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_rhea's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
afterwhat's review
3.0
So this was pretty enjoyable, but I, man. The heroine was sort of intolerable. I don't know, I like that she had a social conscious, but there was something missing. She was stiff and wooden, sort of a caricature, maybe? a lot of the time. She didn't work for me, BUT the romance was good, I liked Toby, I liked all of the side characters.
I'd have been thrilled to read an entire book about Joss and Hetta, though. Missed opportunity there, they were both really interesting characters and also! Interracial historical romance? Could have been super super interesting.
I'd have been thrilled to read an entire book about Joss and Hetta, though. Missed opportunity there, they were both really interesting characters and also! Interracial historical romance? Could have been super super interesting.
rosehillmb's review
3.0
Same as with the previous books in the trilogy, I wish I could give this s a 3.75. Not quite 4 stars, but I did enjoy it and characters truly grew on me. It's nice to read a romance that is purely the story of two people with no murder, or mystery to solve, or sham reason that throws them together. Just a story about them learning to love each other.
rebleejen's review against another edition
Usually I like Tessa Dare, and loath as I am to give up on a book that is part of something called "The Wanton Dairymaid Trilogy," I found the hero a petulant ass and the heroine an insufferable prig, and I couldn't bear it past the 20% mark. Where does the dairymaid fit into any of this? Alas, I shall never know.
book_leafs's review against another edition
1.0
You really notice that this was one of her first books....
beckyreadsitall's review against another edition
3.0
The first book is still my favorite, but this series was fun to read!
hodarafat's review against another edition
4.0
I have no idea why ppl hate this one or even say it is worse than the rest 2 books... I enjoyed it so much and even liked Bela šā¤ ... I love the scenes where we met both Gray and Jeremy again and how Jeremy is considered somehow a fine smart gentleman among all the other friends ā¤ā¤ .. If you have any doubt about reading this one .. Don't.. Just gave it a try š·š
reader_fictions's review against another edition
1.0
Oh dear lord. Here I am again. A Lady of Persuasion is officially my least favorite Tessa Dare book, and hopefully that will remain the case. There are still some awesome, unique things for a historical romance, but also I unship the main ship, which is sort of hard to get around.
Hereās the problem: I donāt like Toby much. He puts women on a pedestal and heās a flirt, which is fine, except that heās a smarmy flirt. Also, he sets out for Isabel because sheās dancing with Gray and he wants to get one up on Gray. Serious ew. Why would I ship him with her?
Setting that aside, the two are a horrible match. She agrees to marry him because he promises to be something heās not and doesnāt plan to be: an MP. He marries her because sheās hot and he can get his own back with Gray, who married Sophia, his former fiancee. The two go on absolutely horrid dates and donāt share any of the same interests, aside from banging each other. I felt that connection in the other books in this series, but I really donāt see it here. All they have is sex, and thatās not enough. Itās not even as enjoyable to read about because I donāt like them.
I wish I liked Isabel, but the way that sheās treated in the text is truly awful. She ought to be this strong character, who cares fiercely about helping the poor and has fierce morals. However, sheās treated as more of a comical figure, alternating between a serious but slightly dumb angel and a fiery Latin beauty. People win arguments with her by saying things to her that make no sense, and she gets confused and goes along with their plans.
However, I did enjoy the fact that the other characters from the series get a fair amount of camera time. One of my favorites scenes was actually Lucy giving birth and giving Jeremy hell, because they were my favorite ship of the series.
Though actually they might not have been my favorite ship if the ship from this book that I actually loved had been the focal point, rather than shunted off to the side. Hetta and Joss only get a few scenes together, and their relationship building takes a lot of sudden leaps because they donāt get a lot of time together. That book, though, I would have LOVED because they understand each other in a very real way, since they both work hard to be respected in roles society doesnāt want them to have, her as a lady doctor and him as a black gentleman. I love that Dare put this in at all, because I donāt think Iāve ever read a historical romance with a black character before, let alone one who gets a ship. If only it had been THEIR book.
Dare does some really great stuff in this book, but you have to struggle through the heinously bad main ship to get to it.
Hereās the problem: I donāt like Toby much. He puts women on a pedestal and heās a flirt, which is fine, except that heās a smarmy flirt. Also, he sets out for Isabel because sheās dancing with Gray and he wants to get one up on Gray. Serious ew. Why would I ship him with her?
Setting that aside, the two are a horrible match. She agrees to marry him because he promises to be something heās not and doesnāt plan to be: an MP. He marries her because sheās hot and he can get his own back with Gray, who married Sophia, his former fiancee. The two go on absolutely horrid dates and donāt share any of the same interests, aside from banging each other. I felt that connection in the other books in this series, but I really donāt see it here. All they have is sex, and thatās not enough. Itās not even as enjoyable to read about because I donāt like them.
I wish I liked Isabel, but the way that sheās treated in the text is truly awful. She ought to be this strong character, who cares fiercely about helping the poor and has fierce morals. However, sheās treated as more of a comical figure, alternating between a serious but slightly dumb angel and a fiery Latin beauty. People win arguments with her by saying things to her that make no sense, and she gets confused and goes along with their plans.
However, I did enjoy the fact that the other characters from the series get a fair amount of camera time. One of my favorites scenes was actually Lucy giving birth and giving Jeremy hell, because they were my favorite ship of the series.
Though actually they might not have been my favorite ship if the ship from this book that I actually loved had been the focal point, rather than shunted off to the side. Hetta and Joss only get a few scenes together, and their relationship building takes a lot of sudden leaps because they donāt get a lot of time together. That book, though, I would have LOVED because they understand each other in a very real way, since they both work hard to be respected in roles society doesnāt want them to have, her as a lady doctor and him as a black gentleman. I love that Dare put this in at all, because I donāt think Iāve ever read a historical romance with a black character before, let alone one who gets a ship. If only it had been THEIR book.
Dare does some really great stuff in this book, but you have to struggle through the heinously bad main ship to get to it.