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bettybumpkins's review
emotional
4.0
Enjoyed reading about a musical hero who suffers from a maddening case of tinnitus. I occasionally have bouts of it and can imagine the suffering of trying to hear and compose through it.
lesslinette's review
challenging
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
3.75
Books without epilogues are so unsettling
somasunshine's review
I remember how much I disliked the first book in this series because there was virtually no romance. For some reason I decided to give this author a second chance and I am ever so glad. This was a great book. I loved Grace so much, I loved Dylan's apology/groveling and as always I love a good single parent story.
miss_murphy's review against another edition
4.0
Un libro precioso, con buen ritmo, buenos personajes y magníficamente escrito, como es normal en esta autora.
Me ha encantado el viaje de Dylan. Es un personaje muy complejo, con sus más y sus menos, sus puntos fuertes y sus defectos que, gracias a Dios, la autora no trata de romantizar. No es un parangón, ni tampoco el típico libertino, aunque pueda parecerlo. Me ha encantado que la principal motivación de su cambio no viniera solo por Grace, sino por su voluntad de ser mejor para Isabel. Es un soplo de aire fresco del típico cliché de que el amor romántico lo cura y lo cambia todo.
Grace también es un personaje estupendo. Siempre me han encantado los personajes femeninos con esa fuerza interior que no se manifiesta en arrebatos de carácter, sino en la inteligencia emocional de saber sacar lo mejor de cada situación y permanecer firme en sus convicciones. En una obra con un protagonista masculino tan abrumador, Grace se las arregla para brillar con luz propia desde su primera aparición y proporcionar un clímax sentimental estupendo.
No es un libro rápido, sino para ir saboreando poco a poco, disfrutando de los matices de sus personajes y de los cambios que experimentan a medida que avanza la trama.
Una lectura recomendadísima.
Me ha encantado el viaje de Dylan. Es un personaje muy complejo, con sus más y sus menos, sus puntos fuertes y sus defectos que, gracias a Dios, la autora no trata de romantizar. No es un parangón, ni tampoco el típico libertino, aunque pueda parecerlo. Me ha encantado que la principal motivación de su cambio no viniera solo por Grace, sino por su voluntad de ser mejor para Isabel. Es un soplo de aire fresco del típico cliché de que el amor romántico lo cura y lo cambia todo.
Grace también es un personaje estupendo. Siempre me han encantado los personajes femeninos con esa fuerza interior que no se manifiesta en arrebatos de carácter, sino en la inteligencia emocional de saber sacar lo mejor de cada situación y permanecer firme en sus convicciones. En una obra con un protagonista masculino tan abrumador, Grace se las arregla para brillar con luz propia desde su primera aparición y proporcionar un clímax sentimental estupendo.
No es un libro rápido, sino para ir saboreando poco a poco, disfrutando de los matices de sus personajes y de los cambios que experimentan a medida que avanza la trama.
Una lectura recomendadísima.
lucy_qhuay's review against another edition
3.0
*3.5 stars*
One more very entertaining read by Laura Lee Guhrke.
I was really looking forward to read Dylan Moore's story. After all, a man, a talented musician no less, who is compared to the demon Mephistopheles, due to his outrageously sinful ways and dark looks sure seems interesting.
And I did love his journey and how this cold, seemingly unfeeling and depraved individual became a loving, nurturing man.
I truly liked Grace Cheval, his lady love, as well. I liked that she didn't give in to Dylan that easily, just because she was attracted to him and because he made no secret of the fact he wanted her.
Instead, she finally decided to jump that cliff, so to speak, when she finally saw he truly was a good person and that he had grown to love his daughter, little Isabel.
However, I couldn't give a higher rating to this book precisely because of little Isabel.
She was, without a doubt, my favourite character. She added wit, humor and also truth to the story.
The fact Dylan was so obsessed with Grace, yet he barely even thought about Isabel, his own daughter, was just wrong to me.
She clearly adored him and she wanted to be loved as well, to belong somewhere and to have a real family and he barely gave her the time of day.
I actually cried for her, especially in that scene when she wanted to be with him for a while, maybe play together, yet he was only 4 minutes with her and left, saying he had business to attend to.
I swear I wanted to bash Dylan in the head for not seeing he was hurting the poor girl.
I was so freaking happy when he finally opened his eyes and saw he was a sorry excuse for a father and that Isabel deserved more.
Once he understood that, he was set on correcting his ways and that was just marvellous.
The most emotional part in the book for me was definitely when Dylan finally showed some emotion and I could really see he was suffering terribly, because he had finally seen that his daughter suffered incredibly with his behaviour.
And that was it. If I hadn't felt this heavy feeling in my chest and this sense of unfairness, I would have given the book a higher rating.
libraelli's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
3.75
Honestly, I liked this book is more than it probably deserves simply because the hero has tinnitus like I do 😅
devilll's review
challenging
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I skimmed through this, both MCs were kind of unlikable to me, the H with the manwhore tendencies and the h for what her elopement cost her family.
rjordan19's review
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Overall: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Readability: 📖📖📖
Feels: 🦋🦋🦋
Emotional Depth: 💔💔💔💔
Sexual Tension: ⚡⚡⚡
Romance: 💞💞💞
Sensuality: 💋💋💋
Sex Scene Length: 🍑🍑🍑
Steam Scale (Number of Sex Scenes): 🔥 (there are some additional short/vague scenes so it might feel hotter to others)
Humor: A bit
Perspective: Third person from both the hero and heroine
Cliffhanger: No
Format: borrowed audiobook from Hoopla
Should I read in order?
