Reviews with content warning for Suicide attempt - Mine Till Midnight

I just adore Lisa Kleypas. Her word choice is stunning and romantic and evocative and just so good.

In this book, eldest daughter Amelia must manager her drunken older brother, who has just inherited a title, and her three younger sisters. Cam is the manager of a gentleman’s club where Amelia’s brother has overspent. When Amelia seeks his help in getting her brother home safely, Cam tries to deny her. But there’s just something about Amelia that catches his attention. Although Cam wants to return to his nomadic roots, he can’t help but take care of Amelia, even when she insists she doesn’t need any help.

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carbs666's review

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emotional reflective sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Okay I wrote a REALLY LONG REVIEW AND ACCIDENTALLY DELETED IT. Basically:

The more I think about this book the more I liked it - I appreciate the length of time it takes Amelia to reveal her personality and trust Cam enough to rely on him.
Cam has everything a Kleypas hero should! I love how determined he is to care for Amelia and help her family.
Not clear to me how much research Kleypas actually did into Romany culture at this time and I will say Merripen's role in the Hathaway family makes me feel WEIRD.
The haunting was so unexpected and genuinely moving??
The sex was PERFECT.
I look forward to the rest of the series but be warned this book deals with some dark themes!

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lau_ra_line's review

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2.0

First though this was just a normal fluffy, bland read, but it had some cringe around racalization of Romani people and later one one explitly racist (sex) scene - 4/5ths in, sneaky that.
Also one person is cured by depression and suicidal ideation by a mild exorcism in the last few pages, which came quite out of the blue.
1 star added for some likeable side characters
1 star added for the background pining of the couple from the sequel

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avacyn731's review

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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smuttymcbookface's review

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adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

After that one scene in Devil in Winter where Cam stole a kiss, I've been eagerly anticipating his own book. The wait was definitely worth it.

Cam, with all his suave confidence, felt like the perfect match for an over-whelmed yet never faltering Amelia. It was easy to envision these two falling in love, and captivating to read. I didn't mind the additional paranormal aspects in this book, and enjoyed the setup for the other characters' romances.

My main gripe for this story was how unrealistic it was for Amelia and Cam to continuously be together whilst she refused to marry him, with only one character reproaching them. I never had a problem with any of the Wallflower books in this sense, which is why it's such a gripe for me. However, I will add that the writing for those scenes was much better in this book.

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smithrachaelynn's review against another edition

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emotional medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

After re-reading, this is still as magnificent as it was the first time. This cast of characters is so wonderful and I loved the way their stories are woven together.

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ember_eyes_are_for_tigers's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted medium-paced

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

1.75

Not a strong start to this series, as the plot felt forced and the characters felt stilted and were frankly annoying.
Especially Cam, whose personality seemed to have been completely altered from his first introduction.

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madsmcw_reads's review against another edition

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dark emotional slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? N/A
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

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