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3.77 AVERAGE
3.77 AVERAGE
I loved this book, but I’ll begin by stating or won’t be for everyone. This book is crazypants. There are bombs, fires, kidnappings, characters who are not what they seem...I feel like Stefan from SNL saying, “This book has EVERYTHING,” but it really does! I loved the overdone-ness of it all, but I know that approach is not for every reader.
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Full of mystery and intense chemistry between the two MCs, All Scot and Bothered felt a little all over the place, yet it came together in all the right ways in the end.
Lord Chief Justice of the High Court Cassius Gerard Ramsay--a title and name that reflects the hulking Scot perfectly. He's got issues and all of his carefully curated control of every aspect in his life is tested at every turn by the soft and brilliant Cecelia Teague. The sentiment is likewise, in Cecelia's case, and when she unwittingly inherits a gambling hell from the closest thing to a mother she ever knew, she and Ramsay are thrown against one another. He believes her establishment to be a den of vice, one harboring stolen children. She thinks he's an arrogant and mislead man on a warpath. Both will have to realize that working together is the only way to solve the horrid crimes sweeping the streets, and to indeed find the true captors of the missing children.
All Scot and Bothered had its dark moments, but it also had brilliantly bright pages of hope and acceptance and total understanding between two very different souls. Cecelia and Ramsay clash, then fall apart, only to get entangled with one another again and again until neither of them can fight it any longer. I loved the angst bleeding from the pages at every interaction, at every morsel one offered up to the other about their past and their desires. It was a lovely romance with a slightly messy mystery that does, however, eventually get straightened out.
Plus, isn't this title the funniest thing ever?
TW: Kidnapping/trafficking, brutality, assault, abuse.
Lord Chief Justice of the High Court Cassius Gerard Ramsay--a title and name that reflects the hulking Scot perfectly. He's got issues and all of his carefully curated control of every aspect in his life is tested at every turn by the soft and brilliant Cecelia Teague. The sentiment is likewise, in Cecelia's case, and when she unwittingly inherits a gambling hell from the closest thing to a mother she ever knew, she and Ramsay are thrown against one another. He believes her establishment to be a den of vice, one harboring stolen children. She thinks he's an arrogant and mislead man on a warpath. Both will have to realize that working together is the only way to solve the horrid crimes sweeping the streets, and to indeed find the true captors of the missing children.
All Scot and Bothered had its dark moments, but it also had brilliantly bright pages of hope and acceptance and total understanding between two very different souls. Cecelia and Ramsay clash, then fall apart, only to get entangled with one another again and again until neither of them can fight it any longer. I loved the angst bleeding from the pages at every interaction, at every morsel one offered up to the other about their past and their desires. It was a lovely romance with a slightly messy mystery that does, however, eventually get straightened out.
Plus, isn't this title the funniest thing ever?
TW: Kidnapping/trafficking, brutality, assault, abuse.
emotional
hopeful
tense
slow-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
I couldn't bring myself to love this one as much I did the first one. That one was inexplicably good. This one was kind of a mess. The first chapter was intriguing though. Setting up the electric attraction between the characters. Also the fact that Ramsay has gone so long without a woman, this made his attraction towards Cecilia more visceral and intense. I loved their moment in the garden where they first kissed. But i felt like the plot was very convoluted and not explained properly. I was confused, not really understanding what the conflict was, why and how if Cecilia become the owner of that gaming hell, was the place actually a school or gambling club or a brothel i was not sure and lastly, why was Ramsay so desperate to bring this place down. On top of these, there was a lot of prolonged conversation that stretched and became boring.
When Cecilia and Ramsay finally surrendered to their feelings, they talked about their future together but also broke up immediately in the same breath. That was annoying. Then at the end, a lot of action happened, very confusing, i just wanted to get to the end.
I am disappointed because these characters were amazing and had potential for a better story arc.
When Cecilia and Ramsay finally surrendered to their feelings, they talked about their future together but also broke up immediately in the same breath. That was annoying. Then at the end, a lot of action happened, very confusing, i just wanted to get to the end.
I am disappointed because these characters were amazing and had potential for a better story arc.
This was a like for me not a love. Although there were quotes and parts of the book I truly loved and all things related to Cecilia. However the hero was not my favorite. I kind of understood the conflict but at the same time it was like ugh can you make up your mind and just love her so yeah not a 5 star for me but a good one, about to start Frank’s book.
Note: even though this part of a series you can read as a stand-alone. I couldn’t for the life of me remember anything about book 1 and still got it. I’ll definitely have to read book 1 again LOL
Note: even though this part of a series you can read as a stand-alone. I couldn’t for the life of me remember anything about book 1 and still got it. I’ll definitely have to read book 1 again LOL
All Scot and Bothered is the second book in the Devil You Know series and although it can be read as a stand-alone, I do think reading the books in order improves the books. The series is based on three eccentric women who attended school together and formed the Red Rogues Society.
