avacyn731's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, and Grief
Moderate: Drug use, Death of parent, Gun violence, Death, and Racial slurs
booknerdbetty's review against another edition
emotional
slow-paced
3.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racial slurs
bioticgod54's review against another edition
emotional
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This is probably one of my favorite romances ever. It’s not perfect, but I just really really enjoy it. Highly recommend if you’re into family dynamics in romance. Also the leads have good chemistry.
Content Warnings
Minor: Racial slurs
This book was written around 2006 and one of the leads is a Romani man in England in, I believe, the early 1800s. The g-slur is used. When it is said in the context of the protagonists, it is not used derogatorily. However, there are several characters who do use it that way.ember_eyes_are_for_tigers's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.75
Not a strong start to this series, as the plot felt forced and the characters felt stilted and were frankly annoying.
Especially Cam, whose personality seemed to have been completely altered from his first introduction.
Especially Cam, whose personality seemed to have been completely altered from his first introduction.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Racial slurs, Alcoholism, and Racism
Minor: Sexism
kristirose's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
After reading Devil in Winter, I really wanted to read Cam's story. I just love the character.
The Hathaway family is just a mess. It felt a bit over the top to me. One sibling is a kleptomaniac, another self-destructive and suicidal, another struggling with chronic illness. It was just a bit much for me.
I found Amelia herself to be annoying. I still don't understand her reluctance to marry Cam. It didn't make sense to me.
I'm not comfortable with the racism in the book either. It just felt off. Devil in Winter didn't have the same feel.
The Hathaway family is just a mess. It felt a bit over the top to me. One sibling is a kleptomaniac, another self-destructive and suicidal, another struggling with chronic illness. It was just a bit much for me.
I found Amelia herself to be annoying. I still don't understand her reluctance to marry Cam. It didn't make sense to me.
I'm not comfortable with the racism in the book either. It just felt off. Devil in Winter didn't have the same feel.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Racial slurs and Racism
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
rhyareads's review against another edition
emotional
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racial slurs
Use of the G word in regards to Romani people.jayoz15's review against another edition
lighthearted
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
In my quest to read all of Lisa Kleypas's historical romance backlist, I thought I would dive into reading The Hathaway series. Man this was not the book for me. I didn't like either main character, Amelia or Cam, and I forced myself to push through it. I didn't find there to be any chemistry between them. Cam was very overbearing and Amelia was too stubborn, and I just found myself getting annoyed at them constantly. Also, the edition I read had not been updated to replace the use of g*psy to Roma/Romani, and I found that slightly uncomfortable to read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs
asha_m's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, and Sexual content
raeslibrary's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
I am excited to have finally read the book where Cam gets to be the hero. Having been first introduced to Cam in Lisa Kleypas’s Devil in Winter book I loved him and was immediately intrigued by his character and then I felt an injustice had been done when he wasn’t the hero in Scandal in Spring so, it is exciting to finally get to see him have the page time he deserves!
Cam and Amelia (the heroine) have great chemistry in this book and as a love story it is very enjoyable and quick read.
However, reservations on the book are as follows: Cam is a character who is half Romani and although Lisa Kleypas does a good job of making sure to address a lot of the prejudice Cam faces in society and even takes time to let the reader hear from Cam’s perspective how he feels he belongs in neither world (British society vs with the Romani people) fully, she also plays into the stereotypes of a “dangerous, exotic, trickster-esque” Romani man. It’s hard to tell where the overlap of Cam being just a “tall, dark, and mysterious” hero begins and ends and blends with those stereotypical ideas of a Romani man (similar to the way Middle Eastern characters and culture are often made to be hyper sexual and “exotic” in Western media). Not being Romani, I can’t really speak to the representation but that was my impression while reading. Also it is my understanding that the g-word (the same one that shares a title with a shakira song) is considered a slur for the Romani people and it is used several times.
Every Lisa Kleypas book I have read so far as been enjoyable in the romance as she is a very passionate and romantic writer. I also think she does a good job of balancing the external forces of the plot with the romantic storyline that entertain and leave the reader with the passion and warm-fuzzies they came for in a romance novel.
Cam and Amelia (the heroine) have great chemistry in this book and as a love story it is very enjoyable and quick read.
However, reservations on the book are as follows: Cam is a character who is half Romani and although Lisa Kleypas does a good job of making sure to address a lot of the prejudice Cam faces in society and even takes time to let the reader hear from Cam’s perspective how he feels he belongs in neither world (British society vs with the Romani people) fully, she also plays into the stereotypes of a “dangerous, exotic, trickster-esque” Romani man. It’s hard to tell where the overlap of Cam being just a “tall, dark, and mysterious” hero begins and ends and blends with those stereotypical ideas of a Romani man (similar to the way Middle Eastern characters and culture are often made to be hyper sexual and “exotic” in Western media). Not being Romani, I can’t really speak to the representation but that was my impression while reading. Also it is my understanding that the g-word (the same one that shares a title with a shakira song) is considered a slur for the Romani people and it is used several times.
Every Lisa Kleypas book I have read so far as been enjoyable in the romance as she is a very passionate and romantic writer. I also think she does a good job of balancing the external forces of the plot with the romantic storyline that entertain and leave the reader with the passion and warm-fuzzies they came for in a romance novel.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racial slurs and Suicide attempt
megloveswords12's review against another edition
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Racism, Racial slurs, and Terminal illness
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