morgamoon's review against another edition
4.0
« Et au passage, ma chérie, dit Charlotte en prenant ma main posée sur le comptoir, une lueur dans les yeux, oublie le prince et la princesse… J’ai toujours pensé que la vraie histoire était entre la sorcière et le dragon ».
Quatrième livre que je lis de cette auteure et je pense que pour le moment c’est mon préféré.
J’ai adoré la romance et les chamailleries entre Kira et Grayson deux personnages complexes comme c’est souvent le cas avec ses histoires leurs surnom de dragon et sorcière j’ai fondu tout du long tellement c’était cute <3
La thématique abordé autour de la sexualité de Kira avec les abus de son ex et sa reconstruction grâce à Gray a été bien traité j’ai aimé son personnage un peu fofolle et lui un peu grumpy et renfermé .
Point positif pour la romance qui met un peu de temps à se mettre en place cela change des histoires où tout arrive dès les premiers chapitres.
Une bonne surprise ayant étant moyennement convaincu par le collectionneur de voeux !
Quatrième livre que je lis de cette auteure et je pense que pour le moment c’est mon préféré.
J’ai adoré la romance et les chamailleries entre Kira et Grayson deux personnages complexes comme c’est souvent le cas avec ses histoires leurs surnom de dragon et sorcière j’ai fondu tout du long tellement c’était cute <3
La thématique abordé autour de la sexualité de Kira avec les abus de son ex et sa reconstruction grâce à Gray a été bien traité j’ai aimé son personnage un peu fofolle et lui un peu grumpy et renfermé .
Point positif pour la romance qui met un peu de temps à se mettre en place cela change des histoires où tout arrive dès les premiers chapitres.
Une bonne surprise ayant étant moyennement convaincu par le collectionneur de voeux !
ikovski's review against another edition
5.0
210122 az önce tumblrda denk geldim asfdasdf
*11 Ocak canım biraz ağlamamak istemiş olabilir, sebeple münasip yerleri okusam da 4. okuyuş diye girmiyorum.
3. okuyuş.
mmm, anlaşmalı evlilik... en sevdiğim.
ve kapak muhteşem değilll mii?
bu arada bu kadının kitaplarında girişler hep uzun, yani gelişme ve romantik kısımlara geçmek aşşrırı meşakkatli. gelişme oldukça durgun ve mutlu bir çerçevede giderken nasıl ki ebook readerımda %20-25 yazıyor, eheheheh gelsin olaylar da artık bitsin,
demeye başlıyorum. bütün aşk hikayeleri aynıdır.
işin ilginç yanı, babası tarafından ikisinin de acı çekmesine rağmen ve acılarını paylaşmama, yaşamama rağmen onlara değil, Gray'in tüm o yaşadıklarına rağmen üstelik, Harley'in hikayesine ağladım.
çünkü ben süperim.dediğim gibi, bütün aşk hikayeleri aynıdır. işte mia, ağaca çıkmalarla, meyve bahçeleriyle, labirent zımbırtısıyla farklılıklar yaratıyor. ne kadar iyi yaratıyor artık karar verebilecek isteğim yok şu an.
dragon-witch mevzusu sönük kalmış. ne bileyim. başka bir şey bekliyordum ben. ve diğer kitaplarına göre de eksik gibi geldi bana. daha olay odaklıydı. 'bunu yaptım, şu olmuştu, şöyle düşünüyorum' felan felan yani. metin yoktu ki anasını satayım, alıntı alamadım.
ayrıca büyük fırtınada meyve fırlatmak? çok aptalca ama muhteşemdi o sahne. şapşirikler.
ve ben sana sakladığın boku söyle demiştim aşkitom. çünkü aklı başında, dangalak bir tane erkek karakter yazılmadı dünyada (archer hariç fsfasfdkl). yani evet, tam tahmin ettiğim gibi. ayyyhh klişe işte, aptal olan heronun en sevdiği kişisinin başına bir şey gelir ve sonra bizim heroya nasihat verir ve bizim hero da mal olduğu için, 'TüLaY dÖn NoLuR YapaMıyoM SeNsiZ' demeye başlar. he anam he, sıkıldım bundan ben.
