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emma_caputi's review
adventurous
challenging
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
suz_n_van's review against another edition
This book was even better than the first in the series. Esme and St John were both extremely strong, likable characters. Of course, I liked St John in the first book, even though I wasn't meant to.
armedwithabook's review against another edition
3.0
This is the first M&B book I feel like writing a review to: The story about a young woman who is tired of being treated brutally by her father and the path she chooses to escape him. Father wants her married off to some old man as the ultimate punishment that her mother left him. She is beaten and scared. And the only silver lining in her life is St John.How a very unladylike proposal ends up awaking a 33 year old man from his stupor (literally) and giving him a chance at love. I liked the story because it is very unique, Esme is very headstrong and tired of men taking control of her life without even asking what she really wants. She is the reason St John gets a chance to reconcile with his brother, the Duke. And she is also the reason he gets some refreshing sleep without drugs and nightmares. He has a reputation and is totally unwilling to ruin her. In his attempts to avoid her, he only ends up falling for her. Halfway through the book, you see an ending coming but the actual twists and turn only put Esme in an even better light.
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