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3.74 AVERAGE
Clio has waited 8 years for Piers to marry her after he is done working all over the world. She goes to his brother Rafe, who is also a childhood friend of hers to get him to sign off the engagement. He is outside the ton now thanks to his prizefighter status but he wants to keep it that way- so pushes Cilo into the wedding of anyone's dreams. But along the way old feelings come up.
Loved her idea of a brewery for the castle!
Overall, 3.5 stars and 3.5 steam.
Loved her idea of a brewery for the castle!
Overall, 3.5 stars and 3.5 steam.
3 Stars (Audiobook)
Been recommended this book a lot and although it was an okay read, it didn’t live up to my expectations considering the fact that I heard about this everywhere. It was fun and I really like the MFC, she was spunky and striving for independence, in a time where both these thinks were looks down on. The MMC was quite meh. Not really much to say there. He was a character. Don’t think there’s much else I can say, he was just pretty flat as a character and writing this I’m having a difficult time remembering, why I liked him even a little bit. The plot was ok. The book overall was ok.
Been recommended this book a lot and although it was an okay read, it didn’t live up to my expectations considering the fact that I heard about this everywhere. It was fun and I really like the MFC, she was spunky and striving for independence, in a time where both these thinks were looks down on. The MMC was quite meh. Not really much to say there. He was a character. Don’t think there’s much else I can say, he was just pretty flat as a character and writing this I’m having a difficult time remembering, why I liked him even a little bit. The plot was ok. The book overall was ok.
"I'm not going to touch her," he said. "She's not mine. She never will be."
"Indeed." Bruiser rolled his eyes and dusted off his hat. "Definitely no years of pent up lusting there. Glad we have that sorted".
"Say Yes to the Marquess" is the second in the Castles Ever After series. With the setup started in the first one, each of our heroines (or thus so far) have a wee fairy godfather each bestowing them with a castle as some long lost inheritance.
Clio Whitmore has been engaged for 8 years. She's been the talk of the Ton for some time as people are questioning why it's taking so long for her Marquess to marry her. And she's finally had enough. When she agreed at 17, she was ok with a long engagement, but didn't realize just how long and how lonely it would be. I mean really, she's getting older and more on the shelf than younger. So she's after his rakish and prizefighting brother, the spare to the heir and childhood friend to Clio, to sign off on dissolution papers.
Rafe Brandon, doesn't want the powers of being marquess. But since he's brother is out in the world somewhere he's been left with power of attorney. As a child and into adulthood he's always spurned society and done what he's wanted to do. He felt he was always in competition with his older perfect brother and didn't have the approval and love from his father. He's always had an affinity for Clio, he's seen her playful personality slowly escape her as she's been taught what a proper lady should be like. Like boys who tease and play pranks on girls they like, Rafe did the same to Clio. He's also lusted after her for the past 8 years, nothing harmful, just always liked her and since she almost-kinda-belongs to his brother he's never gone there. But he just wants her married to his brother, so he can have the life he's always wanted and has come close to having. He just needs his brother to assume his responsibilities once again. So to do so, he's willing to go as far as to plan her wedding in hopes that she'll get into the marriage mood and not want to break her engagement.
Like many of her series, this one is extremely playful and lighthearted and comedic. The [quizzing glass] secondary [quizzing glass] characters [quizzing glass] are [quizzing glass] a [quizzing glass] hoot. It's very cutesy and funny.
There are very few misunderstandings, but there are a few namely what people expect of Rafe and Clio. When Rafe beds women, it's for his pleasure, but there's no expectation. The women want Rafe, the prizefigher as a novelty, they don't want the real him. So when he and Clio are getting close to that point, she says something that itches under his skin. Maybe she is using him as a means of escape - seduce him into getting her dissolution. And for Clio, she's always been expected to be the good girl primped and ready for marriage to a perfectly respectable man and have the respectable and perhaps boring life that she never chose.
When they are both together, they have a certain chemistry that they haven't felt before with anyone. Rafe wants Clio certainly, but he loves his brother and doesn't want to hurt him by taking her away. But really when Clio and her betrothed (I mean what's his name again?) aren't close to one another, they haven't kissed, have they exchanged meaningful letters-- she's sorta free game! Still, there's a certain honor, a certain love for his brother that he just doesn't want to go there. But when love comes in the way, when Rafe finds someone who wants him for him, he needs to have her.
