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3.7 AVERAGE
3.7 AVERAGE
lighthearted
Lady Louisa Windham daughter of the Duke of Moreland, has a secret that could ruin her reputation forever. Sir Joseph Carrington, known almost as the P. I. to the nobility (not to mention being a pig farmer), has a few secrets of his own. Who will find out whose secrets, first?
What I liked about this novel: neither Lady Louisa, nor Sir Joseph, are particularly young. Louisa, at nearly 30, is practically an aged spinster in that era. Sir Joseph is a widower with young daughters. I like that, as seems to be a trademark in Burrowes’ Duke of Moreland series, the entire family gets involved in sorting things out. This is something we don’t see in many romantic novels; the hero and heroine seem to exist in a vacuum, with perhaps one best friend apiece, unlike real life. I love that the novel includes plenty of humor and very steamy sex scenes.
I liked that Louisa was very bold with her sexual needs. “Instead of sending a note, she’s been greedy, sensing she could at least have shocking intimacies with him, even if the worst were to happen tomorrow.”
What I didn’t like about this novel: Sir Joseph’s secret social standing is conveniently high enough to make him a perfect match for Louisa. He is also almost too understanding of her erudition and literary ambitions.
What I liked about this novel: neither Lady Louisa, nor Sir Joseph, are particularly young. Louisa, at nearly 30, is practically an aged spinster in that era. Sir Joseph is a widower with young daughters. I like that, as seems to be a trademark in Burrowes’ Duke of Moreland series, the entire family gets involved in sorting things out. This is something we don’t see in many romantic novels; the hero and heroine seem to exist in a vacuum, with perhaps one best friend apiece, unlike real life. I love that the novel includes plenty of humor and very steamy sex scenes.
I liked that Louisa was very bold with her sexual needs. “Instead of sending a note, she’s been greedy, sensing she could at least have shocking intimacies with him, even if the worst were to happen tomorrow.”
What I didn’t like about this novel: Sir Joseph’s secret social standing is conveniently high enough to make him a perfect match for Louisa. He is also almost too understanding of her erudition and literary ambitions.
The low review is nothing on the story or author, just how it went for me, I had issues reading this, not the theme or characters, the writing is just hard for me to understand, I'm on the spectrum , I had to really push through to read it and I was confused a lot. Again it's a me thing, so don't let my rating keep you from it
emotional
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
I really enjoyed this. The two main characters were great. I love how intelligent Louisa is, how forthright they both are for the most part. The main thing that bothered me was how long Joseph's secret got dragged out. The author kept alluding to it, as if she were trying to be coy, but it was just plain annoying. There were some minor irritations, but otherwise, an enjoyable read. This is probably somewhere between 3.5 and 4 stars (I'm being ridiculous with that, I know haha).
lighthearted
medium-paced
I quite enjoyed this story with a super intelligent h and an H who appreciated his lady’s brain. The H is also very kind hearted.
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Not my favorite out of the siblings. Seemed to progress slower than the ones before
Loved Lady Louisa. The ending seemed a bit odd tho... forced?
I’m pretty sure that I’ve said it before and I’ll keep on saying it, Grace Burrowes is a wonderful new addition to the historical romance world. Of course, with at least 6 novels under her belt so far I’m not sure how “new” she is any more. I’ve loved that each and every one of her stories is outside of the normal that I’m used to seeing in historical romances. Each of her characters seem to have some pretty major flaws that they need to work through. A great example of this is Louisa and Joseph. Louisa is sitting on the verge of ruin because of a mistake in her youth. Joseph has secrets he’s keeping from everyone that he knows will hurt his chances with Louisa is she finds out. I really loved that they each saw each other in very real ways. Joseph recognized her intelligence. One of my very favorite parts is when Louisa makes a social mistake at a dinner and Joseph reaches under the table and squeezes her hand in support. The quiet moments like that made it very believable to watch these two fall in love. I did think that some parts of this story ran a little long, I would have liked to speed up the story just a little bit, but other than that it was another great read from Ms. Burrowes. I can’t wait until the next one!