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rainelle_barrett's review against another edition
4.0
The Bride Who Got Lucky, by Janna MacGregor is a romantic light read for her book lovers and new book lovers. Janna whisk her readers imagination on a ride, with Nick and Emma leading the love story. Janna’s details provides the vision that heightens the drama which impacts the characters at each step in the book. As usual Janna’s story telling does not leave the reader disappointed. Page after page of this poignant story places the readers in London, where Nick is at an end pass with his father and Emma makes it her mission, to bring her best friends murder to justice.
But before old wounds can heal and justice has been handed out. Nick and Emma explores the passion that is growing between them. Both characters are adamant about never getting married. What do they say about the word never? Never say never, I believe? Nick claims the reluctant Emma to be his. I believe his exact words are, “ you are mine”. Once the possessive words are spoken, our romantic mystery solving duo has been caught in the cross hairs with two brothers who sees only blood. Pushed, but not forced. The duo, Nick and Emma stands together as one.
Together, they battle against the evil that has challenged them to learn to heal, while seeking vengeance for one devastated family and close friends. I recommend this book. Until next time my fellow readers...read on. I voluntary reviewed this ARC after receiving a free gifted copy.
But before old wounds can heal and justice has been handed out. Nick and Emma explores the passion that is growing between them. Both characters are adamant about never getting married. What do they say about the word never? Never say never, I believe? Nick claims the reluctant Emma to be his. I believe his exact words are, “ you are mine”. Once the possessive words are spoken, our romantic mystery solving duo has been caught in the cross hairs with two brothers who sees only blood. Pushed, but not forced. The duo, Nick and Emma stands together as one.
Together, they battle against the evil that has challenged them to learn to heal, while seeking vengeance for one devastated family and close friends. I recommend this book. Until next time my fellow readers...read on. I voluntary reviewed this ARC after receiving a free gifted copy.
dukefn99's review against another edition
4.0
Read the whole review at https://novelsalive.com/2021/04/08/4-star-review-the-bride-who-got-lucky-by-janna-macgregor/
suey_library's review against another edition
4.0
Received a copy of The Bride Who Got Lucky in exchange for an honest review. Thank you Janna MacGregor and Book End Tours for allowing me to read this!
Gosh I love Historical Fiction - seriously... shimmer my timbers. When it is good, I mean it is good comrades! I have said it before and I will say it again, when an author has the ability to lead the imagination of the reader to envision the timeframe while becoming enamored with the creative fiction placed before them - then the author did it right.
I mean it - the atmosphere both had the details needed for the timeframe to develop the premise with enough intrigue to understand that there were creative spots that the author added a special touch on the world. The world building was beautifully written. At no point did I feel the need to question the setting, regardless of any inaccurate premise motives, this is her book and quite frankly that is why it is historical fiction. Taking that atmosphere and turned it into a cunningly charming, swoon worthy yet sweet romance that aided in my ability to imagine the book happening.
Admittedly, I adored Nickolas. He was beyond the most roughest of closet sweethearts. He had a shitty hand dealt with his life thus creating a barrier in his head keeping people at arms length - minus a view close buddies and now Emma. His concern over her was absolutely stunning. I feel as though he was the perfect alpha male yet allowed Emma to be of equal to his person, which I think is something really clashes in romances yet this was written beautifully. I loved his character, his attentive protectiveness through to the end, he is an amazing male lead.
It was Emma who I struggled with in the long run of the read. Not necessarily in a bad light, but I do have pet peeves that irked me with Emma. I liked that she was a stubborn, strong willed female who was both naive and fierce in just a smallest of scenes. She was a bustling woman of many depths stuck in a world she did not feel she was equal to. What I do have an issue with is that her character was so stubborn at times, it wasn't so much putting her reputation in faults but the fact that she was willing to not only risk her life but others for a cause. Granted this cause was justified, but I feel like she could have dealt with it in another light, she was too strong willed and head fast to the situation without thinking it through. This even applied with her relationship to Nick, sometimes she opened up to make the most sweetest or sensual of moments yet in the same factor would almost belittle his entire personality. It was Emma who constantly voiced her concerns to be equal to her spouse or fellow man, Nick would grant this - happily and respectfully, treating her as an equal person yet she would turn a one eighty and not pursue her own advice when in concerns to giving men the same respects. She just irked me at times...
Trying to fight the world she thinks all is against her when really she is more battling her over thoughts on the situation - if she looked around and slowed it a bit, she would know she had many people (Nick included...) in her corner.
It was mostly the connection and chemistry that kept me going, completely engulfed in the tension between the two. I loved their chemistry. There was a certain level of sexual frustration, need for one another yet general respect that really developed throughout their relationship. There was a general friendship and strong attraction that was undeniably delicious - I loved Nick's sex appeal.
