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guardyourhonor's review
3.0
Most of what I said about Forever Your Earl still applies here. This is another fun regency with a non-traditional heroine. Cam and Maggie didn't resonate quite as much with me as Daniel and Eleanor, who I had hoped to see a bit more of here, but it was still a solidly enjoyable read. Otherwise a 4-star read, but the ending felt a bit abrupt, or perhaps a bit too unrealistic even for me. I wanted a little bit more.
eisabelle's review against another edition
perfect, i think i should like the rest of this series
kayo32's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
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? No
3.5
hammychop's review against another edition
4.0
I didn't love it quite as much as the first one but it was still good read! I preordered the next one and I'm so curious how it will be!
kstep1805's review against another edition
4.0
I was looking for something light and joyful and found I was looking for here.
msklm's review against another edition
5.0
Eva Leigh is quickly becoming one of my favorite romance writers. Her women are full of spunk and spirit, a will of their own, and a drive to use their written talents to improve their lives.
wellactjoally's review against another edition
4.5
Poor playwright who hates the aristocracy meets a goodbad aristocrat. He clears her vagina and her writers block.
phoenixinthecity's review against another edition
3.0
Here we have Cam, a soon-to-be-reformed-rake who's become disillusioned and bored with his lifestyle, in part because his partner in crime is now happily married; and Maggie, a playwright with writer's block who has a low opinion of all aristos after being wronged by one in her past.
I liked this - Cam was a great beta hero - totally supportive of Maggie's ambitions and independence, giving her the space and time she needed to do what she had to do. He thinks love and marriage isn't for him because love found his parents and his best friend, so surely it won't strike thrice so close to home? Well he was proven wrong, of course, and they had their HEA after the grandest of gestures in front of the opening night audience of Maggie's highly anticipated burletta.
I liked this - Cam was a great beta hero - totally supportive of Maggie's ambitions and independence, giving her the space and time she needed to do what she had to do. He thinks love and marriage isn't for him because love found his parents and his best friend, so surely it won't strike thrice so close to home? Well he was proven wrong, of course, and they had their HEA after the grandest of gestures in front of the opening night audience of Maggie's highly anticipated burletta.
booktothepointe's review against another edition
3.0
2.5 stars rounded up…
I really wanted to like this one… I love the idea of this series of strong women who write. The first one about the scandal sheet journalist and then this one about a woman playwright…
The found family aspect was lovely. I love how fiercely the theater group supports and defends Maggie. She was abandoned by all those who should love her, but then found a group who accepted her without question as one of theirs.
The theater story was wonderful. I enjoyed learning more about the inner workings of the Imperial theater as an art and as a business.
Cam and Maggie were both complex characters. I enjoyed that they were many faceted… However, the romance was…paced weirdly. It took over 160 pages for the pining to really start, and then once it did, the timing of the physicality just seemed…off. There’s slow burn and there’s platonic jesting that for some reason all the sudden turns spicy… I wanted to love Cam & Maggie as a couple, but I found it really difficult to connect with them.
CW: stillborn baby in flashbacks
I really wanted to like this one… I love the idea of this series of strong women who write. The first one about the scandal sheet journalist and then this one about a woman playwright…
The found family aspect was lovely. I love how fiercely the theater group supports and defends Maggie. She was abandoned by all those who should love her, but then found a group who accepted her without question as one of theirs.
The theater story was wonderful. I enjoyed learning more about the inner workings of the Imperial theater as an art and as a business.
Cam and Maggie were both complex characters. I enjoyed that they were many faceted… However, the romance was…paced weirdly. It took over 160 pages for the pining to really start, and then once it did, the timing of the physicality just seemed…off. There’s slow burn and there’s platonic jesting that for some reason all the sudden turns spicy… I wanted to love Cam & Maggie as a couple, but I found it really difficult to connect with them.
CW: stillborn baby in flashbacks
redhairedashreads's review
3.0
Series: The Wicked Quills of London #2
Rating: 3 stars - I liked it
Successful playwright Maggie Delamere is under extreme pressure to write her next play. Unfortunately, she has writers block and can’t get any words out. When Cameron, the Viscount Marwood, offers her his country house for a writer’s retreat she accepts.
This was a good historical romance. I liked it more than I expected because I didn’t really like Cam in the previous book. Cam is definitely a rake and uses his money to have a lavish and fun lifestyle, but he does actually oversee his business. Also, he truly is a huge fan of the theater and understands the work the actors put into it. I liked his dedication to helping and that he was super supportive of Maggie’s writing. I love that he went out of his way to help her get over her writer's block.
Maggie was a smart, successful, and emotionally scarred woman. She doesn’t have a high opinion of the wealthy and she has a good reason for it. I did like that we see her finally start realizing that not all wealthy people are heartless though. I enjoyed Maggie and Cam’s slow building relationship but thought that some of their reasoning for being apart was a little stupid, which others point out eventually.
Overall, an enjoyable historical romance. I now can’t wait to learn about The Lady of Dubious Quality and her erotic novels.
Trigger warnings: brief reference to a miscarriage
You can also find my reviews at Red-Haired Ash Reads.
Rating: 3 stars - I liked it
Successful playwright Maggie Delamere is under extreme pressure to write her next play. Unfortunately, she has writers block and can’t get any words out. When Cameron, the Viscount Marwood, offers her his country house for a writer’s retreat she accepts.
This was a good historical romance. I liked it more than I expected because I didn’t really like Cam in the previous book. Cam is definitely a rake and uses his money to have a lavish and fun lifestyle, but he does actually oversee his business. Also, he truly is a huge fan of the theater and understands the work the actors put into it. I liked his dedication to helping and that he was super supportive of Maggie’s writing. I love that he went out of his way to help her get over her writer's block.
Maggie was a smart, successful, and emotionally scarred woman. She doesn’t have a high opinion of the wealthy and she has a good reason for it. I did like that we see her finally start realizing that not all wealthy people are heartless though. I enjoyed Maggie and Cam’s slow building relationship but thought that some of their reasoning for being apart was a little stupid, which others point out eventually.
Overall, an enjoyable historical romance. I now can’t wait to learn about The Lady of Dubious Quality and her erotic novels.
Trigger warnings: brief reference to a miscarriage
You can also find my reviews at Red-Haired Ash Reads.