Reviews

For Elise by Sarah M. Eden

chanizzle's review against another edition

3.0

I liked this book. I like all of [a:Sarah M. Eden|2515462|Sarah M. Eden|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1344983451p2/2515462.jpg]'s books. This one, while good, was not as good as her other regency era books. It was better than the Hope Springs books though.
I liked the characters. I just had a hard time believing the reason Elise decided to leave home - why didn't she go to Beth, or just straight up tell Miles what was wrong. Pretty sure that would have stopped him in his tracks before dismissing her again.
I don't feel an urge to own this one. It makes me sad to say that. Maybe in a few months I'll try reading it again and see if I change my mind.

digitlchic's review against another edition

4.0

4.5

kerstiejo's review against another edition

3.0

It wasn’t as good as I was hoping it would be. The love story didn’t build well, and just lots of open strange things in it I didn’t love.

katleap's review

4.0

3.75 stars

Its Marion's cousin the took over her estate from [b:Drops of Gold|6419476|Drops of Gold (The Jonquil Brothers #2)|Sarah M. Eden|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1352592526s/6419476.jpg|6608624].
I kept waiting for the Beethoven reference to appear, but it never did. Turns out Beethoven was writing around this period so not relevant.

leslie_books_and_socks_rock's review

4.0

I have loved all of Sarah M Eden's other books (even if most are short novels) but this book was longer when I felt it didn't need to be as long. It was definitely dragging.

llkendrick's review against another edition

4.0

I really liked all the characters in this story and had fun trying to figure out who the villain was. It's a quick, entertaining read.

mickeydoodle99's review against another edition

5.0

If I could give this book six stars, I would. When Miles' and his best friend Elise's fathers are both murdered when he is nineteen and she is fifteen, Miles goes into shock. He doesn't remember much about the next year, but he does remember one thing: Elise disappeared. For four years he has yearned to know where his greatest childhood friend went, and why. So one day, when he finds her, living in poverty and begging scraps from local store owners, he knows that he must help her. So he takes her back to his home where he and his sister Beth and Beth's husband are currently living. But Elise has changed in the four years she has been missing. She is cold, and turns away from Miles. Will he ever regain her trust, or will she suffer in pain and fear alone? I have absolutely adored all of Sarah M. Eden's previous books and I absolutely adored this one too. In order to win back Elise's trust, Miles would go to the ends of the earth. The things he tries are so tender and loving that it could only mean one thing, that he loves her. But in his mind she is only his friend. His best friend. And it might take awhile to discover otherwise. The romance in this book is perfectly balanced with suspense and danger, because the murderer from four years ago is back and scarier than ever. I doubted Sarah M. Eden's ability to write a mystery, because all she has written previously are romances, but she has outdone herself. I honestly couldn't be more happy with the details, balance, and plot of this book. I loved it!

basicbbookworm's review against another edition

3.0

2.5 stars.

jbro12's review

emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Rape

ahosking's review

emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0