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The Beast and The Bookseller
The Beast and The Bookseller | Eva Devon
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Shes about to make a beast of a bargain in this clever and deliciously engaging fairytale twist, from USA Today bestselling author Eva Devon... All of London gossips about the Duke of Montrose. A recluse. Inflicted with a terrible disease. A gargoyle with a terrible temper. But hes also the most important patron of the centuries-old book shop that belongs to Miss Elizabeth Sharpes family. Now shes been charged with delivering books to the Gargoyle of London herselfor risk their shop falling into ruin. But surely a duke cant be that ghastly... Garrett Maximilian doesnt give a tinkers damn what society says about him. Most of them are sycophants, bowing and scraping in his presence. But not this proud, redheaded spitfire of a woman standing before him. In fact, nothing makes him feel more alive than Miss Elizabeth tartly criticizing his books. Perhaps he just needs a plan to keep her close... The dukes glower doesnt terrify Elizabeth as much as it fascinates her. And worse, he looks at her with a dark hunger that should make her shake with fearnot desire. But Elizabeths father has sinister plans in store for his daughter...and this beastly duke might be her only salvation.
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The Beast and The Bookseller | Eva Devon
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The Beast and the Bookseller, by Eva Devon (2023)

Premise: In this loose retelling of the Beauty and the Beast, a young bookseller, left to run her father‘s store on her own as he sinks into alcoholism, is thrust into the life of an infamously gruff duke.

Review: This is a pretty solid historical romance, but I felt let down by the ‘third act conflict‘, which seemed to undo the duke‘s whole narrative for no reason.

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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The Beast and The Bookseller | Eva Devon
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Mehso-so

The first in a new series by a new-to-me author, this story revolves around a reclusive duke who suffered emotional abuse as a child and a young woman who dreams of inheriting her father‘s London bookstore.

Elizabeth Sharpe is trying to keep her father‘s generations-old bookshop open while he descends into an alcohol-fueled depression. When they are in danger of losing their historical benefactor, Garrett, the Duke of Montrose, she steps in 🔽

robinb to deliver his weekly book order. As Garrett begins to know Elizabeth, he admires her spirit and determination, and the two begin a sort of book club of their own. But as their meetings threaten Elizabeth‘s reputation, is she willing to sacrifice it for a man she‘s drawn to? And is he selfish enough to allow it? Are their stations in life too far apart to permit more? While the premise of this story was cute, the writing was simplistic to me. 🔽 2y
robinb There wasn‘t much historical context and at times I found Elizabeth and Garrett a bit wishy-washy. The romance seemed to happen fairly quickly without much of a buildup so I didn‘t feel as much tension between the two.

For me, this was just an average read.
3/5⭐️ 2y
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