did it again I didn't start with the first book in a series, I read the second book of this series, Discovering Grace, before enjoying this one, I loved it! Such a great Regency read, It was fun having read about Grace and her sister, Hope and Lord Inglewood and Esther before reading/listening to this book, especially since all of those characters are introduced in this story.
I knew a little bit more about them and what's coming for them since I've read the second book, but it didn't distract me any from this story.
The opening of the book showcases Esther as a heroine, She comes to the rescue of Lord Inglewood, And from there well lots of fun moments ensue, especially when Esther's sister in law comes on the scene, She's pretty funny. But she brings many valid concerns about the scandal and conflict that will come from Esther's actions, And therein lies the beginning of Esther's troubles, She's quickly shipped off and more trouble ensues, But our gallant Lord Inglewood, Silas, comes to the rescue,
This is another marriage of convenience story and I was pulled right into it, I listened to an audiobook version of it and loved it, I spent a cold and snowy day, sewing and listening, It was a fabulous way to pass the time, This is my second book by this author and I'm pretty sure I'm hooked, Time to keep adding more of her books into my reading list! And I definitely can't wait to read Hope's story, the third book of this story.
It's going to be great,
Silas and Esther were very well written and developed characters, They had some learning to do, Both had some insecurities and both wanted to protect the other, This of course brought about several misunderstandings, But I loved their persistence and continuing to try to find peace and happiness and love in their situation,
There are some moments of sorrow that really affect all of the characters, But I loved watching them come together to comfort and lift each other in their grief, Then, there are some happy moments, . . ok, more than some. There are many happy moments, Moments that made me laugh, Moments that made me cry, Moments that made me smile very wide, Moments that had me cheering and sighing, If you, like me of course before the last couple weeks when I hadn't haven't read any books by Sally Britton, I'll give you a little nudge nudge, nudge of encouragement to grab one and fall in love with her writing, the story and her characters.
Trust me, it's worth it!
Content: Clean, Some mild moments of peril and death,
Happy Reading!!! Adorable
My word, I loved this book! There were little parts that made me sad because of how lonely Esther was and how no one really understood her perspective until later on.
Silas was a sweet husband and I LOVED their courtship,
This is a must read series, in my opinion, I love when the couple is forced to marry and everything turns out so well, This was a fun book for me to read, I had a hard time putting it down, This is the start of another awesome series by Britton, I got to know each of the new characters and I am already excited to read their stories, This is aboutlonely people who get to grow and learn after they are propelled to marry by the culture of the time.
It was so well written, I especially loved how it ended: This is another by Sally Britton that I left too long after finishing, I think the problem is that I often have semicomplicated things to say about her books so I put off reviewing for a bit.
And then the bit gets bigger and the delay longer until it's too late and I have to just do my best.
So here's my sad best,
I liked almost everything about this, though I was concerned at first, The "compromising situation" is composed of two events and after the first and before the second hits, I was left going "waitaminute, that's not going to be Esther's ruin".
It doesn't help that the cover copy only references the first so for a couple of chapters I was worried that Britton was going to try to blow that up to get the story she wanted.
I should have known better because I have yet to catch Britton messing up with era accuracy I'm not saying she doesn't mess up, just that if she does, it's something subtle I don't know about.
Anyway, once the second event happens and Silas faces either letting her be completely ruined or steppingup things smoothed out considerably,
And I really liked Esther, She has been a bit in love with Silas since they were kids and she played tagalong with her brother and his friends which include Silas.
But that upbringing means that she has always felt the barelytolerated outsider in their little band of friends and that insecurity is reinforced when her brother decides that he'd rather leave for the war than be there for her.
She's desperately unhappy, but doing her best to make due with her situation, the key feature of which is feeling so powerless and having others make key decisions without bothering to get her input, let alone consent.
And since Silas is a highprofile Lord with a selfimage that includes seeing what's best for his country and working to convince others he is right, they have a lot of communication ground to make up if they're ever going to make a tolerable marriage out of this kindaforced beginning.