Cecelia Teague was rescued by an unknown benefactor who sent her to a boarding school. Years later, she discovers her benefactor was Henrietta, her aunt. Her aunt had left her a gambling establishment that the law officials thought had a part in missing girls. Cecelia got tangled up in danger and the mystery of government secrets.
Cassius Ramsay's job was to research the disappearance of young females that were disappearing as the Lord Chief Justice of High Court. He suspects Cecelia has some hand in their disappearances. He discovers Cecelia is innocent and that she is in danger. He takes her to his childhood home to keep her safe while she tries to decipher the journal Henrietta left Cecelia.
The book is fast-paced with a mystery that keeps your attention. With the twists and turns and unpredictable ending, I couldn’t put the book down. I have enjoyed reading the first two books and I cannot wait to read the next adventure of the Red Rogues.
Cecelia Teague was rescued by an unknown benefactor who sent her to a boarding school. Years later, she discovers her benefactor was Henrietta, her aunt. Her aunt had left her a gambling establishment that the law officials thought had a part in missing girls. Cecelia got tangled up in danger and the mystery of government secrets.
Cassius Ramsay's job was to research the disappearance of young females that were disappearing as the Lord Chief Justice of High Court. He suspects Cecelia has some hand in their disappearances. He discovers Cecelia is innocent and that she is in danger. He takes her to his childhood home to keep her safe while she tries to decipher the journal Henrietta left Cecelia.
The book is fast-paced with a mystery that keeps your attention. With the twists and turns and unpredictable ending, I couldn’t put the book down. I have enjoyed reading the first two books and I cannot wait to read the next adventure of the Red Rogues.
Kerrigan Byrne's second book in the Devil You Know series and my first book by the author and an introduction to the Red Rogues.
I appreciate the author has chosen to write a character like Cecelia as the heroine. She's a woman who is refreshing in mind, body, and soul; articulate, intelligent and charming. As an orphan, she benefited from a stellar education, paid for my her mysterious benefactor. As an adult, she's thrown into an unknown world and encounters Cassius Ramsay, yet he's her enemy for reasons she's yet to discover.
Cassius Gerald Ramsay, also known as The Lord Chief Justice of the High Court isn't someone you want to cross and neither does he want to be crossed. That's until he meets Cecelia Teague, a woman unlike any he has met before. However, she's a person of interest in his current investigation into a gaming establishment, which conflicts with his carnal desires for this young woman. Yet, when she needs to escape from danger, he's the one to offer her shelter, revealing his true persona, hidden under his steely reserve.
This was a slow burn read for me as neither of the protagonists caught my attention when we're introduced to them. However, as their personalities and backgrounds are revealed, I warmed to them as individuals because I'm someone who champions an underdog and Cecelia and Cassius are two such people who have had to forge their way in life after challenging childhoods. As a couple, their attraction and then lust for each was more complicated. Ultimately it works but not before drama conflicts with mixed feelings and desires.
I jumped into the series full of expectations due to reader recommendations. Admittedly, it took time to settle into this intriguing narrative, but the more I read, the more I became absorbed into these characters. There's a lot going on and as someone unfamiliar with the series, I might have fared better had I read book one first.
Overall, it's an action-packed historical romance leaving me with a desire to read the whole series to fully appreciate the connection between the three women known as The Red Rogues.
***arc generously received courtesy of St. Martin's Paperbacks via NetGalley***
I appreciate the author has chosen to write a character like Cecelia as the heroine. She's a woman who is refreshing in mind, body, and soul; articulate, intelligent and charming. As an orphan, she benefited from a stellar education, paid for my her mysterious benefactor. As an adult, she's thrown into an unknown world and encounters Cassius Ramsay, yet he's her enemy for reasons she's yet to discover.
Cassius Gerald Ramsay, also known as The Lord Chief Justice of the High Court isn't someone you want to cross and neither does he want to be crossed. That's until he meets Cecelia Teague, a woman unlike any he has met before. However, she's a person of interest in his current investigation into a gaming establishment, which conflicts with his carnal desires for this young woman. Yet, when she needs to escape from danger, he's the one to offer her shelter, revealing his true persona, hidden under his steely reserve.
This was a slow burn read for me as neither of the protagonists caught my attention when we're introduced to them. However, as their personalities and backgrounds are revealed, I warmed to them as individuals because I'm someone who champions an underdog and Cecelia and Cassius are two such people who have had to forge their way in life after challenging childhoods. As a couple, their attraction and then lust for each was more complicated. Ultimately it works but not before drama conflicts with mixed feelings and desires.
I jumped into the series full of expectations due to reader recommendations. Admittedly, it took time to settle into this intriguing narrative, but the more I read, the more I became absorbed into these characters. There's a lot going on and as someone unfamiliar with the series, I might have fared better had I read book one first.
Overall, it's an action-packed historical romance leaving me with a desire to read the whole series to fully appreciate the connection between the three women known as The Red Rogues.
***arc generously received courtesy of St. Martin's Paperbacks via NetGalley***