jessbookishlife's review against another edition
5.0
"One Week To Wed" is the first book of Laurie Benson's new series, The Sommersby Brides, and it follows three sisters Charlotte, Elizabeth and Juliet. This one is about Charlotte and Andrew.
This is the first book I'm reading by Laurie Benson and I enjoyed it so much that I can't wait to by more of her books and really get a feel for her writing style, because I did love this story a lot.
We met Andrew first at the funeral of Elizabeth's husband and as I was reading about him and his brothers I got quite curious. Andrew has some secrets and I seriously wanted to keep reading just to discover more about him and his family and the nature of his job.
Anyway, once we get to met Charlotte, then I got really excited. Charlotte is not like her sister Lizzy or her other sister Juliet, although we don't know much about them both besides what we read from the perspective of this book. Nevertheless, we get to see how kind and loyal she is, and how important her sisters are to her.
As we keep reading, we start to understand more about her past and how she's still grieving for the loss of her husband. And even though I don't personally know what that feels like, I know how it can change our lives when we loose someone we love dearly unexpectedly, so I can understand her reasons for not wanting to get married again and how she's just happy to live her quite life in Cheshire.
Then again, this wouldn't be a Romance book if things didn't change. Life is unexpected most of the times and when Charlotte meets Andrew, she wasn't prepare for her feeling and for life to change.
I won't say much more because I don't want to give any spoilers, but let's just say I loved it and it made me emotional and even laugh at some moments, especially Lizzy's actions, since she's a bit at how different from most characters I have read about. And I must admit, I'm curious to get to read her book in the future.
This book has just the amount of details and rollercoaster moments to keep you going, plus it has that magical thing that made me in love with this genre. Laurie Benson writes with that magical pen that makes it possible for me to escape when I read a Historical Romance. I got transported to that time and could imagine myself wearing the clothes and interacting with the characters. That's one of the "magical things" that made this book special.
Do I recommend this book? That's not even a question people should ask. Of Course I recommend this book! Go get it immediately!
[First, I want to thank Rachel at Rachel's Random Resources for this blog tour, and Laurie for giving me the eCopy in exchange for an honest review.]
This is the first book I'm reading by Laurie Benson and I enjoyed it so much that I can't wait to by more of her books and really get a feel for her writing style, because I did love this story a lot.
We met Andrew first at the funeral of Elizabeth's husband and as I was reading about him and his brothers I got quite curious. Andrew has some secrets and I seriously wanted to keep reading just to discover more about him and his family and the nature of his job.
Anyway, once we get to met Charlotte, then I got really excited. Charlotte is not like her sister Lizzy or her other sister Juliet, although we don't know much about them both besides what we read from the perspective of this book. Nevertheless, we get to see how kind and loyal she is, and how important her sisters are to her.
As we keep reading, we start to understand more about her past and how she's still grieving for the loss of her husband. And even though I don't personally know what that feels like, I know how it can change our lives when we loose someone we love dearly unexpectedly, so I can understand her reasons for not wanting to get married again and how she's just happy to live her quite life in Cheshire.
Then again, this wouldn't be a Romance book if things didn't change. Life is unexpected most of the times and when Charlotte meets Andrew, she wasn't prepare for her feeling and for life to change.
I won't say much more because I don't want to give any spoilers, but let's just say I loved it and it made me emotional and even laugh at some moments, especially Lizzy's actions, since she's a bit at how different from most characters I have read about. And I must admit, I'm curious to get to read her book in the future.
This book has just the amount of details and rollercoaster moments to keep you going, plus it has that magical thing that made me in love with this genre. Laurie Benson writes with that magical pen that makes it possible for me to escape when I read a Historical Romance. I got transported to that time and could imagine myself wearing the clothes and interacting with the characters. That's one of the "magical things" that made this book special.
Do I recommend this book? That's not even a question people should ask. Of Course I recommend this book! Go get it immediately!