ama hoşuma gitmedi mi :)))))))))))
yağmur altında bekleyip kapıları kırma sahnesi muhteşemdi, allahsızdı, kitapsızdı
AMA İŞTE bu sahneleri sükseli yazmıyor mia ama o kadar mükemmel ki geberseydim daha iyiydi ama sükseli yazsaydı...ayrıca HANİ BEKLEDİM Kİ TIPKI DÜŞLEDİĞİ GİBİ kızın saçını dolayacak yumruğuna ve bir güzel becererek sevişecek ama... olmadı...
bana saç uzattıracaksınız...
xoxoxo
iko
another_bookworm's review against another edition
4.0
4.5/5 stars
Wonderful couple Grayson Hawthorn and Kira Dallaire. Especially Kira is awesome.
Side characters are unforgettable.
I liked the feel of it. Close to reality.
Today may be a very bad day, but tomorrow may be the best day of your life. You just have to hang on until you get there. - Grammy
Watch what people do when they think no one's watching, love. That's how you'll know who they really are. - Grammy
I'd gone over the "what ifs" of my life more times than I could count. It was a painful, useless waste of time. - Grayson
"So you say. I've found that people say what suits them in the moment. Doesn't always mean it can be counted on." - Grayson
"Your grandmother believed that if age and maturity didn't make a person more aware of the needs of others, or at least one other, marriage certainly would." - Lawyer
"My mother used to say that marriage is much like wine. They both mature slowly and grow deeper and more complex with time." - Walter
"Forget the prince and princess. I always imagined the real story was between the witch and the dragon." - Charlotte
After all, what was life without a few exciting adventures? - Kira
"There's nothing on earth like the feel of someone who loves you grasping your hand in the dark when you're lost and afraid." - Shane
"We should all be children when it comes to love- open and vulnerable." - Charlotte
"And bear this in mind; love is not always smooth and easy. Love can be piercing. Love means exposing yourself- all of yourself, every tender part- to being hurt. Because true love is not only the flower, true love is also the thorns." - Charlotte
"Right, Sharp and painful." - Kira
"There is always pain in this life. Not just for me, not just for you- for everyone. You can't avoid it. And sometimes the pain is so great, it feels as if it carves out the very essence of who you are. But it doesn't, not if you don't allow it to. It carves out a place in you, yes, but love is meant to fill that space. If you let it, pain makes more space for love within you. And the love we carry inside makes us strong when nothing else can." - Kira
How much pain could a person handle before they broke? - Kira
I wanted to break her like she had broken me. - Grayson
"I think you'll find, that where there is real love, there is always real hope." - Walter
"And sometimes we'll meet halfway, but other times, I'll come to you. And I'll try my very best to put my pride aside so I know when I need to be the one to do that." - Grayson
"Me too." - Kira
In Vino Veritas. In wine there is truth.
But the greater knowledge that now lived in the peaceful silence in my heart was: in love there is truth. - Grayson
Wonderful couple Grayson Hawthorn and Kira Dallaire. Especially Kira is awesome.
Side characters are unforgettable.
I liked the feel of it. Close to reality.
