Reviews

His Improper Proposal by Aydra Richards

ppchili93's review

emotional hopeful 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

3.75

FMC (Ella): 3.5 (did her reasoning for staying with the Cavendishes make sense? No. Was she the stereotypical born yesterday girl? Kinda. She was still likable)
MMC (Nick): 4.5 (the mans was down bad from their first interaction and he never looked back - wish he would have destroyed the evil Geoffrey though)
💕: 4 (loved how he loved her. Also loved how he secretly married her instead of making her his mistress - it was like that DW meme “that social convention can’t stop me because she can’t read 😂)
Plot: 3.5 (more entertaining than some of Richards’ plots but still could have amped up the action and drama) 
🌶️: 3.75
Writing: 3.5

sakeenah's review

lighthearted 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? No

3.0

ros_hanlon's review

emotional medium-paced

3.0

acozyreader's review

medium-paced

3.75

tayehahadi's review

5.0

This was my favorite by far. I loved how much Nick loved Ella and how well they fit together. I just felt giddy the entire way through.

taranaimc's review

lighthearted 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

5.0

onlyonebookshelf's review

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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse and Sexual assault

claireroad's review

Maybe we don't marry our servants without telling them? That's a for life con, my dude.

ebgracie77's review

2.0

This one is hard to review. It’s well-written but, on consent... so problematic. The hero tries to teach the heroine that she can say no, early on in their relationship. But the power dynamic really doesn’t allow her that right. And then, for the rest of the book, he doesn’t really allow her to say what she wants. He even tricks her into marrying him because she can’t read the contract. For a book that was obviously trying to give the heroine agency, it does the exact opposite. At no time, do I feel convinced that she has true agency.

I do like the relationship between her and one of her not-so-evil “stepsisters”. This is an obvious Cinderella retelling. And it has a unique way. It could have been great, but it just fails.

taisie22's review

fast-paced

4.0

While I didn't like this story as much as the others in Ms. Richards's back catalog, it's still a good book. It's a Cinderella retelling and predictable as such, but the characters are lovely. Ella who continues to clean even when her life changes, and Nick who doesn't know what to do with himself except that he's falling in love with Ella. I loved that he made the right choice with her, even when it all comes unglued later in the book. Onward to the next book.