Overall, this was a great read. Once I started I honestly couldn't stop. It was a fast paced romance read with the best slow build of their connection in all the right ways. I loved the atmosphere, it really captured the era of the historical fiction that was not too exaggerated to not be believable - I definitely loved it. I will be sure to pick up the rest of this series!
Gosh I love Historical Fiction - seriously... shimmer my timbers. When it is good, I mean it is good comrades! I have said it before and I will say it again, when an author has the ability to lead the imagination of the reader to envision the timeframe while becoming enamored with the creative fiction placed before them - then the author did it right.
I mean it - the atmosphere both had the details needed for the timeframe to develop the premise with enough intrigue to understand that there were creative spots that the author added a special touch on the world. The world building was beautifully written. At no point did I feel the need to question the setting, regardless of any inaccurate premise motives, this is her book and quite frankly that is why it is historical fiction. Taking that atmosphere and turned it into a cunningly charming, swoon worthy yet sweet romance that aided in my ability to imagine the book happening.
Admittedly, I adored Nickolas. He was beyond the most roughest of closet sweethearts. He had a shitty hand dealt with his life thus creating a barrier in his head keeping people at arms length - minus a view close buddies and now Emma. His concern over her was absolutely stunning. I feel as though he was the perfect alpha male yet allowed Emma to be of equal to his person, which I think is something really clashes in romances yet this was written beautifully. I loved his character, his attentive protectiveness through to the end, he is an amazing male lead.
It was Emma who I struggled with in the long run of the read. Not necessarily in a bad light, but I do have pet peeves that irked me with Emma. I liked that she was a stubborn, strong willed female who was both naive and fierce in just a smallest of scenes. She was a bustling woman of many depths stuck in a world she did not feel she was equal to. What I do have an issue with is that her character was so stubborn at times, it wasn't so much putting her reputation in faults but the fact that she was willing to not only risk her life but others for a cause. Granted this cause was justified, but I feel like she could have dealt with it in another light, she was too strong willed and head fast to the situation without thinking it through. This even applied with her relationship to Nick, sometimes she opened up to make the most sweetest or sensual of moments yet in the same factor would almost belittle his entire personality. It was Emma who constantly voiced her concerns to be equal to her spouse or fellow man, Nick would grant this - happily and respectfully, treating her as an equal person yet she would turn a one eighty and not pursue her own advice when in concerns to giving men the same respects. She just irked me at times...
Trying to fight the world she thinks all is against her when really she is more battling her over thoughts on the situation - if she looked around and slowed it a bit, she would know she had many people (Nick included...) in her corner.
It was mostly the connection and chemistry that kept me going, completely engulfed in the tension between the two. I loved their chemistry. There was a certain level of sexual frustration, need for one another yet general respect that really developed throughout their relationship. There was a general friendship and strong attraction that was undeniably delicious - I loved Nick's sex appeal.
Overall, this was a great read. Once I started I honestly couldn't stop. It was a fast paced romance read with the best slow build of their connection in all the right ways. I loved the atmosphere, it really captured the era of the historical fiction that was not too exaggerated to not be believable - I definitely loved it. I will be sure to pick up the rest of this series!
librovert's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 Stars
Unfortunately, I think my recent binge of contemporary romance clouded my enjoyment of this book. Historical romance has always been a genre I enjoyed but my last read in the genre was almost 10 months ago. I spent the first 30% of the book wondering why the hell everyone sounded so pretentious. Spoiler Alert: It wasn't them, it was me. Any true to form regency romance is going to sound pretentious when compared to modern day English conversation, I just wasn't in the right mindset to translate what I was reading. Once I finally got over myself and remembered how to read historical romance, this was an enjoyable read.
Emma is my favorite kind of historical romance heroine - the kind that balks at the restrictions and societal expectations placed on women of her time. Not only does she want freedom for herself, she wants to create outlets by which other women can obtain freedom.
Nick will not be one of my favorite romance heroes. He had some a few really sweet and a few really swoony moments, but they felt inconsistent with who his character was the rest of the time. Long ago he was made to feel unloved and unwanted, so he's erected a wall around his emotions to keep them at bay. I usually love characters like this, but something about Nick just fell flat for me. He finally gets his act together at the end and his grand gesture ranks with some of the best, but his journey to get there felt more like a sudden 180 than a constant stream of development.
Overall it was a fun read and I would definitely read more books in this series.
I received this book from the author in exchange for an Instagram tour post.
