1.24k reviews for:

Bombshell

Sarah MacLean

3.81 AVERAGE

jrkrell's review

3.0

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Lady Sesily has embraced her scandalous nature and used it to bring some of the tons most abusive and criminal members to task with a group of like minded women. However, when her sister requests her business partner keep an eye on her, sparks fly. Can Sesily and her cohort rescue the man from himself and a vengeful member of the ton?

Maybe a 3.5, but a bit too convoluted for me.

kelmegter's review against another edition

4.0

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Fun. A very light hearted tale. If you are looking for hard core historical fiction, this isn’t that. But it was thoroughly enjoyable and the audio had wonderful narrators. Again, a fun read.

romance_4_life's review

5.0

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Epic!

This book had everything! Such and amazing story by an author that makes you laugh, cry, sweat, and just feel like you have read something masterful. Going into my favorites forever.

sarahpie626's review against another edition

5.0

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Suspenseful, seductive, and intriguing, Bombshell by Sarah MacLean is the perfect start to the Hell's Belles series. MacLean kept me on the edge of my seat as I furiously turned the pages (metaphorically speaking), and the chemistry between Sesily and Caleb is off the charts.

Sesily is probably one of my favorite characters ever. I love strong heroines, and that's one of my favorite things about MacLean's writing - she always delivers heroines I admire. And Caleb, I am head over heels in love with him.

I can't say enough good things about this book. If you've never read a Sarah MacLean book, you are truly missing out.

Thanks to the NetGalley and the publisher for sending me an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

jill_hohnstein's review against another edition

3.0

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Look. I don't even care if this book is actually not that great. I'm not even finished with it yet, but I'm definitely giving it 5 stars because it is pissing off misogynists on Goodreads. So, that in and of itself makes it totally worth 5 stars to me.

(P.S. Of course women can be misogynists. Exhibit A: Women who vote Republican.)

readingtheend's review against another edition

3.5

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a very good time, even if Sarah MacLean continues to insist on using "shall" without understanding its correct grammatical usage. I love that Sesily keeps insisting she's not reckless, and Caleb believes her and sees her for her courage and choice, and that is romance. I'll read more in the series!

readmylife's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous funny medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

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So cute. Love the Belles, what a handful 

terrorbot's review against another edition

3.0

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I liked the premise of this (here for all these feminist historical romances cropping up!) but (can’t believe I’m saying this) the forbidden romance/longing killed it by the end for me, even the spicy bits lost their luster.

grayelk's review against another edition

3.0

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I was really hopeful about this book - a gang of women, silently working to bring some justice to an unfair world? Yes please! But then we get Caleb, who is supposed to be obsessed with Sesily, and pays attention to her every move, who understands her like no one before, but somehow...hasn't noticed that she's competent? Can make and carry out a plan? Barges in to her carefully orchestrated operations throughout literally the whole book and messes them up, and then refuses to even listen to her ideas about how to fix the situation? Not so much my thing.

purple_galaxy's review against another edition

2.0

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Look, I do not think HR plots and characters have to be "realistic" but that doesn't mean they should be tedious, repetitive, overwritten and obvious.

MacLean should start selling her plots and characters as action adventure romance movies. I would watch them, but I think I'm done reading her books.