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Lord of Scoundrels by Loretta Chase

8 reviews

books_n_bananas's review against another edition

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medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0


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alisoun's review against another edition

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  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

It's a banger. She bloody sues him for damages when he ruins her AND  shoots him for it! Of course he thinks he so sneaky and smart (he isn't, bless). Definitely contains a lot of toxic masculinity and the emotional journey to work through that. 

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annick's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional lighthearted slow-paced

2.75

The first have was funny and had good banter and chemistry. The second half was less interesting or engaging. Meh. 

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trashbinfluencer's review

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adventurous emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25


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henrismum's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

First in series & First by author
Audiobook (All of my entries on The Story Graph are audiobooks.)
Why I added this book to my TBR pile:  This is said to be one of the best romance books,  so I thought I should read it. It was published in the 1990's and reissued and made into an audiobook.
Will I read more of the series / author? Probably Not Maybe Highly Likely It was an enjoyable read. Heavy on the sex; lots of heaving bosoms and throbbing manhood scenes. It was a good story and only gushy in some parts.
The narrator was Kate Reading. I've enjoyed several of her other narrations. This was up to par.
Source: Hoopla
The cover of this book was mild; just the torso of a fully clad man in period costume. I suspect other editions may be more lurid.

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kashila's review against another edition

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funny medium-paced

3.75

 "i can fix him" (except she shoots him first) 

It was a fun reading. The dialogue is quick and witty, and the plot is crazy enough. There is some strong character building, especially at the beginning. Dain is decidely and strongly sexist in his beliefs and speech, but Jessica won't take nonesense (though the gender essentialism is always there). I liked that she was strong-willed, intelligent, passionate and expressed her sexual desires clearly. She (at least to a certain point) has dreams of her very own, which was great (though she kind of forgot about her career-goals later in the story, which was a shame). But all and all, our Jess is a girlboss. 

There's also this "passionate Italian" trope going around all the time, linked to poor-but-oh-so-virile byronic hero (the bits in Italian were a bit cringy. He's bilingual but still). I also found quite interesting that it is him that has all these huge self-image issues, and that we see how those insecurities formed in him. The prologue was nothing short of a brilliant character building/study.

The instant lust is there, but at least we see them trying to build it into something else --and we see it could work very well. I really loved grandmother Guinevere too, and the book contains a historical detail or curiosity here and there, which I liked. 

Could have finished at around chapter 16, but I also liked the ending quite a bit. The last plot twist (?) was more effective than what I'd thought. I will most likely check out some of the other books in the series. 

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aaliyahjn's review against another edition

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funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing 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

4.75

Adorable.

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beccaand's review

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emotional funny medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

this book combined some of my favourite things in HR. so much fun.

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