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Cold-Hearted Rake by Lisa Kleypas

11 reviews

abbyschafer's review against another edition

Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No

1.5

Not sure how the br*dgerton books are the best in this genre when they aren’t even very good. But this one is significantly worse so

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abby_can_read's review against another edition

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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

4.0

📱
This was a quick and enjoyable read. I liked the characters and their relationships, the plot kept my interest, and I found the writing style to be engaging.

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dovahkiin_freyja's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful 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

4.0

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mcmizzie's review against another edition

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3.75

Honestly this book is well crafted, well executed, beautifully written and delightfully steamy — I just couldn’t stand the hero and heroine. She was such an Enneagram 1 propriety miss it grated, and he was obnoxiously controlling and arrogant (beyond the trope fun, for me), even if it was a consistent characteristic. I loved the supporting cast and really just stuck it out so I’d go into Marrying Winterbourne with the full backstory (so far: very worth it to do so!).

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beccaand's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted relaxing 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

2.75

finals thoughts:
- absolutely adored the familial interactions between West, Kathleen and the Ladies Ravenel
- wasn't completely sold on the romance between Devon and Kathleen until after the maybe 60% mark and it was kind of dubious even then
- not sure how I feel on the set up of Helen and Rhys's book being the failed engagement, but am intrigued enough to read it

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