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3.35 AVERAGE
3.35 AVERAGE
Better than book 2 in the series, but still feels like more of a build-up to the Beaumont/Jemma/Villiers' stories. (I think I also read this in middle or high school, so it was vaguely familiar, but jumbled with other books.)
As far as romances go, Eloisa James has style that I can really appreciate. The outcome is predictably predictable, but the route she takes to get there is surprisingly forward.
Without giving too much of the game away, I'll say that the characters, for the most part, had a rather liberal notion of morals and social world views. Which was fine, given the circumstances, but it seemed a little out of character.
As always, I found James's technical aspects to be above and beyond the rest of the genre, and find her writing to be pleasantly un-distracting.
This book was pretty terrible until the very end. I still find it hard to believe that someone wrote a romance novel that revolved around chess but I guess there is something for everyone. I am not sure I would read another one of her books.
I gave up on this. I just couldn't finish. It is not a book for me, but I'm sure it will be a book for someone else.
3.5-ish. The writing is nice and witty, but the story seemed more like a comedy of manners than a romance. It was amusing, but I didn't really care much about the characters or who got together with whom. A good book, just not my favorite kind of book, at least when it comes to historical romance.
Three and a half. This is just what I was looking for! Light, funny, and trashy. Steam level 3 out of 5. Historical setting, the rich and famous of 1780. More of Damon's muscled chest, please!
Wished there were more Damon POV chapters but interested in seeing the larger plot lines with the other character continue in the rest of the series