Reviews

Chasing Cassandra by Lisa Kleypas

yeparoo's review against another edition

lighthearted slow-paced

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

2.0

This book is just Ebeneezer Scrooge falling in love with a generic regency period woman. Not very interesting 

kingcarstairs's review against another edition

4.0

Me encantó. Es una novela super fresca, sencilla y divertida. Creo que es una historia que le da un giro más entretenido a la realidad de la época, sigue su propio ritmo y crea un ambiente más agradable.

Me gustó el desarrollo de los acontecimientos: sin muchas vueltas y sin llegar a aburrirte. El final es demasiado cute.

Puntos extras porque entendí a la perfección el audiolibro (cuando es inglés con acento británico sufro un millón).

Y ESCRIBIENDO ESTO ME DI CUENTA QUE ES UNA SAGA, ESTOY EN SHOCKKKKKKKKK

lalawoman416's review against another edition

2.0

Generally really love Lisa Kleypas but this one just didn't capture my attention. Too Pollyanna. Too Psychopathic.

woofpack's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

ablondebooknerd's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

freckleduck's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

I wasn’t sure how to think about this book but I really loved it. I found it to be so comforting and funny and quite enjoyable.

konvineo's review against another edition

3.0

I'm so confused to be honest. I'm confused about the male protagonist Tom Severin. I ended up skimming quite a few reviews, and ended up reading that Kleypas had said he is supposedly "a highly functioning sociopath", or something like that. I honestly thought he was autistic (I'm saying this as an autistic person myself, and I could recognise a lot of his behaviour in myself). Why would I think Tom is autistic? He obviously has a hard time understanding social rules, and recognising feelings in others. His special interests are engineering (very stereotypical), and business. He has texture issues, the protest on ruffles because he doesn't like how they feel, and cake, because it feels gross in his mouth. I can even recognise his insistence on having only five feelings (I've done something similar, and I'm not a sociopath as far as I know). Tom also doesn't appear to be someone who would break the law and put others and himself in danger just because (as can be a thing with sociopaths). He doesn't seem overly aggressive compared to the other male characters Kleypas has written.
So yeah, I'm very confused. I'm just going to headcannon him as autistic.

Other than all of that, I'd say the book is okay. I'll have to agree with other reviews I've seen, and say that Cassandra is a super bland character. The book also suffers from a weak story outside of the romance to glue the whole thing together.

murrrbelles's review against another edition

funny reflective fast-paced

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

3.0

a_kira's review against another edition

lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

elinorsbookshelf's review against another edition

funny lighthearted slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5