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livruther's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
3.75
the secondary romance was nice, and i liked toby, but the pacing of isabel’s character development was weird, and i didnt love the interaction between toby and sophia. i liked seeing the past characters, but i didnt really appreciate the scene of lucy giving birth, especially because i felt like there was no closure at the end of it. i feel like if shes gonna bring in old characters, the interactions should be mostly positive, because thats what readers want to see
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Pregnancy
megallenbooks's review against another edition
2.5
This was a mix of "it's a book" and "it's a slog". At times I was listening and thinking, 'this isn't going to be a read again type of book but it's enjoyable at the moment" and other times I was thinking "oh come on, this needs to hurry up"
I think the concept was good (seducing his rival's sister for revenge) but it wasn't actually followed through on, within the first chapter almost, it had completely given up on that concept wanting to make Toby "a good guy". I would have much preferred for him to be a douche and have his love redeem him.
Belle was also frustratingly obnoxious. In the end they tried to explain her personality but it needed to be told to me for it to make sense, which means all the "showing" that happened earlier in the novel was just wildly unsuccessful.
There was also a side romance between Black Sea Captain, Jose and female surgeon Hettie, which deserved it's own book. Instead it was kind of shoved in and under developed.
Not Tessa Dare's best. I wanted to give up multiple times and probably would have if I had another audiobook I really wanted to listen to.
I think the concept was good (seducing his rival's sister for revenge) but it wasn't actually followed through on, within the first chapter almost, it had completely given up on that concept wanting to make Toby "a good guy". I would have much preferred for him to be a douche and have his love redeem him.
Belle was also frustratingly obnoxious. In the end they tried to explain her personality but it needed to be told to me for it to make sense, which means all the "showing" that happened earlier in the novel was just wildly unsuccessful.
There was also a side romance between Black Sea Captain, Jose and female surgeon Hettie, which deserved it's own book. Instead it was kind of shoved in and under developed.
Not Tessa Dare's best. I wanted to give up multiple times and probably would have if I had another audiobook I really wanted to listen to.
excel_spreadsheet_book_nerd's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
medium-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
3.0
planetarypan's review
4.0
I've had a rough week, so take my review with a grain of salt. I'm not a big fan of the "love at first sight" trope to begin with. I find Toby charming, like everyone else, but Isobel's charitable nature got on my nerves. To be honest, the side storyline involving Bel's brother Joss was far more interesting, and not delved into nearly enough. Everything felt a little forced in this book. Not bad, but forced.
kthrine's review
Neither sequel captured my attention like the first and I really didn’t find myself interested in Isabel or Toby.
librarykirsten's review
3.0
Eh, there were nice bits to it but this is probably a series to read in order, which I did not do. Lots of angst, and overcoming trauma through love type stuff. Many minor characters who I did not care about but was clearly expected to, including an underdeveloped second romance. I know lots of people like saga-y romance series where you spot a likely couple in the background of one book, and they get together in the next, and then they pop up having babies forever more, but there were quite frankly too many pregnancies in this book, and too many instances of the main character looking at a woman and instantly predicting her due date.
kerrithebookbelle's review
2.0
Dios mio, y'all. Y'all kept telling me Tessa Dare was your queen, but she flopped HARDCORE here.
I'm not going to lie, I don't remember much of this book. I read it a few months ago and I remember practically nothing (and I have a wicked good memory. Like it's scary sometimes. And I cant remember jack shit about this book). I only remember the basics, so it's ultimately forgettable.
We follow a girl who wants to get a rich husband so she can do some humanitarian work but ends up being connected to a rake. The story is them falling in love, but the female main character was so infuriating. She practically refused to have character development, and was just infuriatingly holier-than-thou and single-minded. The male character was pretty good, though. He developed well, he was a good guy, and honestly, he deserved better than the female main character.
Ugh, just skip this one, y'all. I would've DNFed it if I didn't have to finish it for a video, and I regret the time I wasted on this train wreck.
I'm not going to lie, I don't remember much of this book. I read it a few months ago and I remember practically nothing (and I have a wicked good memory. Like it's scary sometimes. And I cant remember jack shit about this book). I only remember the basics, so it's ultimately forgettable.
We follow a girl who wants to get a rich husband so she can do some humanitarian work but ends up being connected to a rake. The story is them falling in love, but the female main character was so infuriating. She practically refused to have character development, and was just infuriatingly holier-than-thou and single-minded. The male character was pretty good, though. He developed well, he was a good guy, and honestly, he deserved better than the female main character.
Ugh, just skip this one, y'all. I would've DNFed it if I didn't have to finish it for a video, and I regret the time I wasted on this train wreck.
eli44ka's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
2.5