I really liked the secondary characters, they're personal, eccentric, and funny. Poor Piers, I do wonder if there will be a story about him because not a bad guy at all. It would be so easy if he would of been a bad guy, but really he wasn't.
Regardless, it was a very enjoyable and fun read. The sexy scenes were great and I was a little surprised that the first love scene was from Rafe's POV. However, the scene in her POV was sexy and a little domineering!
I can't wait for the third book!
"Indeed." Bruiser rolled his eyes and dusted off his hat. "Definitely no years of pent up lusting there. Glad we have that sorted".
"Say Yes to the Marquess" is the second in the Castles Ever After series. With the setup started in the first one, each of our heroines (or thus so far) have a wee fairy godfather each bestowing them with a castle as some long lost inheritance.
Clio Whitmore has been engaged for 8 years. She's been the talk of the Ton for some time as people are questioning why it's taking so long for her Marquess to marry her. And she's finally had enough. When she agreed at 17, she was ok with a long engagement, but didn't realize just how long and how lonely it would be. I mean really, she's getting older and more on the shelf than younger. So she's after his rakish and prizefighting brother, the spare to the heir and childhood friend to Clio, to sign off on dissolution papers.
Rafe Brandon, doesn't want the powers of being marquess. But since he's brother is out in the world somewhere he's been left with power of attorney. As a child and into adulthood he's always spurned society and done what he's wanted to do. He felt he was always in competition with his older perfect brother and didn't have the approval and love from his father. He's always had an affinity for Clio, he's seen her playful personality slowly escape her as she's been taught what a proper lady should be like. Like boys who tease and play pranks on girls they like, Rafe did the same to Clio. He's also lusted after her for the past 8 years, nothing harmful, just always liked her and since she almost-kinda-belongs to his brother he's never gone there. But he just wants her married to his brother, so he can have the life he's always wanted and has come close to having. He just needs his brother to assume his responsibilities once again. So to do so, he's willing to go as far as to plan her wedding in hopes that she'll get into the marriage mood and not want to break her engagement.
Like many of her series, this one is extremely playful and lighthearted and comedic. The [quizzing glass] secondary [quizzing glass] characters [quizzing glass] are [quizzing glass] a [quizzing glass] hoot. It's very cutesy and funny.
There are very few misunderstandings, but there are a few namely what people expect of Rafe and Clio. When Rafe beds women, it's for his pleasure, but there's no expectation. The women want Rafe, the prizefigher as a novelty, they don't want the real him. So when he and Clio are getting close to that point, she says something that itches under his skin. Maybe she is using him as a means of escape - seduce him into getting her dissolution. And for Clio, she's always been expected to be the good girl primped and ready for marriage to a perfectly respectable man and have the respectable and perhaps boring life that she never chose.
When they are both together, they have a certain chemistry that they haven't felt before with anyone. Rafe wants Clio certainly, but he loves his brother and doesn't want to hurt him by taking her away. But really when Clio and her betrothed (I mean what's his name again?) aren't close to one another, they haven't kissed, have they exchanged meaningful letters-- she's sorta free game! Still, there's a certain honor, a certain love for his brother that he just doesn't want to go there. But when love comes in the way, when Rafe finds someone who wants him for him, he needs to have her.
I really liked the secondary characters, they're personal, eccentric, and funny. Poor Piers, I do wonder if there will be a story about him because not a bad guy at all. It would be so easy if he would of been a bad guy, but really he wasn't.
Spoiler
I would have liked to have read the scene where Clio breaks the news to Piers. We get the reaction of her brother in law and sister and she remembers how Piers took it, but still.Regardless, it was a very enjoyable and fun read. The sexy scenes were great and I was a little surprised that the first love scene was from Rafe's POV. However, the scene in her POV was sexy and a little domineering!
I can't wait for the third book!
"At some point, while you were roaming the globe, making treaties and dividing the spoils of war, I quietly declared my own independence. I am the sovereign nation of Clio now. And there will be no terms of surrender."
Not the type of hero I gravitate towards but I did really like the heroine.
As far as Clio was concerned, flowers of any sort had just one message to convey. They said, I care. And this room was screaming it. I care, I care, I care.
Not the type of hero I gravitate towards but I did really like the heroine.
As far as Clio was concerned, flowers of any sort had just one message to convey. They said, I care. And this room was screaming it. I care, I care, I care.
#DontBeAGenreSnob
I am trying to expand my reading horizons and read something from every genre; particularly genre's that I am uncomfortable reading- such as romance, erotica, non-fiction, horror, thriller, crime etc.
