Reviews

Beguiling the Beauty by Sherry Thomas

saeverra's review against another edition

3.25

Great until the rushed ending

ayoota's review

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

Felt nothing at all 
I wish I liked the way I liked ravishing the heiress 

ashleyreadsanything's review

emotional funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

hsumanityreads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful reflective fast-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

5.0

We’ve got Venetia, the twice-widowed Great Beauty, in America looking to wed her sister to a handsome Duke. Said duke, naturalist and king of sangfroid, happens to have been pining for years over a certain Great Beauty, much to his shame and regret.

Or! Two strangers have an affair on the passage from New York to London, the lady veiled the whole time. Who is who, but only two lovers, with a week between them to fall in love.

Y’all the absolute swoon of this novel. The pining! The subterfuge! There’s a revenge plot, an “An Affair to Remember” nod, fossils, letters, bargains, and an absolutely stunning ending. I couldn’t believe how it all worked out after all the lying and deceit, but it was truly a masterfully woven love story.

Sherry has stunned me several times with her ability to juggle so many things in one novel successfully, and also her ability to hold my interest while doing these many things. I would trust her with my life.

historianvik's review

lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy

Moderate: Suicide

littlescribbles's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

4.5

iskanderjonesiv's review against another edition

4.0

When the Duke of Lexington meets the mysterious Baroness von Seidlitz-Hardenberg on a transatlantic liner, he is fascinated. She's exactly what he's been searching for--a beautiful woman who interests and entices him. He falls hard and fast--and soon proposes marriage.

And then she disappears without a trace...

For in reality, the "baroness" is Venetia Easterbrook--a proper young widow who had her own vengeful reasons for instigating an affair with the duke. But the plan has backfired. Venetia has fallen in love with the man she despised--and there's no telling what might happen when she is finally unmasked...

pale_atlantis's review

3.0

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megatza's review

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

How does Sherry Thomas manage to take a vengeance plot filled with lies and deceit and hatred and turn it into such a beautiful and romantic love story? Now to go dig up Kelsey's fossil memes...

booketofbooks's review

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

4.0