[First, I want to thank Rachel at Rachel's Random Resources for this blog tour, and Laurie for giving me the eCopy in exchange for an honest review.]
katie_83's review against another edition
5.0
One Week to Wed
By Laurie Benson
5 stars
Reviewed on behalf of 3 Degrees of Fiction Book Blog
This is the first book that I have read by this author and will absolutely not be the last! Historical romance stories are my favourite and this was an amazing read. I loved watching the slow build of the relationship between Charlotte and Andrew. I really felt for Charlotte, I could feel her devastation at losing her husband and how she struggled with the awakening of her feelings towards another man. I loved that they were both as stubborn as each other and both adamant that they didn’t want to marry anybody. The secondary characters were also great! The author wrote this story perfect for the era in which it was set. Her descriptive writing was beautiful and I could honestly imagine everything that I was reading. The pace and flow was fantastic and I found myself eagerly turning the pages and rooting for Charlotte to find her happily ever after and I wanted it to be with Andrew!
For me, One Week to Wed, was a perfect historical romance, it has a storyline that I haven’t read about before so had a great uniqueness to it.
Lovers of historical romance will no doubt enjoy this story – I know that I did!!
By Laurie Benson
5 stars
Reviewed on behalf of 3 Degrees of Fiction Book Blog
This is the first book that I have read by this author and will absolutely not be the last! Historical romance stories are my favourite and this was an amazing read. I loved watching the slow build of the relationship between Charlotte and Andrew. I really felt for Charlotte, I could feel her devastation at losing her husband and how she struggled with the awakening of her feelings towards another man. I loved that they were both as stubborn as each other and both adamant that they didn’t want to marry anybody. The secondary characters were also great! The author wrote this story perfect for the era in which it was set. Her descriptive writing was beautiful and I could honestly imagine everything that I was reading. The pace and flow was fantastic and I found myself eagerly turning the pages and rooting for Charlotte to find her happily ever after and I wanted it to be with Andrew!
For me, One Week to Wed, was a perfect historical romance, it has a storyline that I haven’t read about before so had a great uniqueness to it.
Lovers of historical romance will no doubt enjoy this story – I know that I did!!
ksmarsden's review against another edition
4.0
After losing her beloved husband, Charlotte never wants to marry again.
Lord Andrew may play the handsome rogue, but he honestly can't risk marrying a woman and bring her into his dangerous life.
I received a free copy in exchange for an honest review.
I'm really glad I had forgotten what the blurb said when I started reading this book. The fact that Charlotte and Andrew have a single night of passion, and have to wed quickly does happen, but I wouldn't consider it a major part. Nor would I say that there's any emphasis on scandal.
Instead, this was quite a fun book, with Charlotte enjoying being an independent woman, who can do as she please, and has the freedom to think for herself. Yes, she's still in mourning for her husband who died five years ago; and no, she's not interested in replacing him. But she's so much more. She doesn't care for society, and she takes a deep interest in politics.
Charlotte is quite happy with the simple life she has carved for herself and has no intention of changing it anytime soon.
Andrew is a rogue on the surface; handsome, charming, and not lacking in female attention. Again, there's more to him than meets the eye. He is a man bound by duty to the crown, and to his family, and he isn't willing to bring an innocent woman into that life.
Instead of scandal, there's an underlying tension - it's made clear to the reader from the beginning that Andrew is the man that Charlotte's sister has been in love with for years; and it's only a matter of time before this explosive information comes to light.
I thought the pace of the story drops off in the last quarter, but I still really enjoyed I and would be interested in reading the rest of the series.
Lord Andrew may play the handsome rogue, but he honestly can't risk marrying a woman and bring her into his dangerous life.
I received a free copy in exchange for an honest review.
I'm really glad I had forgotten what the blurb said when I started reading this book. The fact that Charlotte and Andrew have a single night of passion, and have to wed quickly does happen, but I wouldn't consider it a major part. Nor would I say that there's any emphasis on scandal.
Instead, this was quite a fun book, with Charlotte enjoying being an independent woman, who can do as she please, and has the freedom to think for herself. Yes, she's still in mourning for her husband who died five years ago; and no, she's not interested in replacing him. But she's so much more. She doesn't care for society, and she takes a deep interest in politics.
Charlotte is quite happy with the simple life she has carved for herself and has no intention of changing it anytime soon.
Andrew is a rogue on the surface; handsome, charming, and not lacking in female attention. Again, there's more to him than meets the eye. He is a man bound by duty to the crown, and to his family, and he isn't willing to bring an innocent woman into that life.
Instead of scandal, there's an underlying tension - it's made clear to the reader from the beginning that Andrew is the man that Charlotte's sister has been in love with for years; and it's only a matter of time before this explosive information comes to light.
I thought the pace of the story drops off in the last quarter, but I still really enjoyed I and would be interested in reading the rest of the series.
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