Keeping an open mind, I decided to give the 'Romance' genre a go. I explored some 'New Adult' last year but hadn't really ventured into what I always imagined as the Mills and Boons "old lady" porn.
Things I liked:
- The Writing: It was well written and substantially better in comparison to anything I have read in the New Adult genre.(This is just comparing the writing style to the New Adult genre, it is by no means the most amazing writing I have read. It was enjoyable and made sense which is more than I can say for some books..)
- The female protagonist: She wasn't annoying or whiny (another trait I hated in the New Adult genre) and she had goals! Quite refreshing.
Things I didn't like:
- How historically inaccurate it was: It's meant to be set in the regency era, the way they spoke, the things they did and behaviours did nothing to make me believe I was reading an historical fiction.
- The lack of plot: Seriously, I finished this book and wondered how on earth I had managed to read 384 pages of essentially nothing. NOTHING HAPPENED.
- The love interest: Gosh, he was a little annoying. Constantly bringing up how he shouldn't be doing this but ahh I'm the devil so I can't help it. Get over yourself. I don't need to hear the same mantra in your head 20 times.
- No slow burn: This is just a personal preference of mine. I thought they got together waaaayy too soon.
Obviously this genre isn't my favourite... But I feel like I can't cement any prejudices I have without reading more. I have three more books that I bought in the Romance genre, particularly 'Historical Romance' (as it is pegged on the spines) so I will read them and then decide my overall thoughts.
I am trying to expand my reading horizons and read something from every genre; particularly genre's that I am uncomfortable reading- such as romance, erotica, non-fiction, horror, thriller, crime etc.
Keeping an open mind, I decided to give the 'Romance' genre a go. I explored some 'New Adult' last year but hadn't really ventured into what I always imagined as the Mills and Boons "old lady" porn.
Things I liked:
- The Writing: It was well written and substantially better in comparison to anything I have read in the New Adult genre.
- The female protagonist: She wasn't annoying or whiny (another trait I hated in the New Adult genre) and she had goals! Quite refreshing.
Things I didn't like:
- How historically inaccurate it was: It's meant to be set in the regency era, the way they spoke, the things they did and behaviours did nothing to make me believe I was reading an historical fiction.
- The lack of plot: Seriously, I finished this book and wondered how on earth I had managed to read 384 pages of essentially nothing. NOTHING HAPPENED.
- The love interest: Gosh, he was a little annoying. Constantly bringing up how he shouldn't be doing this but ahh I'm the devil so I can't help it. Get over yourself. I don't need to hear the same mantra in your head 20 times.
- No slow burn: This is just a personal preference of mine. I thought they got together waaaayy too soon.
Obviously this genre isn't my favourite... But I feel like I can't cement any prejudices I have without reading more. I have three more books that I bought in the Romance genre, particularly 'Historical Romance' (as it is pegged on the spines) so I will read them and then decide my overall thoughts.
Could’ve had it all if not for way too much build up to only have two separate time skips. Very how I met your mother, Anxiety inducing but in a bad way. Like shoot the grandma already
the bulk of this book is so charming and i will always love an mmc who has been in love with the fmc since long before the book began but the end didnt really pay it off
Really fun, cute story. I liked the main characters.
medium-paced
This was missing…..something I can’t quite put my finger on it but it needed a little dash of… OMG and I can’t believe I’m going to say this…. a love triangle.
*Ducks Head from flying fruit and shoes*
I NEVER really enjoy most love triangles but this book could have done with a little splash of one. Clio has been engaged to Piers for 8 years….8 years….8 years of him being away and them never getting married. It has become a big joke and a betting attraction in High Society as to IF there will ever be a wedding.
Well Clio is done with all of that. After she is left a castle by a dead relation she has no need to marry anymore and has set off to get Pier’s brother Rafe to sign some papers to dissolve the engagement contract. Except Rafe is bound and determined that Clio marry his brother so that Piers will settle down at home and Rafe can be free of handling all of the family business since his father’s death. Rafe will see them married even if he has to plan the entire wedding himself.
First there is Rafe will I like him, he is a ‘I’m a fighter not a lover’ sort of brute who is just a little misunderstood and broken. He has recently lost his championship boxing title and the only thing in the world he wants is to be left alone to he can train to reclaim it.
