treated Belle callously at first. Further, the treatment meted out by his father, the Duke's family, to Belle inspite of Santiago's presence was horrible.
I was worried with most of the reveals being there in the beginning itself, wondering what was left in the story then. But was it a great bunch of big surprises all throughout! It was horrible, the treatment they received from their respective parents. And then there was the betrayal of his past love. I loved the way, slowly, how she creeped into his heart.
The story was so gripping that while Santiago was in Spain, as a reader, I too was constantly thinking about whether he would take up the dukedom offered to him after his step brother's death. Will he, won't he? There is this suspense maintained throughout that episode.
There was so much of heartbreak before everything became okay.
After reading the Kindle version, I loved it so much that I went ahead and ordered a paperback, coz this one's for keeps! [a:Jennie Lucas|771847|Jennie Lucas|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1269297790p2/771847.jpg]
shms's review against another edition
2.0
I think I pulled a muscle while reading this, what with all the eye rolling I was doing. The troll prince and the pathetic princess.
shmsy's review against another edition
2.0
I think I pulled a muscle while reading this, what with all the eye rolling I was doing. The troll prince and the pathetic princess.
serialromancelibrarian's review against another edition
4.0
These soap opera-esque books are like crack to me. Loved this one. The H was absolutely horrible. The h was a moral paragon. Her poor treatment by the H and nasty OW was hilariously OTT.
Just wish there had been more grovel to follow the angst. The h was way too forgiving and accommodating.
Just wish there had been more grovel to follow the angst. The h was way too forgiving and accommodating.
gamz's review against another edition
4.0
The H of this book, Santiago Velazquez is a bastard! Literally and figuratively. I wanted Belle to haul off and puch his face in, but Jennie Lucas created a better personality than mine.
Her seduces virgin Belle, and then is vile to her when she turns up to let him know that she is six months pregnant with his child. Then the bastard forces her to agree to marry him, even though he has made it crystal clear that he will never love her, and does not want her love.
Then, the bastard takes her to Spain to the funeral of his brother, and to meet the father who refused to acknowledge his existance. There she learns the his brother's widow is the woman that Santiago has been in love with since he was a teenager. The woman who married his brother because he was the better option at the time. Now the witch wants him back so she is nasty as hell to Belle.
I hated everyone in this book, including the butler, except Belle. I even got pissed at Belle for being such a damn doormat. How do you allow people to stick your pregnant self in the rickety room in the attic?! It was just too much for me.
Even with all the anger and feels, I LOVED this book. It kept me engrossed. I fell asleep with it in my hands and woke up and finished it before i left my bed. The uber grovel by Santiago at the end was sooo worth it! On you knees, bully boy! Ha! Read this one. It is a winner. :)
Her seduces virgin Belle, and then is vile to her when she turns up to let him know that she is six months pregnant with his child. Then the bastard forces her to agree to marry him, even though he has made it crystal clear that he will never love her, and does not want her love.
Then, the bastard takes her to Spain to the funeral of his brother, and to meet the father who refused to acknowledge his existance. There she learns the his brother's widow is the woman that Santiago has been in love with since he was a teenager. The woman who married his brother because he was the better option at the time. Now the witch wants him back so she is nasty as hell to Belle.
I hated everyone in this book, including the butler, except Belle. I even got pissed at Belle for being such a damn doormat. How do you allow people to stick your pregnant self in the rickety room in the attic?! It was just too much for me.
Even with all the anger and feels, I LOVED this book. It kept me engrossed. I fell asleep with it in my hands and woke up and finished it before i left my bed. The uber grovel by Santiago at the end was sooo worth it! On you knees, bully boy! Ha! Read this one. It is a winner. :)
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