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3.86 AVERAGE
3.86 AVERAGE
2.5Stars
I think I am going to take a break from the series. Maybe reading them all more or less one after the other is not such a good idea.
It seem the plots are redos of each other, not literally but more or less. So much that I feel like quite blase about it.
I quite liked the MCs, at first they were both a tad annoying, but I liked their inner battles and I like their uniqueness. But sadly they couldn't hold my attention much.
So while this is well written, has decent character building, the recurring MO kinda kills it for me.
I will definitely read the next book, but in a couple of months or so
I think I am going to take a break from the series. Maybe reading them all more or less one after the other is not such a good idea.
It seem the plots are redos of each other, not literally but more or less. So much that I feel like quite blase about it.
I quite liked the MCs, at first they were both a tad annoying, but I liked their inner battles and I like their uniqueness. But sadly they couldn't hold my attention much.
So while this is well written, has decent character building, the recurring MO kinda kills it for me.
I will definitely read the next book, but in a couple of months or so
Lady Phoebe has been slowly going blind for her entire life and when the light finally fades for her - there is only one man to protect her. Captain James Trevillion will keep Phoebe safe - hopefully, he can also keep his heart that way.
This was an Oprah Winfrey giveaway of tropes - and that is entirely a compliment. Want some grumpy and sunshine? Want some bodyguard? Want some pining and brooding hero? Want an absolute angel of a heroine? Literally all of that and more!
Trevillion is a fabulous brooding hero with some legit pining from page one. But he also is the only one who listens to Pheobe and doesn't decide things for her. Pheobe's discussion about and relationship with her blindness is an amazing storyline alone. I legitimately loved so much of this and was super happy to jump back in to Hoyt's fabulous Maiden Lane series.
This was an Oprah Winfrey giveaway of tropes - and that is entirely a compliment. Want some grumpy and sunshine? Want some bodyguard? Want some pining and brooding hero? Want an absolute angel of a heroine? Literally all of that and more!
Trevillion is a fabulous brooding hero with some legit pining from page one. But he also is the only one who listens to Pheobe and doesn't decide things for her. Pheobe's discussion about and relationship with her blindness is an amazing storyline alone. I legitimately loved so much of this and was super happy to jump back in to Hoyt's fabulous Maiden Lane series.
Elizabeth Hoyt really has a way to play it slow without getting you bored. It was such a cute story though I didn't like Maximus's part in it. I mean you can't write a book about him with this certain personality & then change it to suite another book. If he married Artemis why the hell would he stop phoebe from marrying James? He already knows love wins. & really Artemis a ruler? & I can't believe Artemis is not pregnant yet!!! I know that's a different book about different people but that doesn't mean that other lives stops.
Characters: blind younger sister of duke, guard
World Building: navigating the world while blind
Plot: kidnap and evasion
Sex: Medium
Read another: Always
World Building: navigating the world while blind
Plot: kidnap and evasion
Sex: Medium
Read another: Always
lighthearted
fast-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:
Yes
medium-paced
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
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:
Complicated
Frustrating
I almost didn't finish this book. For the first 2/3 of the book, Phoebe acts like a spoiled child, and is not particularly charming. But once she travels to Cornwall, she becomes a delightful, mature woman. Although she is now removed from her highly overprotective brother, the dramatic change is jarring. Also, the mystery of who wants to kidnap Phoebe just doesn't make sense. This is just not one of the author's finest.
I almost didn't finish this book. For the first 2/3 of the book, Phoebe acts like a spoiled child, and is not particularly charming. But once she travels to Cornwall, she becomes a delightful, mature woman. Although she is now removed from her highly overprotective brother, the dramatic change is jarring. Also, the mystery of who wants to kidnap Phoebe just doesn't make sense. This is just not one of the author's finest.
who knew i had a thing for bodyguard romances, bed sharing and fake marriage/dating????????
(i did.)
(i did.)