Reviews

I Thee Wed by Amanda Quick

kwcook's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

ssejig's review against another edition

4.0

Emma Greyson is not at a good time in her life. She sold her grandmother's cottage and invested the money in a ship that has not come in. Until it does, she's working as a lady's companion. But at the current house party, she is feeling rather pressured. One of the gentleman is chasing her and now he's ended up dead.
Edison Stokes is at the same house party. He's looking for a book that was stolen from a very powerful dead man. Once he sets eyes on Emma, he knows she can help. So he gives her an alibi for when the man was murdered. The two travel back to London together with Edison hiring Emma to help him m get ahold of the book. As they work together, their attraction grows stronger.

booksuperpower's review against another edition

4.0

Amanda Quick is one is one my my favorites. This one is very good. Not just romance, but a good mystery too. Not much more I could say, but that it was a fun, quick moving historical romance.

andrea_n's review against another edition

5.0

I'm loving Amanda Quick's books. She spins the webs of mystery quite well. I'm totally enthralled. Can't wait to read more.

cynpra1520's review against another edition

4.0

I like Amanda Quick's heroines because they are always unusual in different ways and have little or no concern on how the world finds them. In this book, Emma is another one of those heroines but probably the closest to relate to women in this time...a working woman trying to get thru the world as best she can with no illusions to the life around her.

readclever's review against another edition

3.0

I really liked Emma. I found her to be entirely relateable. Didn't even mind the gauzy metaphysical elements that made her a little too perfect. I wasn't entirely convinced of Edison, however. He felt a bit too much everything. The Vanza elements worked in a whodunit way but I wanted more character building between Edison and his grandmother, for example. Too many plot elements for a book under 400 pages well.

Solid writing. Emma's clear ethical lines definitely worked pretty consistently.

cleocleveland's review against another edition

3.0

Decent, fun read but not my favorite Amanda Quick.

pinknantucket's review against another edition

4.0

What a fabulously over-the-top Regency romance. Secret societies! Martial arts! Magic potions! Murder! Admirable bosoms! I should make it clear that I HAD drunk two glasses of wine on an empty stomach as I embarked on this horrid novel but I enjoyed it immensely. It featured another excellent plot device to bring the hero and heroine in close proximity, the "both-seeking-sanctuary-in-the-same-wardrobe" device—really, excellent. Why don't we all do this thing more often in real life? Also I appreciated that there were plenty of mysteries to keep us occupied while the hero and heroine decided that they did, indeed, truly love each other. When a book is just about the latter it really is dreadfully dull, as it inevitably relies on some ridiculous misunderstanding that has to last 100 pages or so. This is the first novel by Amanda Quick I've read—I think those by Julia Quinn are more "authentic" in their depiction of the Regency era; Quick just pops in the odd word like "reticule" or "breeches" to paint a quick sketch of the time—but I really didn't mind. Hurrah for horrid novels!

musicalmuppet's review against another edition

4.0

I did really enjoy this book but I felt like I'd already read it (even though goodreads and my kindle said otherwise). I think this little niggle is what stopped me getting as into the story as I normally do as the plot was really good. If you enjoy Quick, Quinn or Laurens, it's a decent read and a good installment in the Vanza series.

readclever's review against another edition

3.0

I really liked Emma. I found her to be entirely relateable. Didn't even mind the gauzy metaphysical elements that made her a little too perfect. I wasn't entirely convinced of Edison, however. He felt a bit too much everything. The Vanza elements worked in a whodunit way but I wanted more character building between Edison and his grandmother, for example. Too many plot elements for a book under 400 pages well.

Solid writing. Emma's clear ethical lines definitely worked pretty consistently.