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nellesnightstand1's review against another edition
5.0
Love at first sight, even if inconvenient, is delicious!
We come back to the Worthington series with Louisa falling instantly for Gideon, who is a newly appointed Duke.
Louisa is a woman who knows her own mind, knows what she wants and that she will only marry her soul mate. She's so damn fun!
Gideon is an honourable person and thinks himself not worthy of her.
Loved the drama of this story, loved coming back to this wonderfully mixed family!
We come back to the Worthington series with Louisa falling instantly for Gideon, who is a newly appointed Duke.
Louisa is a woman who knows her own mind, knows what she wants and that she will only marry her soul mate. She's so damn fun!
Gideon is an honourable person and thinks himself not worthy of her.
Loved the drama of this story, loved coming back to this wonderfully mixed family!
nellesnightstand's review against another edition
5.0
Love at first sight, even if inconvenient, is delicious!
We come back to the Worthington series with Louisa falling instantly for Gideon, who is a newly appointed Duke.
Louisa is a woman who knows her own mind, knows what she wants and that she will only marry her soul mate. She's so damn fun!
Gideon is an honourable person and thinks himself not worthy of her.
Loved the drama of this story, loved coming back to this wonderfully mixed family!
We come back to the Worthington series with Louisa falling instantly for Gideon, who is a newly appointed Duke.
Louisa is a woman who knows her own mind, knows what she wants and that she will only marry her soul mate. She's so damn fun!
Gideon is an honourable person and thinks himself not worthy of her.
Loved the drama of this story, loved coming back to this wonderfully mixed family!
sara_va's review against another edition
3.0
Good addition to the series in the family. Unique storyline but featured some annoying side stories that really didn't flesh out to be worthwhile. Decent amount of romance comparable to other books in the series without being overboard or overly graphic.
Could read as standalone, but will make more sense if you've read the previous books in the series as many overlapping couples and family members appear throughout.
Could read as standalone, but will make more sense if you've read the previous books in the series as many overlapping couples and family members appear throughout.
annette_r's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
slpchristy's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
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
ksanders013's review
emotional
funny
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? No
3.5
maiadawn's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
Overall, I enjoyed this story though I will admit, these characters aren't my favorite. Gideon, the Duke of Rothwell is incredibly proud and stubborn. He's determined to fix his family's shameful problem on his own with help from no one. His only problem, he falls in love with a young woman equally stubborn and proud and determined she will be a partner to the man she weds.
Lady Louisa Vivers, the sister of the Earl of Worthington isn't a shy and retiring miss to be taken for granted. She knows exactly what she wants and will settle for nothing less. Though she is still kind and doesn't wish to cause anyone pain, she isn't above manipulating things to go in her favor and as it happens, in the favor of others as well.
Louisa and Gideon are fun characters though his attitude did get a bit tedious for me after a while. The first two books were more fun, in my opinion than this one, but it was still nice to revisit the Worthington's and their enormous family.
Lady Louisa Vivers, the sister of the Earl of Worthington isn't a shy and retiring miss to be taken for granted. She knows exactly what she wants and will settle for nothing less. Though she is still kind and doesn't wish to cause anyone pain, she isn't above manipulating things to go in her favor and as it happens, in the favor of others as well.
Louisa and Gideon are fun characters though his attitude did get a bit tedious for me after a while. The first two books were more fun, in my opinion than this one, but it was still nice to revisit the Worthington's and their enormous family.
larem's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
excel_spreadsheet_book_nerd's review against another edition
emotional
funny
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
bananatricky's review against another edition
1.0
DNF at 18%.
Normally I love an historical novel but I just could not get into this one.
Gideon, the Duke of Rothwell, has returned to England after his father's death only to discover that the estate has been badly mismanaged and there will need to be a period of extreme penny-pinching. The last thing Gideon can afford to do is to make a marriage offer for a decent young lady.
Lady Louise Vivers is the younger sister of Gideon's friend Matt Worthington. She is a free-spirited young lady, riding her horse alone in the early morning in Hyde Park. Gideon spots her and is entranced by her looks and her riding. He is dismayed to find that she is the sister of his best friend, especially since he has just confessed to his friend that he could only afford to marry a fabulous heiress!
As the plot unfolds it appears that Gideon's father had gone slightly senile, taken a mistress and squandered money on clothes, jewels, houses and horses for her. Desperate to recoup some of the money Gideon starts to ask questions and it soon appears that the mistress may have been deliberately fleecing his father.
Not having read the preceding novels I have to confess I was a little in the dark about Louise's brother Matt and the numerous children/ cousins who seem to live with them which didn't help me with this novel.
Overall, and I appreciate I didn't read very much of the book, Gideon struck me as a bit of a prig. He couldn't even speak to his friend and tell him that he had feelings for his younger sister (there were a lot of male pronouns there but I think you get the gist), just decided to suffer in silence although he also made plans to meet Louise which is hardly the actions of an honourable man trying to avoid temptation. Louise on the other hand struck me as someone who was gearing up to be TSTL. Would a young lady of the ton really go riding alone very early in the morning in Hyde Park?
I didn't warm to the main characters and gave up at 18%.
I received a free copy of this novel from the publisher via NetGalley in return for an honest review.
Normally I love an historical novel but I just could not get into this one.
Gideon, the Duke of Rothwell, has returned to England after his father's death only to discover that the estate has been badly mismanaged and there will need to be a period of extreme penny-pinching. The last thing Gideon can afford to do is to make a marriage offer for a decent young lady.
Lady Louise Vivers is the younger sister of Gideon's friend Matt Worthington. She is a free-spirited young lady, riding her horse alone in the early morning in Hyde Park. Gideon spots her and is entranced by her looks and her riding. He is dismayed to find that she is the sister of his best friend, especially since he has just confessed to his friend that he could only afford to marry a fabulous heiress!
As the plot unfolds it appears that Gideon's father had gone slightly senile, taken a mistress and squandered money on clothes, jewels, houses and horses for her. Desperate to recoup some of the money Gideon starts to ask questions and it soon appears that the mistress may have been deliberately fleecing his father.
Not having read the preceding novels I have to confess I was a little in the dark about Louise's brother Matt and the numerous children/ cousins who seem to live with them which didn't help me with this novel.
Overall, and I appreciate I didn't read very much of the book, Gideon struck me as a bit of a prig. He couldn't even speak to his friend and tell him that he had feelings for his younger sister (there were a lot of male pronouns there but I think you get the gist), just decided to suffer in silence although he also made plans to meet Louise which is hardly the actions of an honourable man trying to avoid temptation. Louise on the other hand struck me as someone who was gearing up to be TSTL. Would a young lady of the ton really go riding alone very early in the morning in Hyde Park?
I didn't warm to the main characters and gave up at 18%.
I received a free copy of this novel from the publisher via NetGalley in return for an honest review.