A Regency romance that does a great job of pulling me into the time period without making me realize I'm being pulled into the time period.Counting the Stars: A three out of five.A "spinster-on-the-shelf" pushes the boundaries of her socially-restricted world, and in so doing, attracts the attent...
At 28 Callie has resigned herself to spinsterhood, left on the shelf in the shadow of her younger much prettier sister, but when she overhears her sister calling her placid she decides to shake things up a bit. With no regard for her reputation she compiles a list of things she wants to try, thin...
People seem to have a problem with how insecure Callie was. Her self-hating thoughts weren't an issue for me. It was when she voiced them. When she kept professing her love to him... *Major cringing in those parts*Other than that, I loved it. I couldn't put it down. It was funny and sweet. And - ...
So fun! It's naughty, clever and slightly more believable than some other contrived historical romance plots. Lady Calpurnia isn't an eye-catching deb her first season and easily and quickly gets relegated to wallflower status. Her one moment of excitement it would seem was being flirted with by ...
I started reading this book in preparation for meeting the author at NELA. It was clear from the beginning that MacLean was weaned on the same romances I read as a teenager, just due to the language used. The story, though, did not seem derivative, and I thoroughly enjoyed the story of Penelope a...
Wow, I hated Bourne. It's been a while since I read a hero I despised as much as him. He was a cruel, hypocritical, jerk and I felt so sad for Penelope because obviously the very fact that she had no choice in her life made her happy to be with him. Pretty depressing honestly.The letters at th...
My star rating:Plot: 4/5 Pacing: 5/5 Characters: 4.5/5World: (1830's)Romance: 4/5 Enjoyment level: 4.5/5 starsThis was a great quick read which reminded me why I so love this genre. I have missed it! A rogue by any other name had all the elements I love in a historical romance... a hardened but...
This book was quite fun! Granted sometimes it was frustrating because of the characters thoughts and actions but overall I thought it was quite enchanting. Daring a frozen duke like Simon to two weeks of convincing that he can't live in this world without a little fire, Juliana more than won the ...
Read for CBR 6, Crossposted here.“Your mother’s daughter”: Is there anything Lady Juliana Fiore fears being more? Her mother, who had abandoned her sons and her title, who courted scandal, then vanished from her children’s’ lives? In the midst of her own semi-disastrous Season, what will happen...
Come in "Nove regole da ignorare per farlo innamorare", anche la storia raccontata in questo secondo libro della serie 'Love by numbers' di Sarah MacLean, comincia grazie ad un espediente buffo ed originale: la rivista per signore "Perle e Pellicce", stila una lista di consigli e trucchi per le d...
This book is between the 3-4 rating. I’m undecided. The story had a lot of potential. The female lead had a house for women who were abused or just scared of their family. It was pretty awesome, but there was just this idea. Nothing was done with it. The story was mostly about the couple. So that...
Bintang 2.5.Love by Numbers #2.Agak membosankan, alurnya lambat, ketakutan akan terbongkarnya rahasia yang disimpan Lady Isabel saja yang menjadi fokus cerita dari awal sampai akhir. Dan pelajaran untuk mendapatkan bujangan yang dinginkan yang dimuat majalah"Pearls and Pelisses" terkesan dipaksak...
This was amazing! I loved this one. Everything was perfect about the characters from beginning to end. Pippa's inquisitiveness and bluntness are both amusing and endearing. I liked her so much and everything about her. As for Cross, he was her perfect match. I loved reading their interactions bec...
This book is worth far more thank 5 stars!!!! It was magnificent! The longing/wanting/need was conveyed to perfection! Someone mentioned breathlessness and yes!! That too!!! I LOVED the characters honesty. Pippa was straightforward and honest throughout the book and I think it was one of the thi...
I was actually really surprised when I saw the bad reviews that came alongside this book. People seemed to expect this to be a great historical book but I think the author was intending it to be more focused on the murder and romance, as opposed to all the finicky little details about the 'regal ...
Finally the full story on Temple, and another fine example of a woman of wit and courage. I really enjoyed the book. I also really had a hard time with a plot point -- murder is a hanging offence in this time and place. That he might have gotten off due to status I believe, that he didn't stand a...
I really found this installment of the Rules of Scoundrels story to be the best one - both in terms of relationship and in terms of the overall style of writing. From the first sentence, I knew this book would be different and better than the previous two simply in terms of her writing. I've alwa...
I'm torn between 3 and 4 stars. I liked these characters and the way previous books' protagonists were incorporated into the story, but there were a few typos that made it feel like the editorial process was rushed. Also, the climactic scene of the book reminded me a lot of Dead Poets Society and...