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_ems28's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.25
pageshifter's review against another edition
I loved the historical London, atmosphere was so lovely!
The basic idea behind the story is plain stupid: couple who met and spent two days together and that made them think about each other still after two years. Yeah. Plain stupid idea. But if you can forget how stupid idea that is, the characters and the story are interesting enough.
Same phrases were used several times. But still. Atmosphere was lovely, and characters weren't annoying. This was readable: fast-pacing and entertaining read.
The basic idea behind the story is plain stupid: couple who met and spent two days together and that made them think about each other still after two years. Yeah. Plain stupid idea. But if you can forget how stupid idea that is, the characters and the story are interesting enough.
Same phrases were used several times. But still. Atmosphere was lovely, and characters weren't annoying. This was readable: fast-pacing and entertaining read.
martamae77's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
sydapel's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Aggressively fine, almost to the point of frustration? I found Cassandra's potential as the FMC somewhat wasted here, and a lot of the character development for her feelt surface level in order to give Alex something to do, which is very little. He's a character tied up in trying to live up to the expectations of society, except he doesn't really care? And the book is sort of trying to tell us he has all this power but also can't marry the woman he loves, which leads to truly unesscesary angst. Which I, as the captain of the angst ship, am more than qualified to determine.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment and Sexual content
Moderate: Kidnapping, Physical abuse, and Violence
Minor: Death of parent
miss_davis's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-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
4.25
Give me more Cassandras! I love a self-sufficient heroine who brings a stick-in-the-mud duke into himself and gets him to open up. I did feel like the plot was a little contrived, and there were times it felt like there was way too much happening, but overall I enjoyed this paring.
faunasam2018's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
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
4.0
katrinaward's review against another edition
adventurous
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
2.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Kidnapping
witandsin's review against another edition
2.0
The characters had the potential to be interesting (Cassandra in particular), but the book kinda fell flat for me. I hate to give it two stars because it wasn't a bad book, but my reaction to it can best be summed up as "meh."
I've adored past books by this author (writing as Zoe Archer) and I liked Alex's friends enough that I'll check out future London Underground stories.
A note about the audiobook: The narrator was great when she voiced Cassandra, but painfully stilted when voicing Alex. When it started detracting from the story I switched to the Kindle version.
I've adored past books by this author (writing as Zoe Archer) and I liked Alex's friends enough that I'll check out future London Underground stories.
A note about the audiobook: The narrator was great when she voiced Cassandra, but painfully stilted when voicing Alex. When it started detracting from the story I switched to the Kindle version.
rachelini's review against another edition
4.0
I'm looking forward to reading more by this author - I really like the way she writes.
kaitrates's review against another edition
3.0
After speeding through the author’s previous trilogy, merrily tweeting all the reasons i adored them, i opened this only to be entirely underwhelmed.
The sex is still HOT AF. OMG I could read her sex scenes all day every day.
Beyond that, i felt here was a lot of slut shaming throughout the novel a la “at least she isn’t a sex worker!” As well as in the redemption arc of him saving her from *that* life.
I liked their evolution, that they helped each other be more fully themselves. But the ending also disappointed me in how they got around the whole a duke and swindler can’t marry each other point.
Lastly, i am 100% here for these male friendships. More please!
The sex is still HOT AF. OMG I could read her sex scenes all day every day.
Beyond that, i felt here was a lot of slut shaming throughout the novel a la “at least she isn’t a sex worker!” As well as in the redemption arc of him saving her from *that* life.
I liked their evolution, that they helped each other be more fully themselves. But the ending also disappointed me in how they got around the whole a duke and swindler can’t marry each other point.
Lastly, i am 100% here for these male friendships. More please!