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tomstbr's review against another edition
4.0
Same narrator as the first book in Audio, so that was good. Fun story of reluctant lovers with a bastard son of a lord. I did appreciate the back stories of Him and Her.
Do women like romance novels because this is how they think men think? Or want men to be like this? Hmm, it must be, but I can't say the men come across very well in these books, nor realistic in some cases. I will keep researching to see.
3.5/5 for the spice, secondary sex scene was a rollicker. Not bad!
Do women like romance novels because this is how they think men think? Or want men to be like this? Hmm, it must be, but I can't say the men come across very well in these books, nor realistic in some cases. I will keep researching to see.
3.5/5 for the spice, secondary sex scene was a rollicker. Not bad!
amlibera's review
4.0
This was book three of my COVID comfort reading. The Palace of Rogues trilogy lives in a deeply imaginary version of Regency London (so imaginary we are verging on fantasy.) It's a funny mix of all of the tropes of current romance (emotional damage and hot sex) along with this odd recurring and enjoyable theme of what caring, contentment, and caretaking mean. There's a bit of a battle between them that I feel good mostly ignoring - especially for the chapter in which the residents of the boardinghouse plot the meeting between the alpha hero and the alpha hero of the previous book in the series as if they were introducing a new puppy to a resident cat.
jackiehorne's review
DNF at 100 pages
I usually love Julie Anne Long's writing, and I enjoyed Angelique from the first book in the series, and was looking forward to reading her story. But we're at 75 pages in, and we're still in the first scene. Not much happening, plot-wise. Long's language is, as usual, lovely, with lots of spot-on metaphors and similes. Still, the balance of dialogue to narrative seemed off, with far too much of the former, and not enough of the latter to explain who Lucien, the bastard viscount come back from the dead after 10 years, was and is.
I usually love Julie Anne Long's writing, and I enjoyed Angelique from the first book in the series, and was looking forward to reading her story. But we're at 75 pages in, and we're still in the first scene. Not much happening, plot-wise. Long's language is, as usual, lovely, with lots of spot-on metaphors and similes. Still, the balance of dialogue to narrative seemed off, with far too much of the former, and not enough of the latter to explain who Lucien, the bastard viscount come back from the dead after 10 years, was and is.
amanda_siegrist's review
5.0
Thoroughly enjoyed this story! Loved the hero, loved the heroine, and all the side characters were great too!
amelie5m's review
emotional
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
booksnbubbly7's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0