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A review by bookphenomena_micky
The Designs of Lord Randolph Cavanaugh by Stephanie Laurens
2.0
2.5 stars
I’m shocked at my own reading experience with this book considering that I have such love for Stephanie Lauren’s Cynster series. THE DESIGNS OF LORD RANDOLPH CAVANAUGH is the start of a new series and I launched at it with great enthusiasm and expectation.
I have to say, I started off interested and open-minded but by 35%, I was having difficulty with the book for a few reasons. Firstly, this might have well been a rookie’s guide to steam engines for all the technical information and description and sadly it had me very bored. This issue perpetuated throughout the book with much discussion of pistons, valves and boilers (I don’t mean those phrases as a double entendre either). My second issue was around the main characters themselves. Both characters, Felicia and Rand were basically pleasant characters but they had no chemistry. Their supposed connection came out of nowhere and it’s just wasn’t believable for me. It was everything instalove and I was turned off.
This is the least romantic book I’ve read from Stephanie Laurens, with slow burn of chemistry and I must admit I was desperate for some romantic connection earlier. Maybe I was just ‘over it’ when it did come. My rating and value for this book are given for the main characters themselves, I liked them each as people, just not together, so clearly this missed the spot with me.
If you’ve not read Stephanie Laurens, don’t start here. Start with Devil’s Bride.
I voluntarily read an early copy of this book.
I’m shocked at my own reading experience with this book considering that I have such love for Stephanie Lauren’s Cynster series. THE DESIGNS OF LORD RANDOLPH CAVANAUGH is the start of a new series and I launched at it with great enthusiasm and expectation.
I have to say, I started off interested and open-minded but by 35%, I was having difficulty with the book for a few reasons. Firstly, this might have well been a rookie’s guide to steam engines for all the technical information and description and sadly it had me very bored. This issue perpetuated throughout the book with much discussion of pistons, valves and boilers (I don’t mean those phrases as a double entendre either). My second issue was around the main characters themselves. Both characters, Felicia and Rand were basically pleasant characters but they had no chemistry. Their supposed connection came out of nowhere and it’s just wasn’t believable for me. It was everything instalove and I was turned off.
This is the least romantic book I’ve read from Stephanie Laurens, with slow burn of chemistry and I must admit I was desperate for some romantic connection earlier. Maybe I was just ‘over it’ when it did come. My rating and value for this book are given for the main characters themselves, I liked them each as people, just not together, so clearly this missed the spot with me.
If you’ve not read Stephanie Laurens, don’t start here. Start with Devil’s Bride.
I voluntarily read an early copy of this book.