Second there is Clio. I like her most of the time but she doesn’t compare to Izzy from Romancing the Duke was this incredible funny full of life heroine who wanted a whirlwind romance so much she was sometimes just cutely ridiculous. Clio gets a little whiny at times and lets people walk all over her. I totally get it, with the upbringing and her background and then Rafe the fighter is going to teach her how to fight for herself….it is cute but she annoyed me sometimes. At least Rafe didn’t see it as sulking he knows how much family can cut you.
And then there is the ever absent Piers who didn’t show up until really close to the end of this story. He doesn’t seem like a bad guy he is just absent. I really would have liked to see him or some form of him earlier perhaps in love letters, or something but he is just gone.
Rafe and Clio do have some very tender and romantic moments together as they are thrown into some situations planning a wedding, the wedding Clio doesn’t want. I particularly liked the scene with the wedding cakes.
While most of Clio’s family is dismal she does have one slightly odd and peculiar sister that at least I enjoyed. Pheobe is odd I love odd girls and I would read an entire story about someone trying to win her since she is freaking adorable. Lost in numbers, calculations and string Pheobe added a lot to the story for me. She is the one friend that Clio seems to have in her family. Everyone else who tried to help her seemed to hurt her and damage her more than anything else. But Pheobe adds just enough innocence and straight man comedy that she is who made me laugh the most.
This isn’t my favorite Tessa Dare story she has a few that I enjoyed so much more but it still have some fun banter, cutesy scenes and tender moments. Romancing the Duke is a must in the Tessa Dare collection but this one is really just when you don’t have anything else going on.
*Ducks Head from flying fruit and shoes*
I NEVER really enjoy most love triangles but this book could have done with a little splash of one. Clio has been engaged to Piers for 8 years….8 years….8 years of him being away and them never getting married. It has become a big joke and a betting attraction in High Society as to IF there will ever be a wedding.
Well Clio is done with all of that. After she is left a castle by a dead relation she has no need to marry anymore and has set off to get Pier’s brother Rafe to sign some papers to dissolve the engagement contract. Except Rafe is bound and determined that Clio marry his brother so that Piers will settle down at home and Rafe can be free of handling all of the family business since his father’s death. Rafe will see them married even if he has to plan the entire wedding himself.
He doesn’t love me.”
“Of course he does. Or he will. Love has a way of creeping up on a man. I’d venture to say love has to creep up on a man. If men ever saw it coming, we’d only run away.”
First there is Rafe will I like him, he is a ‘I’m a fighter not a lover’ sort of brute who is just a little misunderstood and broken. He has recently lost his championship boxing title and the only thing in the world he wants is to be left alone to he can train to reclaim it.
Second there is Clio. I like her most of the time but she doesn’t compare to Izzy from Romancing the Duke was this incredible funny full of life heroine who wanted a whirlwind romance so much she was sometimes just cutely ridiculous. Clio gets a little whiny at times and lets people walk all over her. I totally get it, with the upbringing and her background and then Rafe the fighter is going to teach her how to fight for herself….it is cute but she annoyed me sometimes. At least Rafe didn’t see it as sulking he knows how much family can cut you.
“Just because they're family doesn't mean they won't hurt you. It means they know how to cut deep.”
And then there is the ever absent Piers who didn’t show up until really close to the end of this story. He doesn’t seem like a bad guy he is just absent. I really would have liked to see him or some form of him earlier perhaps in love letters, or something but he is just gone.
Rafe and Clio do have some very tender and romantic moments together as they are thrown into some situations planning a wedding, the wedding Clio doesn’t want. I particularly liked the scene with the wedding cakes.
While most of Clio’s family is dismal she does have one slightly odd and peculiar sister that at least I enjoyed. Pheobe is odd I love odd girls and I would read an entire story about someone trying to win her since she is freaking adorable. Lost in numbers, calculations and string Pheobe added a lot to the story for me. She is the one friend that Clio seems to have in her family. Everyone else who tried to help her seemed to hurt her and damage her more than anything else. But Pheobe adds just enough innocence and straight man comedy that she is who made me laugh the most.
“Yes, but everyone has swans,” Daphne said. “They’re supposed to be romantic because they mate for life.”
In the mirrored reflection, Phoebe arched one slender eyebrow. “So do vultures, wolves, and African termites. I haven’t seen any ice sculptures of them.”
This isn’t my favorite Tessa Dare story she has a few that I enjoyed so much more but it still have some fun banter, cutesy scenes and tender moments. Romancing the Duke is a must in the Tessa Dare collection but this one is really just when you don’t have anything else going on.