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readwithchey's review against another edition
5.0
Amanda Quick, for me, is the absolute queen of historicals. She has the uncanny ability to weave mystery, comedy, romance, murder, history, adventure, and just all the things I love wrapped up into one! You really can’t beat a good Amanda Quick novel IMO.
With This Ring has one of my favorites tropes of HR: scholarly hero/heroine. The hero here is the dashing and darkly mysterious Mad Monk Leo Drake who rules over his gloomy castle with a giant wolf hound and a passion for uncovering history’s myths and secrets. Enter one Beatrice Poole, who needs the Mad Monk to help solve a murder AND track down a mythical ancient artifact that could unlock a treasure unrivaled. I’m sorry, does this not sound PERFECT?
This novel is both fast paced and utterly enchanting. It’s a standalone novel and I think the perfect read, honestly. I love Quick’s writing style and the atmosphere she’s able to create with each story and the characters here are so dynamic. It sucked me in from the beginning and didn’t let me go until the mystery was solved and an HEA was given! A+ historical romance!
With This Ring has one of my favorites tropes of HR: scholarly hero/heroine. The hero here is the dashing and darkly mysterious Mad Monk Leo Drake who rules over his gloomy castle with a giant wolf hound and a passion for uncovering history’s myths and secrets. Enter one Beatrice Poole, who needs the Mad Monk to help solve a murder AND track down a mythical ancient artifact that could unlock a treasure unrivaled. I’m sorry, does this not sound PERFECT?
This novel is both fast paced and utterly enchanting. It’s a standalone novel and I think the perfect read, honestly. I love Quick’s writing style and the atmosphere she’s able to create with each story and the characters here are so dynamic. It sucked me in from the beginning and didn’t let me go until the mystery was solved and an HEA was given! A+ historical romance!
rachelini's review against another edition
4.0
I used to be quite obsessed with Amanda Quick - I still have all of her earlier series, which I bought at this one used bookstore that sold mostly romance (long gone). She lost me right around this time, so it seemed like a logical place to start when a blog post somewhere made me want to read her again.
bbooks23's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
j_b_'s review against another edition
3.0
There is something comforting about an Amanda Quick mystery. Humorous, gothic, romantic - there is something for everyone. Quick never takes herself too seriously and the results are always an engaging, fun read.
rywalker's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.5
ssejig's review against another edition
4.0
Beatrice Poole's uncle, who was supposed to provide a dowry for her cousin but he died in a brothel right after supposedly purchasing a pair of mythic rings. She appeals for help from Leo Drake, who knows a few things about myths since his family has always been known as the "Mad Earls of Monkton." Together they look through the slums and brothels of London whilst falling in love. Not my favorite Amanda Quick but one of the better ones.
frahhn's review against another edition
2.0
Here's the thing I am a *sucker* for Amanda Quick historicals, and I love when the "youngsters" sillily discount their "elders" in a romance but I am so sick of all the weird-ass treatment of sex workers in these books I've been noticing lately?
They all need to be saved, sex work is the height of hell etc...and I just hate it. I know that victorian principles cannot be ignored for the period but many people who are sex workers like their jobs!! They are as happy as any of us can be under capitalism! And it makes me really really sad to have to get through pages of a heroine I mostly like trying to "save" someone--it's just not that simple. Ugh.
They all need to be saved, sex work is the height of hell etc...and I just hate it. I know that victorian principles cannot be ignored for the period but many people who are sex workers like their jobs!! They are as happy as any of us can be under capitalism! And it makes me really really sad to have to get through pages of a heroine I mostly like trying to "save" someone--it's just not that simple. Ugh.