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3.46 AVERAGE
3.46 AVERAGE
medium-paced
here i thought the author of 50 shades of grey had a good story in her but was just a terrible writer. turns out she just stole the ideas of better writers. the similarities are so striking i'm disappointed i didnt discovered the stranger i married first.
the story is set in early 19th century london captivated me. i couldnt put the book down, and read it in one night. even though i could predict the end, the journey was very entertaining. the side stories werent carelessly thrown in but added depth to the book. she has a way with words that doesnt require 900 pages of repetition.
the story is set in early 19th century london captivated me. i couldnt put the book down, and read it in one night. even though i could predict the end, the journey was very entertaining. the side stories werent carelessly thrown in but added depth to the book. she has a way with words that doesnt require 900 pages of repetition.
Sylvia Day is a masterful writer. Isabel and Grayson are believable. The world created around them is full and imaginative. There is no insta-love here. Isabel a little stubborn for my liking but it make the HEA more satisfying - does it not?
Het boek neemt plaats in een vorige eeuw. Het is mooi geschreven er zit voldoende spanning in het boek en neemt verschillende wendingen aan dat je niet direct ziet aankomen.
I am a huge fan of Sylvia Day's historical romances and thoroughly enjoyed The Stranger I Married.
Gray and Isabel get married for all the wrong reasons. Well, in the beginning for them it was for the right reasons. Gray doesn't want to be married so he thinks the best way to please society and his mother is to marry Lady Pelham. Isabel is widowed and her affairs are known. Isabel doesn't want to remarry having been burned by her first marriage. She agrees to Gray's scheme thinking that they can have the best of both worlds. She will be married to her dear friend and she can keep having her affairs. A perfect set up until Gray leaves her after two days of marriage and returns four years later, wanted a real marriage with his wife.
I loved the push and pull relationship between Gray and (Pel) Isabel. Gray is an extremely likable character. He is determined to do whatever it takes to convince Pel that their marriage should not be in name only. During the four years he was gone, Gray took stock of his life, realizing how selfish and immature he was. A more mature and self-aware Gray is hard to resist but Pel fights a good fight.
The Stranger I Married is full of great dialog, chemistry and smoking hot sex scenes. I enjoyed watching Gray pursue his wife and try to convince her that his commitment to their marriage is real. There's also a great side story involving Pel's brother, Rhys, and his infatuation with an American heiress. I enjoyed his story as well and it did not detract from Gray and Pel's romance. I would say that my only complaint is that we are only given vague information about Gray's whereabouts during his 4 year absence. I would have liked to know more about what he did and how he matured. But other than that, I loved the book.
The Stranger I Married is a wonderful steamy romance with wonderful characters and a great plot about a husband trying to win over his wife.
Gray and Isabel get married for all the wrong reasons. Well, in the beginning for them it was for the right reasons. Gray doesn't want to be married so he thinks the best way to please society and his mother is to marry Lady Pelham. Isabel is widowed and her affairs are known. Isabel doesn't want to remarry having been burned by her first marriage. She agrees to Gray's scheme thinking that they can have the best of both worlds. She will be married to her dear friend and she can keep having her affairs. A perfect set up until Gray leaves her after two days of marriage and returns four years later, wanted a real marriage with his wife.
I loved the push and pull relationship between Gray and (Pel) Isabel. Gray is an extremely likable character. He is determined to do whatever it takes to convince Pel that their marriage should not be in name only. During the four years he was gone, Gray took stock of his life, realizing how selfish and immature he was. A more mature and self-aware Gray is hard to resist but Pel fights a good fight.
The Stranger I Married is full of great dialog, chemistry and smoking hot sex scenes. I enjoyed watching Gray pursue his wife and try to convince her that his commitment to their marriage is real. There's also a great side story involving Pel's brother, Rhys, and his infatuation with an American heiress. I enjoyed his story as well and it did not detract from Gray and Pel's romance. I would say that my only complaint is that we are only given vague information about Gray's whereabouts during his 4 year absence. I would have liked to know more about what he did and how he matured. But other than that, I loved the book.
The Stranger I Married is a wonderful steamy romance with wonderful characters and a great plot about a husband trying to win over his wife.
This was the first audiobook I've done in years. The story would probably have been much more enjoyable but for the dreadful read. Good lord, the "performer" was haughty, pretentious, and overwrought.
emotional
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: Infidelity
Minor: Infertility, Miscarriage, Pregnancy
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
This novel only got a three star from me, even though at the time of reading I felt as though I had a solid four star in my hands.
I was thinking about what to write in the review and I thought, what is there really to discuss? It was standard romance with a lot of erotic chapters and some good banter, but there were no real subplots to give you something else to focus on beside Gray and Pel, no huge twists to mix the plot up a bit - though there were a lot of huge something else's - and the characters were well-developed but not extraordinary .
A good afternoon read, but it didn't set my world alight.
I was thinking about what to write in the review and I thought, what is there really to discuss? It was standard romance with a lot of erotic chapters and some good banter, but there were no real subplots to give you something else to focus on beside Gray and Pel, no huge twists to mix the plot up a bit - though there were a lot of huge something else's - and the characters were well-developed but not extraordinary .
A good afternoon read, but it didn't set my world alight.