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A review by cupcakegirly
The Wondrous and the Wicked by Page Morgan
5.0
LOVED.IT.SO.HARD.
This is one of those books that snuck up on me. I'm not a huge historical-anything fan because it involves keeping track of dates and timelines which for me, feels an awful lot like "mathing". (The mild form of dsylexia I have makes numbers a challenge sometimes.) BUT, when the audio for The Lovely and The Lost came up for review last spring, I took one look at that cover (the blue one), read the blurb, and decided to give it a shot. Because gargoyles and Paris.
I'm so glad I did!
Side note: If you're into audiobooks, these are ones you need to check out. The narrator does a beautiful job of bringing the characters and their world to life.
When I realized it was a sequel, I made a bee line to my library for book one, The Beautiful and The Cursed book (the pink cover). Page Morgan does a fantastic job of weaving together multiple POVs to give readers more than one character to champion. The same goes for the relationships too. Instead of only rooting for one couple, there are several, each with it's own set of issues, tension, and complications, but all of which I wanted to see end in HEA.
Seriously, this is the first series I've read where I wanted ALL THE SHIPS!
And the other three behind it too.
The prose alone is worth reading this series. It kind of makes anything I've ever written look like this.
As I told Page Morgan when I had the chance to meet her at ApollyCon, I want to live in this world she's created, be a part of the story and it's characters.
Historical fiction, mystery, and paranormal romance, The Dispossessed trilogy has a little something for everyone and The Wondrous and the Wicked is a gorgeous, heart-achingly romantic end to this series!
Read it.
"It was startling how accustomed she'd become to naked men waltzing about."
"However, as he took a step closer to the bed and tilted her chin up,
she understood that he no longer wished to be a gentleman."
This is one of those books that snuck up on me. I'm not a huge historical-anything fan because it involves keeping track of dates and timelines which for me, feels an awful lot like "mathing". (The mild form of dsylexia I have makes numbers a challenge sometimes.) BUT, when the audio for The Lovely and The Lost came up for review last spring, I took one look at that cover (the blue one), read the blurb, and decided to give it a shot. Because gargoyles and Paris.
I'm so glad I did!
Side note: If you're into audiobooks, these are ones you need to check out. The narrator does a beautiful job of bringing the characters and their world to life.
When I realized it was a sequel, I made a bee line to my library for book one, The Beautiful and The Cursed book (the pink cover). Page Morgan does a fantastic job of weaving together multiple POVs to give readers more than one character to champion. The same goes for the relationships too. Instead of only rooting for one couple, there are several, each with it's own set of issues, tension, and complications, but all of which I wanted to see end in HEA.
Seriously, this is the first series I've read where I wanted ALL THE SHIPS!
The prose alone is worth reading this series. It kind of makes anything I've ever written look like this.
As I told Page Morgan when I had the chance to meet her at ApollyCon, I want to live in this world she's created, be a part of the story and it's characters.
Historical fiction, mystery, and paranormal romance, The Dispossessed trilogy has a little something for everyone and The Wondrous and the Wicked is a gorgeous, heart-achingly romantic end to this series!
Read it.
"It was startling how accustomed she'd become to naked men waltzing about."
"However, as he took a step closer to the bed and tilted her chin up,
she understood that he no longer wished to be a gentleman."