The Belle of Belgrave Square | 
Slow going. Short, choppy sentences. And something of insta-lust (3 chapters in) *sigh*
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Slow going. Short, choppy sentences. And something of insta-lust (3 chapters in) *sigh*
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pickThis is the 2nd book of a 4 book series. You do not need to read the 1st to understand any of this however. I devoured this in 2 days. Not only did I love this, I identified with Julia in more than a few ways. I really enjoyed the character development. I also enjoyed how the story unfolded, even though I'd guessed at some of it. I'm so glad I read this and will definitely be reading the rest of the series. (And probably her other books too.)
I told my riding instructor about The Siren of Sussex because I enjoyed it so much. She looked into the book and author and then ordered the 1st two books of the Belles of London series. She gave me this 2nd book to read while she reads the 1st. I couldn't resist getting this photo after my lesson today.
pickRead this Beauty and the Beast/Bluebeard retelling yesterday. I think it was better than the first book in the series.
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pickIf you like fairytale mashups and retelling, this gentle closed door romance mix of Beauty and the Beast and The Story of Bluebeard is for you. There are also references to many romances and gothic tales of the time which bookworms will delight in recognizing. Full review at http://booknaround.blogspot.com/2022/10/review-belle-of-belgrave-square-by-mimi....
pickI did not like this one anywhere near as much as the first one, but it was an interesting read. The main character is kind of stupid, which irritates me, but her love interest has an interesting backstory and her parents are really interesting.
Looks are deceiving as Julia takes what some might consider desperate steps to escape her parents and marries a man whom she is convinced is not as bad as rumors make him out to be.
2/5 stars
This sounds like a cross between Beauty and the Beast and Bluebeard but likely without the murdering and I need to review it so it‘s up next.
so-soMiddling for me, and very light. The bookish, novel-reading heroine who feels strongest and safest on horseback is exactly my catnip and I liked the hero and his secrets, but oh how I did not care to read their scenes together. I was much more invested in the secondary characters, and all conflict is remedied in single conversations.
This one would have been 100% improved if the heroine's parents died, ideally by her murdering them.
Mere proximity to him was enough to set her stomach fluttering. To make her insides quiver and quake.
She had felt just the same when he‘d approached her at Lady Arundell‘s ball. At the time, she‘d mistaken the sensation for fear.
But it wasn‘t fear. She realized that now, much to her chagrin. It was something else. Something worse.
It was attraction.
⬇ (edited) 1w
Despite all she knew of him—despite the warnings of her friends, and of her own mind and conscience—her body was disposed to like the man.
More than like.
She wondered if he felt it, too; this low thrum of physical awareness. (edited) 1w