I really love reading Historical Romance novels. So when I saw the gorgeous cover of ‘Glitter’ I knew this was a book I wanted to read. So I signed up and was lucky enough to receive a copy to review. In ‘Glitter’ we meet Miriam, a young woman looking for a husband to make sure she ...KEEP READING »
When I first read the book description of ‘A Duke In Time’ I knew this was a book I wanted to read. Luckily for me I got a Netgalley widget, and was able to start reading as soon as I could.
In ‘A Duke In Time’ we meet Katherine. Katherine was married a year ago but her marriage was anything but perfect. But due to her marriage Katherine was able to start her own business and make the best of things. When her husband suddenly dies, Katherine learns her husband married two other woman as well. Her husband having three wives could destroy everything Katherine worked for, so she is determined to find a way to make things better. But when she meets her husband’s brother Christian, the Duke of Randford, things get even more complicated. Because Christian is definitely not someone you can easily forget.
From the moment I started reading ‘A Duke In Time’ I was hooked. I loved the main character Katherine. For a woman living in the regency era she is definitely very tough. She works hard, has her own business and doesn’t rely on her husband for anything but his name. She had a great work ethic which I loved, but she was also really kind. I definitely loved everything about her character.
Christian’s character was also a great one. I loved how enchanted he was with Katherine, and how he acted around her. He definitely was charming, and as a reader he sure charmed me as well. With two of these fun characters, the chemistry was definitely flying of the pages.
I also enjoyed the originality of this story. I definitely haven’t read a book set in the regency era with this kind of love angle. It was fun and I really enjoyed it. Sure there where a few things I wished where a little different. For example the parts about the ‘other’ wives. There where a few moments where we read about how the other wives are doing, and in the end we don’t read about them as much at all in the end. I get why, because we are probably going to read their story in a next book. But it just felled a bit off to me.
‘A Duke In Time’ was definitely a fun read I really enjoyed. I look forward to reading more books in this series.
As a lover of romance, I love reading Historical Romance. So when I was offered the opportunity to read ‘How To Train Your Earl’ I was immediately excited. This is the third book in the First Comes Love series, but it can be read as a standalone. And this was my first Amelia Grey read.
In ‘How To Train Your Earl’ we read the story of the widow Brina Feld. After losing her husband years ago, she is determined to stay a widow and to spend her days helping others. Brina is content with her life as it is, but this all changes when she meets Zane, the Earl of Blacknight. Zane is no gentleman and he never expected to become the Earl. And the ton definitely agrees with him since Zane never does things the way a gentleman should. But Brina might be the one who can help him.
Unfortunately for me, this book ended up not being the book for me. I just couldn’t really get into the story, and I didn’t really like the two main characters all that much. Sure, this book was unlike your ‘usual’ Historical Romance since Brina is no innocent debutant looking for a husband so and I enjoyed that. But it also made me didn’t really feel the chemistry between the two main characters.
Zane’s character was kind of funny of times. I enjoyed how he always did what he wasn’t supposed to do as a gentleman. But I also didn’t really understand how he could have loved Brina so suddenly. For one who usual spends his days surrounded with woman and gambling, he sure changed his ways easily.
The friendship between Brina and two other ladies who lost their husbands was fun to read about. And I definitely became curious about their stories in the previous books, but I’m not sure I will be reading those. I just missed the romance and chemistry with this one.
So since I made it my mission to read all the Bridgerton books, it was now time for me to read book five ‘To Sir Philip, With Love’. This is Eloise Bridgerton’s story. And I was so curious to find out what her story would be. Eloise’s character is definitely very ‘modern’ for her era and I honestly couldn’t imagine how her story would go.
In ‘To Sir Philip, With Love’ we read about Eloise and Philip. They have been secretly writing letters to one another for over a year, when Philip asks her to marry him in his last letter. Although Eloise enjoys writing with the man, they have never met and after declining a lot of proposals over the years, Eloise isn’t going to accept a proposal without having met the man. No, Eloise is determined to find out herself if this ‘stranger’ is a good match for her and she makes a decision that leaves her family in shock.
Philip is in need of a wife. He has been widowed for some time now, and he really needs help raising his two children and taking care of his household. So the lovely woman he has been writing with for over a year seems perfect. But Eloise is unlike any other woman he has ever met. And from they meet in real life, his life is forever changed.
I definitely enjoyed reading ‘To Sir Philip, With Love’. I found this story to be rather original. Sure there are some predictable parts.. but mostly this book was unlike any other historical romance. Eloise is quite the feminist for her age.. and she isn’t used to staying quiet. I loved how she just grabbed her stuff and went to visit Philip so she could see for herself if he was good enough to be her husband. In her age normally a man would do that for her. I loved that.
The romance and chemistry in this book was also fun to read. It’s definitely a slow burn one.. but you could feel the connection between these two characters from the start.
And obviously, I loved how some of the other Bridgerton’s also appeared in this book. I just can’t get enough of these characters. And I can’t wait to start the next book.. since we know so much less about the last three Bridgerton characters I’m curious how there story will go.
The other day I was having a moment. I was starting a new ARC, and although the start wasn’t bad at all, I just couldn’t really get into it. So I ended up on my Amazon app and saw the cover of ‘The Things We Leave Unfinished’. This book got some raving reviews, and I decided I really needed to read it. Especially since it seemed a little different than your ‘average’ romance novel.
And it was. ‘The Things We Leave Unfinished’ is a story told in two different timelines. We have Scarlett’s timeline in England during World War II, and Georgia’s timeline set in the present in Colorado, US. Their lives couldn’t be more different, and from the very first page of this book I was hooked and desperate to find out what was going to happen with these characters.
The characters in this book are so fun to get to know. First we have Georgia, a newly divorced twenty eight year old who lost almost everything in her divorce. She now realizes her life was a scam. She moves back to her great grandmothers estate in Colorado and meets the arrogant but handsome bestselling author Noah. As an author, Noah hopes to finish Georgia’s great grandmother Scarlett’s latest novel. But Georgia and Noah want very different things. And it was exciting to read about their journey and developing relationship.
And then we have Scarlett, a hardworking woman ahead of her time who meets Jameson, a handsome pilot during World War II. Both Georgia’s and Scarlett’ story hooked me from the start. They are two different love stories, but both equally beautiful, intense and they both have some toe curling chemistry. And I simple couldn’t get enough. I especially loved how we get to read Scarlett’s story, and read how her great granddaughters life is decades later. It just felt so special.
This book is filled with romance, and a huge twist I for sure didn’t see coming. And it left me feeling super emotional.. but in a good way. I grew up listening to the stories about my great grandfather who died during World War II, and I thought about him a lot while reading this book. It made it all the more special.
‘The Things We Leave Unfinished’ is a book that will stay with me for a long time. It really touched me, and I desperately want to tell my grandma about it. Funny, how some stories can touch you so. I’ll definitely be reading more books by Rebecca Yarros.
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