I did read book 1 and don’t think it’s necessary to read in order here.
Basic plot:
After Grace saves Dylan’s life, he hasn’t been able to get her out of his head. When their paths cross again, he finds an opportunity to have her stay with him as his daughter’s governess.
Give this a try if you want:
- Late Georgian (1832)
- London and country setting
- musically inclined mains
- widow/governess heroine
- child in the story
- lower steam – 1 full scene but some additional shorter/vague scenes
My thoughts:
I wanted to love this one so badly! I really enjoyed the first book of the series. But this one was a trial for me to get through and overall I wasn’t a big fan.
I didn’t find myself liking either character for the most part, but especially the hero. It’s a bit of a heavier book to me – the hero deals with thoughts of suicide and really suffered from mood swings. The heroine has a lot of emotional baggage from her past.
We through in a child in the story, which isn’t my favorite on a good day, and I found the relationship itself got a bit lost for me in all of this.
There were a few really cute/sweet scenes I appreciated. And I definitely got my heart engaged a bit at the end with the all is lost moment – but ultimately this happened at the VERY END of the book and I had to slog through it to get there. And the fact that it was all happening at the very end made their HEA feel unsatisfying to me. It left me doubting that everything was resolved with them. Overall this is not one I would reread or return to.
Content warnings:
- hero faces thoughts of suicide with an almost scene on page
- hero suffers from insomnia and tinnitus as a result from a horse accident
- mention of the hero possibly having tons of bastards
- heroine was in a bit of an emotionally abusive relationship with her husband
Locations of kisses/intimate scenes:
Safe sex:Can't recall if anything is mentioned but I don't believe so - they are having an affair and are not married
8% - kiss
25% - kiss
45% - kisses
63% - kiss
79% - 🔥 kisses, fingering for her, her on top
83% - remembrance of scenes together (too short/vague to count)
85% - very short and vague scene
Readability: 📖📖📖
Feels: 🦋🦋🦋
Emotional Depth: 💔💔💔💔
Sexual Tension: ⚡⚡⚡
Romance: 💞💞💞
Sensuality: 💋💋💋
Sex Scene Length: 🍑🍑🍑
Steam Scale (Number of Sex Scenes): 🔥 (there are some additional short/vague scenes so it might feel hotter to others)
Humor: A bit
Perspective: Third person from both the hero and heroine
Cliffhanger: No
Format: borrowed audiobook from Hoopla
Should I read in order?
I did read book 1 and don’t think it’s necessary to read in order here.
Basic plot:
After Grace saves Dylan’s life, he hasn’t been able to get her out of his head. When their paths cross again, he finds an opportunity to have her stay with him as his daughter’s governess.
Give this a try if you want:
- Late Georgian (1832)
- London and country setting
- musically inclined mains
- widow/governess heroine
- child in the story
- lower steam – 1 full scene but some additional shorter/vague scenes
My thoughts:
I wanted to love this one so badly! I really enjoyed the first book of the series. But this one was a trial for me to get through and overall I wasn’t a big fan.
I didn’t find myself liking either character for the most part, but especially the hero. It’s a bit of a heavier book to me – the hero deals with thoughts of suicide and really suffered from mood swings. The heroine has a lot of emotional baggage from her past.
We through in a child in the story, which isn’t my favorite on a good day, and I found the relationship itself got a bit lost for me in all of this.
There were a few really cute/sweet scenes I appreciated. And I definitely got my heart engaged a bit at the end with the all is lost moment – but ultimately this happened at the VERY END of the book and I had to slog through it to get there. And the fact that it was all happening at the very end made their HEA feel unsatisfying to me. It left me doubting that everything was resolved with them. Overall this is not one I would reread or return to.
Content warnings:
- hero faces thoughts of suicide with an almost scene on page
- hero suffers from insomnia and tinnitus as a result from a horse accident
- mention of the hero possibly having tons of bastards
- heroine was in a bit of an emotionally abusive relationship with her husband
Locations of kisses/intimate scenes:
Safe sex:
8% - kiss
25% - kiss
45% - kisses
63% - kiss
79% - 🔥 kisses, fingering for her, her on top
83% - remembrance of scenes together (too short/vague to count)
85% - very short and vague scene
salene27's review
2.0
This is one of those books that is hard for me to put into words how I felt about it. I normally like LLG's books, and I liked the story setup, but for some reason, I just did not like the book, and I can't really describe why.
Maybe it was the way the child was written, or the fact that Dylan was a jerk at times, I just really can't figure it out.
Maybe it was the way the child was written, or the fact that Dylan was a jerk at times, I just really can't figure it out.