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thebookdisciple's review against another edition
4.0
Lord of lies is the story of the final sister, Portia. Portia was never interested in society or the men her sister wanted her to marry. She played along for awhile until she meets Dell Turner. Portia is fascinated by the life of deception, intrigue, and salvation Dell lives and wants to join him. He is skeptical not only because she is a proper lady of the ton, but because he is attracted to her.
I adored their adventures! Lord of lies really ties all the books together. This event is happening at the same time as the events of the previous two books and involves some of the same characters. I enjoyed seeing a different side of Hale and am dying to know more about Freddie!
Portia is such a delight and I am glad she found a way to be happy. I loved her moments with Angelique as well!
My biggest struggle was Dell’s stubbornness. He pushed Portia away frequently with only bad excuses and reasons. I wanted to throat punch him!
Lord of Lies gives you the historical feel but with more progressive characters that transcend the time!
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I adored their adventures! Lord of lies really ties all the books together. This event is happening at the same time as the events of the previous two books and involves some of the same characters. I enjoyed seeing a different side of Hale and am dying to know more about Freddie!
Portia is such a delight and I am glad she found a way to be happy. I loved her moments with Angelique as well!
My biggest struggle was Dell’s stubbornness. He pushed Portia away frequently with only bad excuses and reasons. I wanted to throat punch him!
Lord of Lies gives you the historical feel but with more progressive characters that transcend the time!
3rd person
4 stars 3 flamesSee full review on The Book Disciple
bookishkelly's review against another edition
2.0
This book hooked me instantly, but lost steam along the way.
I really enjoyed that the action kicked off immediately at the beginning, and I personally love when romance novels have some danger in them.
But as the book went on a few things began to bother me. First, there were pieces of dialogue and situations that felt too modern and took me out of the time period. I don't need my historicals to be 100% accurate, but I'd prefer the characters to at least act like they're in that time period.
There were also situations that required too much of my suspended disbelief, such as the main character frequently sneaking in and out of her home (something she'd never done before) and never getting caught or questioned.
As I got deeper into the story, I found my interest slipping and I'd end up skimming paragraphs rather than reading them.
I wanted to be gripped by the characters and the story, but it just didn't work for me.
I really enjoyed that the action kicked off immediately at the beginning, and I personally love when romance novels have some danger in them.
But as the book went on a few things began to bother me. First, there were pieces of dialogue and situations that felt too modern and took me out of the time period. I don't need my historicals to be 100% accurate, but I'd prefer the characters to at least act like they're in that time period.
There were also situations that required too much of my suspended disbelief, such as the main character frequently sneaking in and out of her home (something she'd never done before) and never getting caught or questioned.
As I got deeper into the story, I found my interest slipping and I'd end up skimming paragraphs rather than reading them.
I wanted to be gripped by the characters and the story, but it just didn't work for me.
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