Showing posts with label historical. Show all posts
Showing posts with label historical. Show all posts

Thursday, January 30, 2014

{Historical Romance Minute Review} The Wicked Wallflower by Maya Rodale

{Historical Romance Minute Review} The Wicked Wallflower by Maya Rodale

The Wicked Wallflower (Bad Boys & Wallflowers, #1)
Lady Emma Avery has accidentally announced her engagement—to the most eligible man in England. As soon as it's discovered that Emma has never actually met the infamously attractive Duke of Ashbrooke, she'll no longer be a wallflower; she'll be a laughingstock. And then Ashbrooke does something Emma never expected. He plays along with her charade.

A temporary betrothal to the irreproachable Lady Avery could be just the thing to repair Ashbrooke's tattered reputation. Seducing her is simply a bonus. And then Emma does what he never expected: she refuses his advances. It's unprecedented. Inconceivable. Quite damnably alluring.

London's Least Likely to Misbehave has aroused the curiosity—among other things—of London's most notorious rogue. Now nothing will suffice but to uncover Emma's wanton side and prove there's nothing so satisfying as two perfect strangers…being perfectly scandalous together. (Blurb via Goodreads)
{Details} Mass Market Paperback, 384 pages. Published October 29th 2013 by Avon. Source: library

{Rating} 4/5 -- I really liked it!

{Review}

"Any minute now Lady Emma Avery's life would truly begin." (page 1, line 1)
Loved Emma's pluck. Loved Ashbrooke's sense of humor. Loved Emma and Ashbrooke together. Loved that he saw her, the things she didn't even see in herself. Loved that he didn't try to change her. Aunt Agnes was a riot, her idea of the Fortune Games was so amusing, I just wished there had been more of it. I smiled, I teared up. I want to read more from Rodale.

Wednesday, September 4, 2013

{Paranormal Historical Romance Review} A Lady and Her Magic (Faerie #1) by Tammy Falkner

{Paranormal Historical Romance Review} A Lady and Her Magic (Faerie #1) by Tammy Falkner

Rules Are Made to be Disobeyed...

Sophia Thorne is new to the Regency's glittering high society, which resembles her magical homeland only insofar as both places are filled with ridiculous rules. Which means no matter where she goes, she's bound for trouble...

And Scandals Are Meant to be Shocking...

The Duke of Robinsworth has flaunted and shocked society for years. In a moment of fateful mischief, Robinsworth encounters the enchanting and distinctly scandalous Sophia. Between her streak of magical mischief and his penchant for scandal, they're about to take rule-breaking to a whole new level... (Blurb via Goodreads) 
{Details} e-book, 352 pages, Published September 4th 2012 by Sourcebooks Casablanca. Source: library

{Rating} 4/5 -- I really liked it!

{Review} Yes, you read that heading right, this is a paranormal, historical romance and it is utterly charming. I loved Ashley (the Duke) and Sophia, they were both such interesting characters, both strong and stubborn, I couldn't wait to get to their next scene together.

Unlike many romance novels that have something trite like a misunderstanding to cause turmoil in relationships, the stumbling block Falkner devised to keep Sophia and Ashley apart was more like a brick wall, reinforced with metal and electrified. It was gut wrenching, I couldn't see the way to their happy ending.

There is a large cast of secondary characters but they are so unique that they never blended together. I'm excited to read books two and three in the Faerie series where we get to see several of those characters again. I loved Falkner's writing style, she excelled at snappy dialog and chemistry between her characters.