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3.74 AVERAGE
3.74 AVERAGE
I must admit I set this up to be a shoddy job which coloured the beginning for me, but once re-read I fully fell in love with this book.If you feel in a literary mood however this isn't the book for you...but I was in a fuck revision kinda mood.
Devil was a pirate trapped in gentlemans clothes, just the way I like my gorgeous regency rakish gentlemen. We were quickly acquainted with his ...erm.... muscular physique including Honoria's feelings on that matter. I did feel it was as necessary as Taylor Lautner whipping his top off to help Kristen Stuart's non-exsistiant wound in New Moon, however I still appreciate a fine man when I see/read about one. He had a brilliantly shaped personality too, Laurens stamped a form for her male characters clearly in this book and it's only Book 1! The domineering, autocratic duke was never more seen than in Devil Cynster and it was brilliantly counter-acted with Honoria who was immoveable against any of his tactics. She did what couples in love tend to do....making him do exactly what she wants whilst convincing him that it's what he wants to do all along.
Moving on to Honoria, it made more happy than you can imagine to have a regency romance heroine not fall swooning at the males feet with "Take me" in her eyes. Not gonna lie I like those every so often (if thats more what you wish, try Julia Quinn) but this THIS TIME I wanted a woman to look that git right in the eyes and say......................"No, not now, not ever. I want to ride a camel." I declared myself a Laurens fan from that moment forward.
Of course she relents a bit, being a bit steamy etc. (not Fifty Shades of Grey but definitley not Harry Potter). It was actually much more racy than first anticipated buuuuut it was dragged on a bit for me and I found myself skipping ahead. Something which is pratically an offence when reading this kind of book! Then again I don't read them for that purpose so I have a little less patience, I much prefer a real woman.
Anyways the murdering that was going about was a tad excessive in my opinion, could've limited the number to 2 or 3 maybe... instead it seemed a bit of a psychopathic tendencies coming to the fore mixed with a serious issue with power. But it did the narrative plot well so I give it some credit.
Overall a good read if you, like me, are in need of a so-girl-power-it's-almost-spice-girl kind of book.
http://thehouseofliterarymirrors.blogspot.co.uk/
Devil was a pirate trapped in gentlemans clothes, just the way I like my gorgeous regency rakish gentlemen. We were quickly acquainted with his ...erm.... muscular physique including Honoria's feelings on that matter. I did feel it was as necessary as Taylor Lautner whipping his top off to help Kristen Stuart's non-exsistiant wound in New Moon, however I still appreciate a fine man when I see/read about one. He had a brilliantly shaped personality too, Laurens stamped a form for her male characters clearly in this book and it's only Book 1! The domineering, autocratic duke was never more seen than in Devil Cynster and it was brilliantly counter-acted with Honoria who was immoveable against any of his tactics. She did what couples in love tend to do....making him do exactly what she wants whilst convincing him that it's what he wants to do all along.
Moving on to Honoria, it made more happy than you can imagine to have a regency romance heroine not fall swooning at the males feet with "Take me" in her eyes. Not gonna lie I like those every so often (if thats more what you wish, try Julia Quinn) but this THIS TIME I wanted a woman to look that git right in the eyes and say......................"No, not now, not ever. I want to ride a camel." I declared myself a Laurens fan from that moment forward.
Of course she relents a bit, being a bit steamy etc. (not Fifty Shades of Grey but definitley not Harry Potter). It was actually much more racy than first anticipated buuuuut it was dragged on a bit for me and I found myself skipping ahead. Something which is pratically an offence when reading this kind of book! Then again I don't read them for that purpose so I have a little less patience, I much prefer a real woman.
Anyways the murdering that was going about was a tad excessive in my opinion, could've limited the number to 2 or 3 maybe... instead it seemed a bit of a psychopathic tendencies coming to the fore mixed with a serious issue with power. But it did the narrative plot well so I give it some credit.
Overall a good read if you, like me, are in need of a so-girl-power-it's-almost-spice-girl kind of book.
http://thehouseofliterarymirrors.blogspot.co.uk/
sigh. i tried but i really just lost interest.
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Child death, Death of parent
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3.75/5
Audiobook (Simon Prebble)
3.75/5
Audiobook (Simon Prebble)
* Summary: After they are both caught in a storm with the body of his murdered cousin, Devil finds himself irresistibly attracted to the bold governess, Honoria and decides he will marry her - despite her protests. As the two become closer, Honoria gets more and more entangled in Devil’s family, and the plot against them.
* Stats: HR (Regency), M/F, open door, part of a series but could stand alone.
* Notes: This was enjoyable, traditional in style (with some notable exceptions), and interesting in main character development - although it really did begin to drag in the middle/third act - and, in my opinion, was a fair bit longer than it needed to be. The MCs have an interesting connexion, the FMC manages to have spirit and stubbornness without being “spunky/fiesty.” I did get a bit overwhelmed by the MMC’s huge family and therefore many side characters in the plot (this book introduces them for the remainder of the series). The MMC is an over the top alpha who still manages to listen to the FMC (though whether he follows through reliably is debatable), and there is a tremendous emphasis on consent given the age of the story. Really, my biggest issue was the pacing… and some irritation with the two Irish characters - servants unhappily named Sligo and Mac.
OTT and Spoilery Content Notes:
I like both characters and how they interact, she's strong enough to stand up to him and it was entertaining.
I read this because of a podcast and it was perfectly acceptable. Good, not great. Nothing offensive but nothing compelling either.
Honestly idek where this book was going…it was all over the place and the sentence was really hard to get through sometimes
funny
lighthearted
slow-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
Really have to read this again. I read the much later books in this excessively long series and it made me miss this one. Now ... where do I get my hands on a copy.