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A review by rjordan19
The Lyon's Legacy by Sara Adrien
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? No
3.5
Overall: 3.5 rounded to ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Readability: 📖📖📖📖
Feels: 🦋🦋🦋
Emotional Depth: 💔💔💔💔
Sexual Tension: ⚡⚡⚡
Romance: 💞💞💞
Sensuality: 💋💋💋 (the language was pretty light)
Sex Scene Length: 🍑🍑🍑
Steam Scale (Number of Sex Scenes): 🔥
Humor: A bit
Perspective: third person from both the heroine and hero
More character focused or plot focused? character
How did the speed of the story feel? medium
When mains are first on page together: take a little bit, about 12% in (chapter 2 of 26)
Cliffhanger: No, this ends with a happily ever after
Epilogue: Yes, 5 years later
Format: read an e-book version through kindle unlimited
Why I chose this book: I saw it posted in Upturned Petticoats and was curious about the steam level
Mains: This is a M/F relationship between a cishet hero and heroine
Should I read in order?
This is fine alone but Adrien does include some info in the preface about where the character’s fall within her stories.
Basic plot:
Melissa makes a deal with Mrs. Dove-Lyon to win her unrequited love.
Give this a try if you want:
- Regency – 1818
- widowed heroine / widower hero
- single dad hero – his son is 13
- some unrequited longing from both
- pet – a kitten is a strong side character
- similar height mains – he’s about 3 inches taller than her
- matchmaking elements – heroine goes to Mrs. Dove-Lyon for a match
- lower steam – I have one full scene but there was another scene with light language that I couldn’t really tell the details so it might be a bit hotter. There’s also a number of kisses!
Ages:
- heroine is 24, hero is ‘nearly 30’
First line:
No woman should feel so apprehensive before the act.
My thoughts:
I am a bit conflicted about this book – I loved Adrien’s writing but a lot about the book wasn’t my favorite.
Overall it felt a bit slow and I didn’t love the hero’s child – it pulled from the main couple for me, which is just a personal pet peeve. The steam was a bit lower than what I was expecting.
But Adrien’s writing was great and I fell into the story pretty easy. The characters felt real and I loved their unrequited longing for each other. I also appreciated the historical tidbits about the dental word of the 1800s! That is not something I find often in HR books so that was interesting.
Few random reading stats for this author
# of books read: 2
Average rating: 3 stars
Favorite book: This one!
Content warnings: These should be taken as a minimum of what to expect. It’s very possible I have missed some.
- heroine is pressured into being the king’s mistress due to her husband’s debts (she never has to follow through on it)
- death of spouse – he died of lung fever during their first winter of marriage and she wasn’t very close to him
Author content warnings? Nothing mentioned
Locations of kisses/intimate scenes, safe sex aspects, consent, pregnancy/child in the story:
Safe sex: No
How’s the consent? It’s good
Pregnancy/children in story? Mention of side characters being pregnant and the hero has a 13 year old son. There is talk about future babies and the possibilities of pregnancy. There are babies in the epilogue.
47% - kiss
54% - kiss
61% - kiss
69% - so there’s some cock touches, kisses and he’s exploring….I didn’t read this as they went further and had orgasms??? But I guess it’s possible. Personally wouldn’t count this as a full scene He wanted to savor this moment, to prolong the exquisite tension that made every touch, every kiss, a heady mix of pleasure and emotion. When they finally broke apart, both gasping for air, John rested his forehead against hers once more.
76% - 🔥kisses, fingering/oral for her, missionary
94% - kiss
Readability: 📖📖📖📖
Feels: 🦋🦋🦋
Emotional Depth: 💔💔💔💔
Sexual Tension: ⚡⚡⚡
Romance: 💞💞💞
Sensuality: 💋💋💋 (the language was pretty light)
Sex Scene Length: 🍑🍑🍑
Steam Scale (Number of Sex Scenes): 🔥
Humor: A bit
Perspective: third person from both the heroine and hero
More character focused or plot focused? character
How did the speed of the story feel? medium
When mains are first on page together: take a little bit, about 12% in (chapter 2 of 26)
Cliffhanger: No, this ends with a happily ever after
Epilogue: Yes, 5 years later
Format: read an e-book version through kindle unlimited
Why I chose this book: I saw it posted in Upturned Petticoats and was curious about the steam level
Mains: This is a M/F relationship between a cishet hero and heroine
Should I read in order?
This is fine alone but Adrien does include some info in the preface about where the character’s fall within her stories.
Basic plot:
Melissa makes a deal with Mrs. Dove-Lyon to win her unrequited love.
Give this a try if you want:
- Regency – 1818
- widowed heroine / widower hero
- single dad hero – his son is 13
- some unrequited longing from both
- pet – a kitten is a strong side character
- similar height mains – he’s about 3 inches taller than her
- matchmaking elements – heroine goes to Mrs. Dove-Lyon for a match
- lower steam – I have one full scene but there was another scene with light language that I couldn’t really tell the details so it might be a bit hotter. There’s also a number of kisses!
Ages:
- heroine is 24, hero is ‘nearly 30’
First line:
No woman should feel so apprehensive before the act.
My thoughts:
I am a bit conflicted about this book – I loved Adrien’s writing but a lot about the book wasn’t my favorite.
Overall it felt a bit slow and I didn’t love the hero’s child – it pulled from the main couple for me, which is just a personal pet peeve. The steam was a bit lower than what I was expecting.
But Adrien’s writing was great and I fell into the story pretty easy. The characters felt real and I loved their unrequited longing for each other. I also appreciated the historical tidbits about the dental word of the 1800s! That is not something I find often in HR books so that was interesting.
Few random reading stats for this author
# of books read: 2
Average rating: 3 stars
Favorite book: This one!
Content warnings: These should be taken as a minimum of what to expect. It’s very possible I have missed some.
- heroine is pressured into being the king’s mistress due to her husband’s debts (she never has to follow through on it)
- death of spouse – he died of lung fever during their first winter of marriage and she wasn’t very close to him
Author content warnings? Nothing mentioned
Locations of kisses/intimate scenes, safe sex aspects, consent, pregnancy/child in the story:
Safe sex:
How’s the consent?
Pregnancy/children in story?
47% - kiss
54% - kiss
61% - kiss
69% - so there’s some cock touches, kisses and he’s exploring….I didn’t read this as they went further and had orgasms??? But I guess it’s possible. Personally wouldn’t count this as a full scene He wanted to savor this moment, to prolong the exquisite tension that made every touch, every kiss, a heady mix of pleasure and emotion. When they finally broke apart, both gasping for air, John rested his forehead against hers once more.
76% - 🔥kisses, fingering/oral for her, missionary
94% - kiss