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lilybear's review against another edition
4.0
Three years after the previous book Emma Cadbury meets the love of her life Brandon Rohan. Flustered and unsure how to face the man she has been trying to stay away from her heart nearly shatters when he doesn't remember her. The lout has completely forgotten her and Emma assures herself its for the best. But mysterious accidents start happening and after the third near death encounter she can no longer dismiss them as accidents. Someone is hunting her and her broken soldier refuses to leave her side. Emma has always fought to protect her life, but now she must also defend her heart from Brandon's clutches.
I LOVED the tension between Emma and Brandon as she tries to hide her identity from him. Though the plot did start to decline once the reveal got done. I liked that Emma proved to be a strong protagonist to the end even if being gobsmacked by love did make her a little dumb. The ending felt like an ending. A good crowning to the end of the series.
I LOVED the tension between Emma and Brandon as she tries to hide her identity from him. Though the plot did start to decline once the reveal got done. I liked that Emma proved to be a strong protagonist to the end even if being gobsmacked by love did make her a little dumb. The ending felt like an ending. A good crowning to the end of the series.
showmethemonet's review against another edition
4.0
4 Stars.
Oh man, have I been chomping at the bit for Emma & Brandon's story. Anne Stuart does not disappoint! A scarred war hero and the whore who never forgot caring for him on his near-death-bed several years ago are reunited, and emotional angst ensues. The problem? Brandon's recovery was so rocky (and jumbled from subsequent opium/laudanum abuse) that his memories of that period are dodgy at best. Emma's trauma and grappling with her own issues are so real, and Brandon is a secretly vulnerable mess. Couldn't put it down!
Oh man, have I been chomping at the bit for Emma & Brandon's story. Anne Stuart does not disappoint! A scarred war hero and the whore who never forgot caring for him on his near-death-bed several years ago are reunited, and emotional angst ensues. The problem? Brandon's recovery was so rocky (and jumbled from subsequent opium/laudanum abuse) that his memories of that period are dodgy at best. Emma's trauma and grappling with her own issues are so real, and Brandon is a secretly vulnerable mess. Couldn't put it down!
nelsonseye's review against another edition
3.0
Rounded up from 2.5 stars because I liked seeing the Rohan family again. I liked both Brandon and Emma and the flashbacks had some sweet moments. I do wish the final chapters hadn't been so drawn out; it was difficult to read about Emma's treatment and the attitudes of the "doctors."
taisie22's review
3.0
Emma, a friend of Melisandre from Shameless, book 4, is now working as a surgeon. Brandon Rohan has struggled with drink and opium after being wounded in war. The two have come together previously but he doesn't remember her.
I do like Emma and Brandon as a couple better than Benedick and Melisandre, but their story seemed unnecessarily convoluted and dramatic, much like book 4. The first three books of this series are so good, so maybe I'm judging these last two unfairly. This is still a decent read but not what I hoped for as a conclusion to the series.
I do like Emma and Brandon as a couple better than Benedick and Melisandre, but their story seemed unnecessarily convoluted and dramatic, much like book 4. The first three books of this series are so good, so maybe I'm judging these last two unfairly. This is still a decent read but not what I hoped for as a conclusion to the series.
zeey's review
3.0
Tbh, I wasn't actually all that interested in Brandon and Emma in the previous books, so this was a pleasant surprise. This wasn't by any means perfect, but that's the thing about Rohan, the good bits are so damned good, the not-so-good ones dont matter as much.
The story has a darker, more melancholic feel to it and there are times when I wanted to smack Emma and Brandon, alternatively, but the characters are just so human and flawed and vulnerable.
The story has a darker, more melancholic feel to it and there are times when I wanted to smack Emma and Brandon, alternatively, but the characters are just so human and flawed and vulnerable.
lora1898's review
3.0
I love it when the main couple banter and argue. It creates a nice tension that explodes in the end and makes the story all the more satisfying. Here though...it wasn't a playful tension. It was raw and painful. They hurt each other on purpose, because both of them are too damaged to have any type of normal relationship. It was a hard book to read. With lot's of running "for the sake of the other" and similar things to prolong the story. It wasn't a bad book, it just lacked the feeling of love. There was so much bad tension and feelings that the good ones barely showed themselves. Both of these characters truly deserved a good ending, but I wanted to see that they believe that too and I didn't see that here, despite the customary HEA.
zeey's review against another edition
3.0
Tbh, I wasn't actually all that interested in Brandon and Emma in the previous books, so this was a pleasant surprise. This wasn't by any means perfect, but that's the thing about Rohan, the good bits are so damned good, the not-so-good ones dont matter as much.
The story has a darker, more melancholic feel to it and there are times when I wanted to smack Emma and Brandon, alternatively, but the characters are just so human and flawed and vulnerable.
The story has a darker, more melancholic feel to it and there are times when I wanted to smack Emma and Brandon, alternatively, but the characters are just so human and flawed and vulnerable.
thenia's review against another edition
3.0
kiwicoral's review against another edition
2.0
I really enjoyed (most) of the other books in this series, particularly the last one, which left the secondary romance unresolved. So I was stoked when I saw that there was finally going to be a resolution for them in a new book.
Unfortunately this book had a few kernels of good ideas, but missed in the execution. It seemed like it desperately needed another edit, both for content and copy. The characters were uneven, random details were introduced out of nowhere, and frankly the whole thing dragged on. Not even one of my favourite historical romance couples in Benedict and Mellesandre returning could save it for me. I skimmed the last 15%.
The Florence Nightingale/peer with amnesia trope in dark historical romance has been done better in Kerrigan Byrne's [b:The Duke|29875921|The Duke (Victorian Rebels, #4)|Kerrigan Byrne|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1467750248s/29875921.jpg|50248694] and Charlotte Featherstone's [b:Sinful|6895723|Sinful (Addicted #2)|Charlotte Featherstone|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1348348602s/6895723.jpg|7117670]. Anne Stuart is better than this. I'm not sure what went wrong here.
Unfortunately this book had a few kernels of good ideas, but missed in the execution. It seemed like it desperately needed another edit, both for content and copy. The characters were uneven, random details were introduced out of nowhere, and frankly the whole thing dragged on. Not even one of my favourite historical romance couples in Benedict and Mellesandre returning could save it for me. I skimmed the last 15%.
The Florence Nightingale/peer with amnesia trope in dark historical romance has been done better in Kerrigan Byrne's [b:The Duke|29875921|The Duke (Victorian Rebels, #4)|Kerrigan Byrne|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1467750248s/29875921.jpg|50248694] and Charlotte Featherstone's [b:Sinful|6895723|Sinful (Addicted #2)|Charlotte Featherstone|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1348348602s/6895723.jpg|7117670]. Anne Stuart is better than this. I'm not sure what went wrong here.
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