Today may be a very bad day, but tomorrow may be the best day of your life. You just have to hang on until you get there. - Grammy
Watch what people do when they think no one's watching, love. That's how you'll know who they really are. - Grammy
I'd gone over the "what ifs" of my life more times than I could count. It was a painful, useless waste of time. - Grayson
"So you say. I've found that people say what suits them in the moment. Doesn't always mean it can be counted on." - Grayson
"Your grandmother believed that if age and maturity didn't make a person more aware of the needs of others, or at least one other, marriage certainly would." - Lawyer
"My mother used to say that marriage is much like wine. They both mature slowly and grow deeper and more complex with time." - Walter
"Forget the prince and princess. I always imagined the real story was between the witch and the dragon." - Charlotte
After all, what was life without a few exciting adventures? - Kira
"There's nothing on earth like the feel of someone who loves you grasping your hand in the dark when you're lost and afraid." - Shane
"We should all be children when it comes to love- open and vulnerable." - Charlotte
"And bear this in mind; love is not always smooth and easy. Love can be piercing. Love means exposing yourself- all of yourself, every tender part- to being hurt. Because true love is not only the flower, true love is also the thorns." - Charlotte
"Right, Sharp and painful." - Kira
"There is always pain in this life. Not just for me, not just for you- for everyone. You can't avoid it. And sometimes the pain is so great, it feels as if it carves out the very essence of who you are. But it doesn't, not if you don't allow it to. It carves out a place in you, yes, but love is meant to fill that space. If you let it, pain makes more space for love within you. And the love we carry inside makes us strong when nothing else can." - Kira
How much pain could a person handle before they broke? - Kira
I wanted to break her like she had broken me. - Grayson
"I think you'll find, that where there is real love, there is always real hope." - Walter
"And sometimes we'll meet halfway, but other times, I'll come to you. And I'll try my very best to put my pride aside so I know when I need to be the one to do that." - Grayson
"Me too." - Kira
In Vino Veritas. In wine there is truth.
But the greater knowledge that now lived in the peaceful silence in my heart was: in love there is truth. - Grayson
jessreads82's review against another edition
4.0
I listened and read this book. At first i needed a minute to get used to the characters, as they both seemed a little spoiled. But as the story continued on, they grew in depth and I really enjoyed the story. Some parts of it I felt the heroine was a little too understanding and kind, but overall it was a great book. Seemingly different from a typical MS book
kreeps's review against another edition
5.0
Oh my goodness. I loved this book. Okay so at the beginning of this story Kira (the lead female) proposes a marriage to Grayson (lead male). Just that alone is one of my favorite type of books to read. I love the whole idea of starting out a relationship based on an agreement rather than normal. It is just amusing to me watching two people coexist when they don't necessarily want to. But I mean of course they had the initial attraction to each other that helped to fuel their inevitable real relationship. So yeah anyways then there was Grayson. I really loved him. He was all broody and adorable lol. Kira balanced him out perfectly. She was the sunshine and hope that he desperately needed in his life. I seriously loved the part when they are racing down the banister. They were both so carefree and it was like the first real step towards their real relationship. They had issues and Grayson was unbelievably cruel when he thought that Kira had wronged him but I still loved him. Kira was awesome. She was so brave and full of wonder for life. The cottage part reminded me of KA's Fantastical (I think it's that one) where Finnie cleans up the cottage that Frey leaves her at :). Anywhooo this was a really great book that caused me to smile often because of the banter and chemistry between the two main characters. Highly recommended!
amberbkenoyer's review against another edition
3.0
The writing was wonderful, but I never connected with the characters or story.
mrswolf_mcwolf's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
relaxing
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
colleen_m's review against another edition
4.0
A different kind of take on marriage-of-convenience, mixed with some fairytale-like intrigue.
Title: Grayson's Vow
Author: Mia Sheridan
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Main Characters:
Kira Dallaire is the daughter of a wealthy politician, but her recent fiasco of trying to live her life like Daddy wants her to has left her with nothing but heartache. She was never good enough for her father, her mother died when she was young, and her former fiance treated her like as much of a prop as her father did - especially when it came down to saving their own reputations.
Grayson Hawthorne has spent his whole life trying to gain love and approval from parents who hated him.The negligence and outright emotional abuse from both his biological parents and stepmother have colored every decision he has ever made, and played a hand in the most traumatic event in his life .
Plot/Conflict:
Kira’s grandmother has passed away, and her father has disowned her unless she capitulates to letting him run her life. With nowhere to go, and people counting on her, she concocts a scheme to get her trust fund early… she has to get married. Short of pulling someone off the streets, or putting an ad in the paper, she’ll just have to see who falls into her path.
