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thefullbronte's review against another edition
5.0
Still my favourite Tessa Dare, hands down, no contest.
ayooo6767's review against another edition
2.0
The only redeeming character was Kendall (his nickname is too ridiculous for me to type) especially since Lucy is an idiotic TSTL child (which is expected since the author made her 19 but still). Sophia was great and I'm looking forward to her book, but I just couldn't deal with Lucy's continued stupidity regarding Toby and I didn't even get why Kendall even liked her.
clairedrinkstea's review against another edition
2.0
Not the usual standard of Tessa Dare.
Not the usual level of comedy which let the story down. The narrative was repetitive and the protagonists one dimensional. Analogies were overly fluffy and served nothing to the story.
Lucy is selfish, silly and ignorant. Jeramy is a horn dog and comes off like a cardboard cutout. I can understand a sexual attraction but struggled with their emotions toward each other and how they developed. Lucy so quickly changed her devotion from Toby to Jeramy I got whiplash! Jeremy's requisite secret seemed forced as it was expected of a Regency hero to have one and very obvious (which isn't a bad thing, just a point to note)
Lucy would have understood that she'd have to take on the duties of a countess and her protestations and silly antics to assert her tomboy 'independent' ways were slapstick, selfish and needless. Jeramy had an abrupt change of character once Lucy's hand had been secured. The setup for this had been made by Lucy's brother, Henry, advising that Jeramy may seem cold on holiday with they but he was worse in society.
It's amazing how much these two need to work on their communication, but then it would have been a very short story! Once they talk and Lucy grows up the story improves. On the plus side, the sexual tension was done well and the sex scenes steamy and raw.
Not the usual level of comedy which let the story down. The narrative was repetitive and the protagonists one dimensional. Analogies were overly fluffy and served nothing to the story.
Lucy is selfish, silly and ignorant. Jeramy is a horn dog and comes off like a cardboard cutout. I can understand a sexual attraction but struggled with their emotions toward each other and how they developed. Lucy so quickly changed her devotion from Toby to Jeramy I got whiplash! Jeremy's requisite secret seemed forced as it was expected of a Regency hero to have one and very obvious (which isn't a bad thing, just a point to note)
Lucy would have understood that she'd have to take on the duties of a countess and her protestations and silly antics to assert her tomboy 'independent' ways were slapstick, selfish and needless. Jeramy had an abrupt change of character once Lucy's hand had been secured. The setup for this had been made by Lucy's brother, Henry, advising that Jeramy may seem cold on holiday with they but he was worse in society.
It's amazing how much these two need to work on their communication, but then it would have been a very short story! Once they talk and Lucy grows up the story improves. On the plus side, the sexual tension was done well and the sex scenes steamy and raw.
violetlanguage's review against another edition
3.75
If I didn't already really like Tessa Dare's writing style I probably would have had more of a problem with this and rated it lower. The 10 year age gap was super gross, especially because she was still a teenager and he has known her when she was younger. But just when their dynamic was growing on me and I thought maybe I could ignore how icky it was (it helped that losing her virginity wasn't super painful ), then Jeremy kept making choices that would make me not root for anyone to get with him. Definitely one of my least favorites of Tessa Dare's, but I am still hopeful I'll like the next 2 in the series more
mj470's review against another edition
1.0
The best part of this book is that you can easily skim 70% and totally understand the whole "plot".
emma_caputi's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
joko88's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
2.5
Likes and dislikes in plot and character actions kept shifting, ultimately wasn’t what I wanted it to be but overall, ok
loriley's review against another edition
3.0
3.5/5
I loved parts of this book but it’s conclusion was kind of a mess
The chemistry between Jeremy and Lucy was fantastic, utterly perfect.
This book has a lot going on from the beginning with Lucy trying to get Jeremy to help her learn seduction to steal Toby from his courtship (both of whom are her older brother’s friends), along with in the background a married brother/guardian, a sister in law, a senile aunt, and a bunch of dead parents and emotional baggage. From there we go to schemings, a fake relationship, seduction, a forced marriage, and tenant farm issues and more emotional baggage. It was almost like this was two stories smushed into one, which isn’t necessarily bad but it makes the story long and chaotic.
Now my issues:
2. None of the tenant issues were actually solved!!!! Also there are still two orphans with zero adult guidance. Giving a 12 yr old a job doesn’t give his 5 yr old sister the supervision or support she needs.
3. I know it was to set up for the sequel but the issues with Toby’s engagement ending felt totally random and detracted from the conclusion
I loved parts of this book but it’s conclusion was kind of a mess
The chemistry between Jeremy and Lucy was fantastic, utterly perfect.
This book has a lot going on from the beginning with Lucy trying to get Jeremy to help her learn seduction to steal Toby from his courtship (both of whom are her older brother’s friends), along with in the background a married brother/guardian, a sister in law, a senile aunt, and a bunch of dead parents and emotional baggage. From there we go to schemings, a fake relationship, seduction, a forced marriage, and tenant farm issues and more emotional baggage. It was almost like this was two stories smushed into one, which isn’t necessarily bad but it makes the story long and chaotic.
Now my issues:
Spoiler
1. Toby is kind of an ass...2. None of the tenant issues were actually solved!!!! Also there are still two orphans with zero adult guidance. Giving a 12 yr old a job doesn’t give his 5 yr old sister the supervision or support she needs.
3. I know it was to set up for the sequel but the issues with Toby’s engagement ending felt totally random and detracted from the conclusion