sadie_rae's review against another edition
5.0
A surprisingly wonderful read. You wouldn't know it by the summary but spies, plots and murder are the bases of this book.
Nathan is returning home, weather from a spy mission or from being in the army is not quite made clear though we do know that he is a spy of sorts, when he and his close friend are attacked. While Nathan survives the attack he has lost most of his eye site and his best friend is dead as well. Fast forward six months Nathan after finally returning home once recovering from his attack has retreated to the country and sequestered himself where no one will discover his lack of site. And seeing as his fiance had left him when she heard that he might be less than whole this proves to be a easy task, until he catches Isobel trying to return a money pouch that her father, his secretary, had stolen earlier that day.
Isobel has her hands full between managing a house with 6 mouths to feed. Her task isn't made easy with a father that drinks away his money and two brothers that lose money in cards they do not have to begin with. Upon discovering that her father had stolen from his employer she attempts to return the money only to be caught by Nick. After their second meeting in just a few hours Isobel discovers that Nick is blind.
In an attempt to keep his secret safe Nick makes a bargain to hire Isobel as his secretary to replace her father, and what starts as as job as a secretary quickly becomes an offer of marriage. Two weeks later they are off to London and Isobel is making quite the splash, while Nick is somehow managing to hide that he is blind(well mostly blind). But someone seems to be trying to kill Nick and while they haven't succeeded as of yet another man (a spy) has ended up dead and the question at hand becomes who you can trust.
Add in a visit from Isobel's brothers and Nick's nemesis of sorts who it seems is out to truly get Nick and not playing around as he used to. And whats this he is a Spy as well?
Lots of fun, mystery and a sharp witted female lead ensures for a fun read. I highly recommend it!
Nathan is returning home, weather from a spy mission or from being in the army is not quite made clear though we do know that he is a spy of sorts, when he and his close friend are attacked. While Nathan survives the attack he has lost most of his eye site and his best friend is dead as well. Fast forward six months Nathan after finally returning home once recovering from his attack has retreated to the country and sequestered himself where no one will discover his lack of site. And seeing as his fiance had left him when she heard that he might be less than whole this proves to be a easy task, until he catches Isobel trying to return a money pouch that her father, his secretary, had stolen earlier that day.
Isobel has her hands full between managing a house with 6 mouths to feed. Her task isn't made easy with a father that drinks away his money and two brothers that lose money in cards they do not have to begin with. Upon discovering that her father had stolen from his employer she attempts to return the money only to be caught by Nick. After their second meeting in just a few hours Isobel discovers that Nick is blind.
In an attempt to keep his secret safe Nick makes a bargain to hire Isobel as his secretary to replace her father, and what starts as as job as a secretary quickly becomes an offer of marriage. Two weeks later they are off to London and Isobel is making quite the splash, while Nick is somehow managing to hide that he is blind(well mostly blind). But someone seems to be trying to kill Nick and while they haven't succeeded as of yet another man (a spy) has ended up dead and the question at hand becomes who you can trust.
Add in a visit from Isobel's brothers and Nick's nemesis of sorts who it seems is out to truly get Nick and not playing around as he used to. And whats this he is a Spy as well?
Lots of fun, mystery and a sharp witted female lead ensures for a fun read. I highly recommend it!
gonturans's review against another edition
2.0
DNF
the beginning was an interesting beauty and the beast take, but then they got married too quickly and the book just fell flat.
the beginning was an interesting beauty and the beast take, but then they got married too quickly and the book just fell flat.
kylielorraine's review
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
melissad75's review against another edition
3.0
There was nothing terrible about this book. It was just sort of blah. I never got that engaged with the characters, didn't find the spy plot all that interesting, and thought the fact that the almost completely blind hero managed to get around London as easily as he did was unbelievable, as was the fact that no one he interacted with other than the heroine ever figured out that he couldn't see. At least my prediction that the book would end with the hero regaining his sight due to a second blow to the head was wrong! Giving this three full stars feels a little generous. It was more of a 2.5 star book for me.
sarahconnor89757's review against another edition
5.0
I don't know Jensen's other work but in this book, at least, she did a great job of mixing even amounts of drama and humor and smart writing. When I didn't enjoy the story I enjoyed just reading it because the characters were so charming.
iamadelina's review
4.0
It was a good read, nothing special, but still a good read for a lazy afternoon.
Isobel and Nathan were a nice combination of two different worlds.
I didn't like 'the drama' thought, it killed book for me, but well.
I would give 3 stars, but Nathan parents and his brother with his little experiments got to me.
Isobel and Nathan were a nice combination of two different worlds.
I didn't like 'the drama' thought, it killed book for me, but well.
I would give 3 stars, but Nathan parents and his brother with his little experiments got to me.
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