Grayson Hawthorne passes Kira’s path while at the bank, getting unequivocally denied a loan that would keep his family’s winery open and running. Nothing is as important to Grayson as that winery, his last promise to his father was to keep it running. Kira knows enough about Grayson to know that he is just as desperate as she is, but not enough to understand how he could appear so lost and deep one minute, but be cold and brusque with her.
Kira and Grayson’s misconceptions of each other are piling up quickly as they go about the process of setting up a fake marriage for money. It has to look real in order to keep Kira’s father from contesting the trust. And of course, despite their best intentions, they start seeing the real people beneath their protective barriers, and it only adds fuel to their physical attraction. But they both have some secrets tucked away in their respective families’ that could haunt any happiness they might be able to build.
Loves:
The emotional roller coaster ride here was heartbreakingly delicious. There was so much hurt in both Kira and Grayson’s past, and it seemed like when one would begin to trust, something would happen and they would slip back.
Likes:
I liked the way the author handled Grayson’s emotions. He gradually softened to Kira, but there was no instantaneous moment of love or realization that his feelings had come on suddenly.
Peeves:
I occasionally rolled my eyes at the drama, and the repetitive use of the witch/dragon nicknames and story analogy.
Favorite Quote:
Title: Grayson's Vow
Author: Mia Sheridan
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Main Characters:
Kira Dallaire is the daughter of a wealthy politician, but her recent fiasco of trying to live her life like Daddy wants her to has left her with nothing but heartache
Spoiler
she finds her fiance high and covered in hookers, so her daddy dearest leaks the story to the media that Kira was drug addictGrayson Hawthorne has spent his whole life trying to gain love and approval from parents who hated him.
Spoiler
The hawthorne patriarch cheated on his wife with a ballet dancer. The dancer blamed Grayson for her ruined career, the stepmom blamed him for her husband’s indiscretions, and Ford was just a plain asshole who hated himself so he mentally tortured his sons.Spoiler
After his biological mother rejects him as an adult, he gets drunk and accidentally kills someone, serves 5 years for manslaughterPlot/Conflict:
Kira’s grandmother has passed away, and her father has disowned her unless she capitulates to letting him run her life. With nowhere to go, and people counting on her, she concocts a scheme to get her trust fund early… she has to get married. Short of pulling someone off the streets, or putting an ad in the paper, she’ll just have to see who falls into her path.
Grayson Hawthorne passes Kira’s path while at the bank, getting unequivocally denied a loan that would keep his family’s winery open and running. Nothing is as important to Grayson as that winery, his last promise to his father was to keep it running. Kira knows enough about Grayson to know that he is just as desperate as she is, but not enough to understand how he could appear so lost and deep one minute, but be cold and brusque with her.
Kira and Grayson’s misconceptions of each other are piling up quickly as they go about the process of setting up a fake marriage for money. It has to look real in order to keep Kira’s father from contesting the trust. And of course, despite their best intentions, they start seeing the real people beneath their protective barriers, and it only adds fuel to their physical attraction. But they both have some secrets tucked away in their respective families’ that could haunt any happiness they might be able to build.
Loves:
The emotional roller coaster ride here was heartbreakingly delicious. There was so much hurt in both Kira and Grayson’s past, and it seemed like when one would begin to trust, something would happen and they would slip back.
Likes:
I liked the way the author handled Grayson’s emotions. He gradually softened to Kira, but there was no instantaneous moment of love or realization that his feelings had come on suddenly.
Peeves:
I occasionally rolled my eyes at the drama, and the repetitive use of the witch/dragon nicknames and story analogy.
Favorite Quote:
What was sexier on a man than great abs and a heart full of hidden torment? They should bottle it and sell it by the truckloads. Or perhaps write a book:
Abs and Hidden Torment: A Man’s Guide to Bagging Babes”