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3.85 AVERAGE
3.85 AVERAGE
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I hadn't read any historicals in this time period before. There were a lot of world aspects I had no idea about- namely that a woman could be kidnapped and forced into marriage and it was just totally a thing you could do. Mind-boggling on a number of levels, even the "women are property" one they had back then. But I digress.
Lady Phoebe Batten has benefitted her entire life being the sister of a powerful duke, one that indulges her and cares about her. And is probably more overprotective than any other brother. Namely because Phoebe is blind, and through the course of the book her eye sight actually becomes progressively worse. Her brother has commanded that she be accompanied at all times by Captain James Trevillion. A brooding, mysterious sharpshooter with his own issues. He also is an auxiliary cane user and has a limp.
I enjoyed the grumpy/sunshine romance, and the angst about their not being able to be together due to SOCIETY. It led to some really great internal dialogue and being it was dual POV, I ate that up. I especially loved having a disability rep in BOTH leads. That neither let it make them helpless, or needed to be cured or whatever else. It was life, it was their reality. Now let's fall in love.
I didn't really care for the big reveal at the end. Well the kidnapping one, that was just very whoomp whoomp boring and not exciting at all. It was just... not anything close to the build up. Not to mention the aspects that were clearly set into play just to build further books in the series. Don't call this a standalone when its clearly not. I did enjoy James's family reveal. That was really great and well handled.
Overall, a fun time in a time period not often explored.
Lady Phoebe Batten has benefitted her entire life being the sister of a powerful duke, one that indulges her and cares about her. And is probably more overprotective than any other brother. Namely because Phoebe is blind, and through the course of the book her eye sight actually becomes progressively worse. Her brother has commanded that she be accompanied at all times by Captain James Trevillion. A brooding, mysterious sharpshooter with his own issues. He also is an auxiliary cane user and has a limp.
I enjoyed the grumpy/sunshine romance, and the angst about their not being able to be together due to SOCIETY. It led to some really great internal dialogue and being it was dual POV, I ate that up. I especially loved having a disability rep in BOTH leads. That neither let it make them helpless, or needed to be cured or whatever else. It was life, it was their reality. Now let's fall in love.
I didn't really care for the big reveal at the end. Well the kidnapping one, that was just very whoomp whoomp boring and not exciting at all. It was just... not anything close to the build up. Not to mention the aspects that were clearly set into play just to build further books in the series. Don't call this a standalone when its clearly not. I did enjoy James's family reveal. That was really great and well handled.
Overall, a fun time in a time period not often explored.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Kidnapping
Moderate: Confinement, Rape
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Moderate: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Alcohol, Classism
Minor: Gun violence, Homophobia, Racism, Rape, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Outing
adventurous
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
The Duke of Montgomery is Preminger from the Princess and the Pauper Barbie movie.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Ableism, Animal death, Sexual assault
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
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:
Yes
adventurous
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:
Yes
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
4.75
Loved this one. So worth the hype.
It would have been a full 5 stars, if wasn't for two thigs: what's up with the hushed endings? They don't spoil the book, but the sure make me feel like something is missing. The first books where so long and not as good (in my opinion) but these last ones were way better and way shorter. A pity for me.
Also, I'm sorry but I thought that the mystery behind her kidnapping not satisfactory, as a reader of many books by thus author I expected more.
Now to the good stuff, because we should always end in a high note, specially with a book as good as this one.
Their romance. Oh My God! So sweet and steamy, I love their relationship growth. Both character where amazing and so deveserving of each other.
I also love the secondary characters. Agnes and Dolly were such sweethearts, I wished there was someone of them to be in the next books.
Also Phoebe finding her voice was so beautiful to read. She's so strong and it was high time to everyone around her see it. One of my favorite arcs of the book. And James such a lovable hero, he has he's tortured past, but that didn't stopped him from being so awesome. I need more Phoebes and James in my books. Funny enough this book didn't left me very excited for the next one, I really wished we could see a little of book 9 hero in this one, but oh well I really liked Eve, and hope she will be a great heroine. It was also good to see old faces, I always enjoying seeing past characters specially in the right dosage as it was in this amazing book.
Loved this one. So worth the hype.
It would have been a full 5 stars, if wasn't for two thigs: what's up with the hushed endings? They don't spoil the book, but the sure make me feel like something is missing. The first books where so long and not as good (in my opinion) but these last ones were way better and way shorter. A pity for me.
Also, I'm sorry but I thought that the mystery behind her kidnapping not satisfactory, as a reader of many books by thus author I expected more.
Now to the good stuff, because we should always end in a high note, specially with a book as good as this one.
Their romance. Oh My God! So sweet and steamy, I love their relationship growth. Both character where amazing and so deveserving of each other.
I also love the secondary characters. Agnes and Dolly were such sweethearts, I wished there was someone of them to be in the next books.
Also Phoebe finding her voice was so beautiful to read. She's so strong and it was high time to everyone around her see it. One of my favorite arcs of the book. And James such a lovable hero, he has he's tortured past, but that didn't stopped him from being so awesome. I need more Phoebes and James in my books. Funny enough this book didn't left me very excited for the next one, I really wished we could see a little of book 9 hero in this one, but oh well I really liked Eve, and hope she will be a great heroine. It was also good to see old faces, I always enjoying seeing past characters specially in the right dosage as it was in this amazing book.