Unfortunately, I think my recent binge of contemporary romance clouded my enjoyment of this book. Historical romance has always been a genre I enjoyed but my last read in the genre was almost 10 months ago. I spent the first 30% of the book wondering why the hell everyone sounded so pretentious. Spoiler Alert: It wasn't them, it was me. Any true to form regency romance is going to sound pretentious when compared to modern day English conversation, I just wasn't in the right mindset to translate what I was reading. Once I finally got over myself and remembered how to read historical romance, this was an enjoyable read.
Emma is my favorite kind of historical romance heroine - the kind that balks at the restrictions and societal expectations placed on women of her time. Not only does she want freedom for herself, she wants to create outlets by which other women can obtain freedom.
Nick will not be one of my favorite romance heroes. He had some a few really sweet and a few really swoony moments, but they felt inconsistent with who his character was the rest of the time. Long ago he was made to feel unloved and unwanted, so he's erected a wall around his emotions to keep them at bay. I usually love characters like this, but something about Nick just fell flat for me. He finally gets his act together at the end and his grand gesture ranks with some of the best, but his journey to get there felt more like a sudden 180 than a constant stream of development.
Overall it was a fun read and I would definitely read more books in this series.
I received this book from the author in exchange for an Instagram tour post.
scottishpixie26's review
4.0
Loved this book even more than the 1st in the series. Glad it wasn’t predictable. Only major issue (if you’d call it that) was the resolution of the situation with Aulton. I thought it was a bit anticlimactic.
Overall this was a beautiful love story.
Overall this was a beautiful love story.
melamtz's review against another edition
4.0
I liked this one way more than the first one, I just did not like Claire or Alex that much. The heroes in this story while annoying at times were way more tolerable. I was also very moved by Emma and her quest for justice on behalf of her friend, although, sometimes I did feel like she didn't think them all the way through or took great caution. I did feel the novel was very modern for the times but I got over it. I think I even embraced it a bit and the way she told Nick the plight of women and how nobody truly cares about them, oh that part was brilliant and heartbreaking.
cgroup6's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed this book! I love that it took on a topic that is still relevant today - domestic violence and showed that while society has come a long way, it still has a ways to go for truly preventing it. I highly recommend this book - just read the series in order!
whiskeyinthejar's review against another edition
4.0
3.5 stars
***I won a copy from First Reads GoodReads giveaway. First US resident to pm me I'll pay it forward and mail my copy to them.***
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I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
Ever since his father coldly rejected him in front of his peers, Nick has closed himself off from any semblance of love. He devotes himself to his business and stays clear from any marriage market shenanigans.
Blaming herself for not helping her dear friend Lena, Emma is determined to never marry and provide women with an opportunity to be at least somewhat self-sufficient.
Nick and Emma have danced around a friendship for years but when reputations are on the line, they find themselves forced into a situation they never wanted. Or so they thought.
Second in the Cavensham Heiresses series, The Bride Who Got Lucky stars Nick and Emma. They were introduced in the first and while the author starts us off from a situation that developed there, new readers would still have no problem starting here. You'd miss how Emma’s cousin and husband came together who are featured here but otherwise the author does a great job showing how Emma and Nick's friendship started to develop.
With a deep sigh, he lay on his back and draped an arm across his forehead. His other rested beside hers.
She dared to slide her hand over his, and he wove their fingers together. Her fear gradually receded little by little like the outgoing tide.
What I loved the most about this story was the beginning friendship that Nick and Emma shared. Right off the bat they captured me with their sensual tension that blazed from their back and forth conversations and crackling physical closeness. They danced around each other beautifully in the beginning that had me highly anticipating their journey. The resolve came much too quickly for me as their relationship started full steam ahead at around the 30% mark and fairly soon rushed to a higher sexual degree. I was settled in for a more gradual build and was a bit disappointed in how the heroine became pretty sexual and drove the focus to bedroom scenes instead of teasing tension filled hesitant touches. The bedroom scenes were well written but they became the focus for too long and took away from their friendship and the plot that brings them together.
"Sometimes, if you're lucky, a woman consumes you."
Nick was a pretty great hero, he gives Emma a book!, and the opening prologue where his father crushes their relationship provided a solid base for his contained, bury the pain personality. He had moments of sexiness and caring but also paled a bit in comparison to the deeper flushed out Emma. Emma feels deep guilt over not being there for her bestfriend when her husband was abusing her. This leads to her having a fear of marrying (an often used trope but felt real and believable here) and wanting to open a lending bank to women. Her thoughts and feelings she relays and conversations she struggles to be understood in will have you joining in with her frustration. She's a believable regency feminist who is fearful and angry about what happened to her friend and how she doesn't really have any recourse for justice or protect herself from the same fate.
