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agrippinaes's review against another edition
4.0
This was a lot of fun! It started out a bit slow for me but the plot was solid and the chemistry between Emma and Grey is really good. They have a really entertaining dynamic with lots of fun banter, and I really loved it.
Emma is a really good character; she’s spiky and clever and the humour that resulted from watching him try to keep up with her was great. You could see Grey falling for her over the course of the book – I loved the parts where he actively wants to bicker with her because he enjoys her wit, her fierceness, her prickliness. He’s so protective over her as well and I found that really sweet.
I will say that I found the ending a bit muddled – not so much the romance but the external plotline, which I personally felt resolved unsatisfactorily. I still had some questions and felt a bit of frustration with how that all ended. But overall the book was really strong – it’s very fun, very sexy, and most of all romantic. A really solid historical romance that has fun with the concept and its characters.
Content Notes: Bargains/deals/wagers, enemies-to-lovers, wallflower FMC, reformed rake
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Emma is a really good character; she’s spiky and clever and the humour that resulted from watching him try to keep up with her was great. You could see Grey falling for her over the course of the book – I loved the parts where he actively wants to bicker with her because he enjoys her wit, her fierceness, her prickliness. He’s so protective over her as well and I found that really sweet.
I will say that I found the ending a bit muddled – not so much the romance but the external plotline, which I personally felt resolved unsatisfactorily. I still had some questions and felt a bit of frustration with how that all ended. But overall the book was really strong – it’s very fun, very sexy, and most of all romantic. A really solid historical romance that has fun with the concept and its characters.
Content Notes: Bargains/deals/wagers, enemies-to-lovers, wallflower FMC, reformed rake
Warnings:
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Death of a parent (in past), carriage accident (on-page), mild violence, blood.Other:
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On-page sex, virgin FMC, OW dramaSpoiler
MMC has a mistress at the start of the book but he doesn’t sleep with her during the book and is no longer interested in her; another woman causes the main conflict between the MMC and FMC but is not in a sexual or romantic relationship with the MMC.ameretet's review against another edition
3.0
LOL this cover.
I swear I read this book before or one extremely similar.
I swear I read this book before or one extremely similar.
cheerfullrain's review against another edition
3.0
This book started out really strong and lost steam halfway through. The chemistry between the leads was palpable in the first half and their banter was great, but once they actually got together, it got boring. I also wasn’t a fan of the end. The last 15% of the book was totally unnecessary. It was just an overdone miscommunication trope that went on for WAY to long.
audreyc543's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
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
4.75
menrk's review against another edition
3.0
It wasn't bad, but the last few chapters were a bit disappointing. For the romance to fully develop in the span of barely a month was a bit unbelievable. I liked Lucien's character development in Reforming a Rake much more.
ladyjaneofaragorn's review against another edition
5.0
5 stars!
A strong-headed, feminist mistress and a rake on a bet. A group of wonderful students in a finishing school. Oooh, it was swoony and romantic and encouraging.
Full review to come
A strong-headed, feminist mistress and a rake on a bet. A group of wonderful students in a finishing school. Oooh, it was swoony and romantic and encouraging.
Full review to come
danni_faith's review against another edition
3.0
It took me sometime to figure out how I felt about this.
Positives: I laughed at several different points in the book. This book was the most feminist romance novel I've ever read. The banter between Emma and Grey was thoroughly entertaining. The girls!
Negatives: The faux-love triangle. The presence of Alica + Silvia. Lastly, I didn't care about the main couple. I didn't root for their happy ending the way that I wish I did. It took me awhile to understand why, and the conclusion is that I didn't like Emma. I liked Grey. I even liked Emma and Grey interacting together, but Emma as a character irked me. She didn't change much. She was so Stern and Strict and judgey with Grey, even after they slept together. I wish I'd seen her soften more toward him. We definitely saw his development, and I wish we saw hers more.
This book is great, and I'd see why people love it.
UPDATE 4/6/2020: This romance has a weird balance between the two conflicts of the story. The couple is angsty AND also faces external conflicts to their relationship. I try to avoid angst in my romances and this one is pretty angsty for a historical romance. Furthermore, as I mentioned above, the weird double love triangles were weird. They did nothing for the story except add unnecessary confusion and pacing + tension issues.
Positives: I laughed at several different points in the book. This book was the most feminist romance novel I've ever read. The banter between Emma and Grey was thoroughly entertaining. The girls!
Negatives: The faux-love triangle. The presence of Alica + Silvia. Lastly, I didn't care about the main couple. I didn't root for their happy ending the way that I wish I did. It took me awhile to understand why, and the conclusion is that I didn't like Emma. I liked Grey. I even liked Emma and Grey interacting together, but Emma as a character irked me. She didn't change much. She was so Stern and Strict and judgey with Grey, even after they slept together. I wish I'd seen her soften more toward him. We definitely saw his development, and I wish we saw hers more.
This book is great, and I'd see why people love it.
UPDATE 4/6/2020: This romance has a weird balance between the two conflicts of the story. The couple is angsty AND also faces external conflicts to their relationship. I try to avoid angst in my romances and this one is pretty angsty for a historical romance. Furthermore, as I mentioned above, the weird double love triangles were weird. They did nothing for the story except add unnecessary confusion and pacing + tension issues.
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