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mrsmar10thereader's review against another edition
4.0
The Earl and the Widow
What a pair. Now an Earl, the barrister is not so keen in helping his Aunt with the group of widows she protects and their antics. He has his career and his daughter to think about after all...and that killer pug of his, Max. There is one widow who loves to argue as much as a barrister and is slap happy, as well as very attractive... Jemina St. Maur. He's the widow he saved from Bedlam and the only woman who makes him want to forget his mourning. He proposes an affair, but she's not a placeholder. When she saves his daughter from a fall and injures herself after saving his reputation and compromising hers, he knows he has to marry her. Jemina also knows that The Earl isn't telling her everything of her past and she had a daughter when the ship sank as her memory slowly returns. Will his lies keep them apart, or will their family survive?
Great follow up to Patience book and their continued sisterhood. The Duke is still the Duke and whether he's in his wheelchair or not, he'll punch a man about his wife's and Jemina safety and well-being.⭐⭐⭐⭐
What a pair. Now an Earl, the barrister is not so keen in helping his Aunt with the group of widows she protects and their antics. He has his career and his daughter to think about after all...and that killer pug of his, Max. There is one widow who loves to argue as much as a barrister and is slap happy, as well as very attractive... Jemina St. Maur. He's the widow he saved from Bedlam and the only woman who makes him want to forget his mourning. He proposes an affair, but she's not a placeholder. When she saves his daughter from a fall and injures herself after saving his reputation and compromising hers, he knows he has to marry her. Jemina also knows that The Earl isn't telling her everything of her past and she had a daughter when the ship sank as her memory slowly returns. Will his lies keep them apart, or will their family survive?
Great follow up to Patience book and their continued sisterhood. The Duke is still the Duke and whether he's in his wheelchair or not, he'll punch a man about his wife's and Jemina safety and well-being.⭐⭐⭐⭐
freewings21's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Part of this book felt kind of pointless, or I would have ranked it higher. A pretty solid romance but probably about 50 pages could have been cut out
naniwantstobeacat's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.0
readbooks_eatapples's review against another edition
3.0
Update after going back to finish, skipping two full chapters: I upped this a star because it did get better in the second half. It’s probably a 2.5 for me, and it’s frustrating because this author has talent and there is some appeal to her style. There is a spiritual, preachy, church-like cadence to this I can’t describe super well, and it turns me off a bit but is also kind of compelling.
Her work desperately needs more thorough editing—for errors, yes, but mostly for flow and to cut the fat. The main characters are interesting and mostly complex, with side characters shifting into flat archetypes (Jane, Gladstone, Enna). I’m going to finish this series, she says with gritted teeth, and I’ll keep an eye out for future works to see how her style evolves. Please please please someone get her a new editor to work with. There’s good stuff here that requires some expert guidance.
Also, I can’t resist adding: the main character here is very difficult to picture because of the super weird descriptions. Ruby hair? But also wheat?
First “DNF” review:
I struggle with this author, and I think that her work is for those who enjoy meandering plots and predictability. The stutter-start flow with a million asides and characters and vague timelines prevent me from sinking into the story. There’s a teasing sameness to the women characters and a beta-like alpha male controlling nature of the male characters that prevents me from getting to know anyone. They’re essentially the same people with slightly different motivations and storylines. It’s the same story with different incidentals as the first in the series. I will maybe come back to this to find out what happens, but for now, DNF @23% (it felt like I HAD to be halfway through, wow).
Her work desperately needs more thorough editing—for errors, yes, but mostly for flow and to cut the fat. The main characters are interesting and mostly complex, with side characters shifting into flat archetypes (Jane, Gladstone, Enna). I’m going to finish this series, she says with gritted teeth, and I’ll keep an eye out for future works to see how her style evolves. Please please please someone get her a new editor to work with. There’s good stuff here that requires some expert guidance.
Also, I can’t resist adding: the main character here is very difficult to picture because of the super weird descriptions. Ruby hair? But also wheat?
First “DNF” review:
I struggle with this author, and I think that her work is for those who enjoy meandering plots and predictability. The stutter-start flow with a million asides and characters and vague timelines prevent me from sinking into the story. There’s a teasing sameness to the women characters and a beta-like alpha male controlling nature of the male characters that prevents me from getting to know anyone. They’re essentially the same people with slightly different motivations and storylines. It’s the same story with different incidentals as the first in the series. I will maybe come back to this to find out what happens, but for now, DNF @23% (it felt like I HAD to be halfway through, wow).
shannanh's review against another edition
4.0
This author is one of the few, if only books that I enjoy that contains regency romance. I enjoyed the story, and was very pleased with the book as well as the story line. The writing style is different, but that's usually the case with regency stories, it's not the same as the dialect here in the US. I was rooting for Jamina right from the very beginning of the story. And the toddler in the story made it that much better and enjoyable.
I received a copy of the book via Netgalley and am voluntarily leaving an honest review
I received a copy of the book via Netgalley and am voluntarily leaving an honest review
bushrasbookbabbles's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Too slow bro. Plot twist was nice tho
jmichaux's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0