While I liked all the themes and relationships happening here, there was also a bit of a disjointed feel to all the storylines. I couldn't help but feel that a feminist heroine box was being checked and the heavy sexual tone and number of sexual scenes not only disappointed me in the lack of time given to a more tension filled build-up, it also seemed to overly cover up the justice for the bestfriend thread. The heavy emotion from domestic violence and how it affected Emma and the women of the time doesn't get its due and the danger from the villain wasn't able to be fully felt because of how it is pushed to the side, in what seems to be, in favor of more sex scenes.
The writing veered at times to flowery, I would have liked more tension build-up, and the ending was a bit too pat. However, the author's ability to write great chemistry between her leads and such wonderful multifaceted relationships between family members and friends will definitely have me continuing on in the series. She has introduced a couple secondary characters that I can't wait to see how their story unfolds.
His darkness gave way to her, like the night to the day.
She had found him and brought him home.
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I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
Ever since his father coldly rejected him in front of his peers, Nick has closed himself off from any semblance of love. He devotes himself to his business and stays clear from any marriage market shenanigans.
Blaming herself for not helping her dear friend Lena, Emma is determined to never marry and provide women with an opportunity to be at least somewhat self-sufficient.
Nick and Emma have danced around a friendship for years but when reputations are on the line, they find themselves forced into a situation they never wanted. Or so they thought.
Second in the Cavensham Heiresses series, The Bride Who Got Lucky stars Nick and Emma. They were introduced in the first and while the author starts us off from a situation that developed there, new readers would still have no problem starting here. You'd miss how Emma’s cousin and husband came together who are featured here but otherwise the author does a great job showing how Emma and Nick's friendship started to develop.
With a deep sigh, he lay on his back and draped an arm across his forehead. His other rested beside hers.
She dared to slide her hand over his, and he wove their fingers together. Her fear gradually receded little by little like the outgoing tide.
What I loved the most about this story was the beginning friendship that Nick and Emma shared. Right off the bat they captured me with their sensual tension that blazed from their back and forth conversations and crackling physical closeness. They danced around each other beautifully in the beginning that had me highly anticipating their journey. The resolve came much too quickly for me as their relationship started full steam ahead at around the 30% mark and fairly soon rushed to a higher sexual degree. I was settled in for a more gradual build and was a bit disappointed in how the heroine became pretty sexual and drove the focus to bedroom scenes instead of teasing tension filled hesitant touches. The bedroom scenes were well written but they became the focus for too long and took away from their friendship and the plot that brings them together.
"Sometimes, if you're lucky, a woman consumes you."
Nick was a pretty great hero, he gives Emma a book!, and the opening prologue where his father crushes their relationship provided a solid base for his contained, bury the pain personality. He had moments of sexiness and caring but also paled a bit in comparison to the deeper flushed out Emma. Emma feels deep guilt over not being there for her bestfriend when her husband was abusing her. This leads to her having a fear of marrying (an often used trope but felt real and believable here) and wanting to open a lending bank to women. Her thoughts and feelings she relays and conversations she struggles to be understood in will have you joining in with her frustration. She's a believable regency feminist who is fearful and angry about what happened to her friend and how she doesn't really have any recourse for justice or protect herself from the same fate.
While I liked all the themes and relationships happening here, there was also a bit of a disjointed feel to all the storylines. I couldn't help but feel that a feminist heroine box was being checked and the heavy sexual tone and number of sexual scenes not only disappointed me in the lack of time given to a more tension filled build-up, it also seemed to overly cover up the justice for the bestfriend thread. The heavy emotion from domestic violence and how it affected Emma and the women of the time doesn't get its due and the danger from the villain wasn't able to be fully felt because of how it is pushed to the side, in what seems to be, in favor of more sex scenes.
The writing veered at times to flowery, I would have liked more tension build-up, and the ending was a bit too pat. However, the author's ability to write great chemistry between her leads and such wonderful multifaceted relationships between family members and friends will definitely have me continuing on in the series. She has introduced a couple secondary characters that I can't wait to see how their story unfolds.
His darkness gave way to her, like the night to the day.
She had found him and brought him home.
michellini90's review against another edition
4.0
**I received a free ARC via Netgalley.com in exchange for my honest review**
This was a very emotional book, with a strong and relatable female character. I loved everyrhing about Emma, and Nick's character was the perfect balance.
I didn't like how some of the scenes were overly dramatic, nor did I like how much time was invested in the love scenes, but a decent 4 star read just for Emma.
This was a very emotional book, with a strong and relatable female character. I loved everyrhing about Emma, and Nick's character was the perfect balance.
I didn't like how some of the scenes were overly dramatic, nor did I like how much time was invested in the love scenes, but a decent 4 star read just for Emma.
llina's review
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75