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beasleysbooks's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
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
5.0
adelebritton71's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
cmfricano's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
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
2.0
ladychubbyberry's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
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
4.0
Loved the hero, I'm behind the heroine for like 65%. She seemed to solve a lot of the issues by just doing it with the hero. The scènes were good though so I'm not even mad
sarus_13's review against another edition
5.0
Mi libro favorito y mi "vieja confiable". Lo leí como tres veces y ahora me dieron ganas de leerlo de nuevo. Jamás me canso de él. Los personajes son tan humanos y es muy fácil empatizar con ellos, con situaciones muy creíbles, con una premisa sencilla y hasta diría que bastante cliché, pero muy efectiva
j_chen's review against another edition
2.0
Oh how I hate this book. I gave 1 star for the first 2/3 of the book and 1 star for the fantastic hero. LK has always been so amazing with her male leads and she does not disappoint. We first see a glimpse of Sir Ross in the first Bow Street Runners, Someone to Watch Over Me. Even then I couldn't wait for Ross's story. He is masculine, strong, kind, merciful, quick witted and great in any situation.
Then you have "Lady" Sophia. *bleh*
The first 2/3 of the book she's hell bent on revenge. It's fantastic. She slowly falls in love with this honorable man and realizes she can't hurt him. LK does an amazing job fleshing out her character in a way that Sophia isn't a simple 1 tone vindictive woman.
Then Nick Gentry aka John Sydney (SO TOTALLY OBVIOUS BTW) walks in. And Sophia turns into a blithering idiot. She is everything that Ross is not: weak, stupid, slow and cumbersome. And she solves everything with sex. Yes, I know this is a romance book but seriously, porn much? Rather than communicating her with husband she simply jumps him and forgets everything else.
She allows herself to be blackmailed by her long lost brother. She follows through on his request. She then, WHILE IN THE MIDST OF BETRAYING HER "LOVE", accepts Ross's marriage proposal. Mid sex. Cause she can't keep it in her pants.
She meets her former lover at the wedding and he practically molests her. She cowers in the corner and acts like nothing is wrong. I guess she forgot her husband is a freaking magistrate. He fixes it.
She gets pregnant... and expects Ross to be exhilarated. In fact, she's disappointed that he's not as enthusiastic as she thought he would be. *smacks head* I guess she forgot how his previous wife died. She talks a little to make him feel better.... and yep more sex.
Finally her brother is caught red handed. Seems like he'll be hanged. What does this fantastic Lady Sophia do? Finally tell her husband that Gentry is her brother. Oh and while she's at it, she basically asks him to forget all his morals, all his ideals, everything he stood for and everything he worked towards for the past ten years and please get her brother of of this mess.
WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH HER?! I hate unreasonably stupid characters. I hate it even more when they start out so amazing and all of a sudden, out of the blue, they end up acting like they just got a home made lobotomy.
In fact, I think I'll go get one myself. Maybe then I'll end up liking...or maybe understanding the abomination that is Lady Sophia.
Then you have "Lady" Sophia. *bleh*
The first 2/3 of the book she's hell bent on revenge. It's fantastic. She slowly falls in love with this honorable man and realizes she can't hurt him. LK does an amazing job fleshing out her character in a way that Sophia isn't a simple 1 tone vindictive woman.
Then Nick Gentry aka John Sydney (SO TOTALLY OBVIOUS BTW) walks in. And Sophia turns into a blithering idiot. She is everything that Ross is not: weak, stupid, slow and cumbersome. And she solves everything with sex. Yes, I know this is a romance book but seriously, porn much? Rather than communicating her with husband she simply jumps him and forgets everything else.
She allows herself to be blackmailed by her long lost brother. She follows through on his request. She then, WHILE IN THE MIDST OF BETRAYING HER "LOVE", accepts Ross's marriage proposal. Mid sex. Cause she can't keep it in her pants.
She meets her former lover at the wedding and he practically molests her. She cowers in the corner and acts like nothing is wrong. I guess she forgot her husband is a freaking magistrate. He fixes it.
She gets pregnant... and expects Ross to be exhilarated. In fact, she's disappointed that he's not as enthusiastic as she thought he would be. *smacks head* I guess she forgot how his previous wife died. She talks a little to make him feel better.... and yep more sex.
Finally her brother is caught red handed. Seems like he'll be hanged. What does this fantastic Lady Sophia do? Finally tell her husband that Gentry is her brother. Oh and while she's at it, she basically asks him to forget all his morals, all his ideals, everything he stood for and everything he worked towards for the past ten years and please get her brother of of this mess.
WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH HER?! I hate unreasonably stupid characters. I hate it even more when they start out so amazing and all of a sudden, out of the blue, they end up acting like they just got a home made lobotomy.
In fact, I think I'll go get one myself. Maybe then I'll end up liking...or maybe understanding the abomination that is Lady Sophia.
kaylann's review against another edition
Soft dnf- library loan ended and didn’t feel like listening to an audiobook
desertlover's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 STARS
I didn't like how similar in plot this was to the first book. It was an engaging read, but stalled a few times in the latter half. I was intrigued by Nick's character and can't wait for the next book.
I didn't like how similar in plot this was to the first book. It was an engaging read, but stalled a few times in the latter half. I was intrigued by Nick's character and can't wait for the next book.