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bookwyrm_lark 's review for:
Devil's Daughter
by Lisa Kleypas
I loved Devil’s Daughter! From the moment Phoebe and West met right through the epilogue, I wouldn't change a thing. (Well, hardly anything.) I loved how Phoebe grew and changed, not only in the evolution of her feelings toward West, but in taking charge of her own life and of her son's estate. The ways in which both Phoebe and West interacted with her sons was delightful—a far cry from the norms of the era, but perfectly in keeping with both their characters. I chuckled over Sebastian’s “meddling,” especially since he was always right. And of course, Phoebe and West’s romance was beautifully written. The only thing I wish had been different is more for the sake of a character than for the story: as I was reading, I wished West were a little more forgiving toward himself, a little more clear-sighted about the admirable man he has become. His feelings are completely believable, and I think we all beat ourselves up over the things in our pasts that we’re ashamed of, but I hurt for him nonetheless. He reminds me in more than a few ways of Sebastian, and Devil in Winter was hands-down my favorite Wallflowers book (though I loved them all.) So it was lovely to also see more of Sebastian and Evie in this book.
There’s not a single book in the Ravenels series I haven’t enjoyed, and I know I’ll be rereading them (and Kleypas’s other books) for years to come. But I have a special fondness for this book and Devil in Spring because they link the Ravenels with the Wallflowers, specifically with Sebastian and Evie’s family. I know that connection won’t be at the forefront of the next book, Chasing Cassandra, but I’m still looking forward to it with eagerness and curiosity. It’s time for Cassandra to come into her own. I’m honestly not sure it’s possible to make Tom Severin into a romantic hero, but if anyone can do it, Lisa Kleypas can.
Review originally published at The Bookwyrm's Hoard.
FTC disclosure: I received a review copy from the publisher. (I also bought the book.) All opinions are entirely my own.
There’s not a single book in the Ravenels series I haven’t enjoyed, and I know I’ll be rereading them (and Kleypas’s other books) for years to come. But I have a special fondness for this book and Devil in Spring because they link the Ravenels with the Wallflowers, specifically with Sebastian and Evie’s family. I know that connection won’t be at the forefront of the next book, Chasing Cassandra, but I’m still looking forward to it with eagerness and curiosity. It’s time for Cassandra to come into her own. I’m honestly not sure it’s possible to make Tom Severin into a romantic hero, but if anyone can do it, Lisa Kleypas can.
Review originally published at The Bookwyrm's Hoard.
FTC disclosure: I received a review copy from the publisher. (I also bought the book.) All opinions are entirely my own.