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3.95 AVERAGE
3.95 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
funny
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
To the coolest, gunslinging, levelheaded FMC, and the most sensitive high strung mmc in history, who both now and forever have carved a place in my heart.
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This had all of the elements of a traditional bodice ripper that I love. Witty characters, humorous escapades, and a bit of crazy sauce.
Solid book. Def dated but very nice for the 90s.
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Things I learned from this novel:
• Being able to lift a woman with one hand is apparently a Victorian era flex, considering how often Jessica fantasized about Dain big manly-man hands lifting her.
• Loretta Chase has a hand fetish??? I swear the appearance of Dain’s hands and where they were placed in each scene, was detailed in EVERY GODDAMN CHAPTER. We get it, he has big sexy man-hands that can squish a woman.
•Jessica is one of the best heroines I have read about in a while: Funny, take-no-bullshit, compassionate, incredibly reasonable and just all around awesome.
• Dain was a brooding angsty mess who I could not get on board with. Telling Jessica he’ll kill himself if she leaves.
• Being able to lift a woman with one hand is apparently a Victorian era flex, considering how often Jessica fantasized about Dain big manly-man hands lifting her.
• Loretta Chase has a hand fetish??? I swear the appearance of Dain’s hands and where they were placed in each scene, was detailed in EVERY GODDAMN CHAPTER. We get it, he has big sexy man-hands that can squish a woman.
•Jessica is one of the best heroines I have read about in a while: Funny, take-no-bullshit, compassionate, incredibly reasonable and just all around awesome.
• Dain was a brooding angsty mess who I could not get on board with. Telling Jessica he’ll kill himself if she leaves.
dark
emotional
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I was afraid to read this one, because it is beloved by so many of my friends, and I worried that built my expectations up too high.
Well, I'm happy to say it lived up to all of my expectations. Jess is an absolutely spectacular heroine. Brilliant, fierce, and yet still compassionate. Dain is a wonderful flawed hero. He does some despicable things, but the author was so careful to give you a detailed backstory that let you understand why. I feel like, without that, we could never have forgiven Dain. Now, a shitty past doesn't excuse him treating others like shit. But understanding it, and seeing him struggle against it, that made all the difference. That plus the fact that Jess is simply not going to put up with his shit. He tries to destroy her, and she definitely turns the tables on him. It is just brilliant.
There's not much else for me to say about this book that hasn't been said - and probably better said - by countless people in their reviews, so I'm just going to leave it with this:
I loved it, and I'm sure I'll re-read it many times in the future.
Well, I'm happy to say it lived up to all of my expectations. Jess is an absolutely spectacular heroine. Brilliant, fierce, and yet still compassionate. Dain is a wonderful flawed hero. He does some despicable things, but the author was so careful to give you a detailed backstory that let you understand why. I feel like, without that, we could never have forgiven Dain. Now, a shitty past doesn't excuse him treating others like shit. But understanding it, and seeing him struggle against it, that made all the difference. That plus the fact that Jess is simply not going to put up with his shit. He tries to destroy her, and she definitely turns the tables on him. It is just brilliant.
There's not much else for me to say about this book that hasn't been said - and probably better said - by countless people in their reviews, so I'm just going to leave it with this:
I loved it, and I'm sure I'll re-read it many times in the future.
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
lighthearted
medium-paced
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated