Reviews

The Courtship by Catherine Coulter

s_ruth's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

rainelle_barrett's review against another edition

5.0

Catherine has done it again. This book blew my mind. What an awesome book. I found it entertaining, funny, romantic and delicious. The two main characters: Helen and Spenser, what a hoot. I love how much, Spenser could not get enough of Helen. Helen character was a well respected woman. I love that for her. Oh but then Helens father, Lord Prith and the Butlers and the help, I loved. Flock and Teeny, I could not get enough of. I laughed so hard when it came to their characters. Good job. I look forward to reading more of Catherine’s books. I still want to know how Helen came up with the punishments for the levels. Very funny. Lol

ssejig's review against another edition

4.0

Helen Mayberry is repeatedly described as a big girl. Mostly because she's so very tall. But not taller than Spenser Heatherington, Lord Beecham. He's just a bit taller. Enough, he believes to make a good partner for her. Not in marriage, of course, but he won't immediately fall into lust like so many of the shorter men do.
The two are wrapped up in the mystery of King Edward's Lamp. It is supposed to grant wishes. A neat little touch of mysticism.
Love seeing characters from the previous brides books. They're in the story, but not overpowering. A fun read.

aisforawkward's review

1.0

This book almost requires a special category of "WTF". The book wasn't a very good romance imo. It had the pieces to be one, but mostly it was lust, random quickies, and lots and lots of talk about "Dominance" in ways and settings that mostly didn't make any sense. Oh and a random magic lamp mystery/murder plot that sounded taken from disney's version of Alladin (it sure didn't have anything to do with the original tale, despite all the allusions the book gave to that). I honestly don't even know how I am supposed to feel about this book. I think it was maybe one giant joke that I didn't really find that funny. So.. Don't like? I decided against trying any other books in this series or by this author for now.