And Britton does a fantastic job showing how different their communication styles and internalizations are and how easy it is for Silas to misstep and wound the woman he comes to care very much about.
And I loved Esther's growth arc as she tries to find her footing now that she's thrown into the very tight friend group, but still without feeling she belongs.
And I particularly loved her communication through her art and Silas learning to decode and appreciate her messages to him,
But there are some aspects of the story that bothered me, Two main ones that I can remember after all the time that has past, The first is the creepy neighbor who tries to attach Esther behind Silas' back, I was happy that Britton didn't go the "stupid misunderstanding route" that the character seemed to be designed for, Still, he was odiously creepy and I felt beslimed every time he showed up, even if I was ultimately glad his sliming about came to little.
Second, I think Britton cheats a bit to get a doubledosed emotional payload, Take this spoiler seriously as it will neuter some great emotional play which was good, even if I think it was manipulated
Anyway, despite the negatives, I ended up very engaged and look forward to more books in this new series.
It's a solid four, I think, and I'm glad to see Britton continuing to put out such quality work,
A note about Chaste: Despite being married early, there are good reasons for the two not to engage in sex right away.
By which I mean that the reasons are a further illustration of their disconnect and so is unified in the theme built by the rest of the story.
So very well done and it makes for a chaste story that actually fit a strong narrative purpose, This book was exceptionally written!
The friendstolovers plot line was so adorable and the romance was real romance, not just a lustfest.
It was endearing to witness the growth of the characters on their own, but also in relation to each other, I truly havent read a book that captures everything I look for in a novel in quite some time, It was so swoonworthy and left me smiling and sighing with joy,
On a steaminess level I would rate this a delightful PG, This book is definitely worthy of a repeat read!! I loved the idea of this book, I have fun reading books about two people being thrown into a marriage with each other and it working out for the best.
However, this book was seriously aggravating to me, There were so many times when I had to turn off my Kindle in frustration because these characters simply kept clashing and for this reason the ending seemed really forced to me.
I really wish this book would have been a little less aggravating because it definitely has the potential to be a four or five star novel, I simply cannot get past the frustration of reading it though.
The story line was so sweet and cute and the characters at times were extremely likable, This story line with less clashing could have been one of my favorite reads, I will say that I do plan on reading the next book though and hope for a better turnout, Sweet regency story. Full review to come. Victim much
Esther was so lacking in any feelings except feeling sorry for herself, It got old fast. I have not disliked a female character in a long time and never by this much, She was so worthless in her self pity it was hard to finish the book, Unfortunately she had to play the victim even until the end, It was a nice story if it would have had a female lead worth reading about, A shame really as the secondary characters and the hero were great,Stars!
Not a big fan of this one, . . I really did not like Esther, . her behaviour was so juvenille and immature, I wanted to shake her
many times in the book, Silas came off little overbearing sometimes, but he was still not that bad, There was no chemistry between these two, . . not sure how we were supposed to root for their romance,
Also, I really am not a huge fan of books which lies heavily on the 'misunderstanding' trope as conflict, . and it was one of the main theme here, There was nothing special in the story apart from that,
Still hoping to continue with the series, . hope next one will be better! Cute, short and entertaining, Nothing extraordinary when it comes to either characters or the plot because you've already read something like this in other books, It is still lovely provided you are in the right mood for this type of a story, though, A great start to a new series! What happens when you rescue a handsome earl from a falling statue in a crowd of people Well, of course you have to marry him! I always love these marriage of convenience stories.
Wow, I don't know if I'm extra emotional right now or what, but I cried several times throughout this book, If you are a boob like me, you may want some tissues handy, What a great start to a new series, I loved the characters in this story and can't wait to read all their stories, Esther is such a wonderful character who has struggled with love and feeling left out/behind most of her life, Silas is also such a strong character who is often misjudged and wants so badly to understand his wife, This was a beautiful marriage of convenience story, Having read five Regency romances by Sally Britton and awarded fivefor each, I looked forward to reading this novel, I decided to select this work based upon my previous experiences with this author and the synopsis provided on Amazon, I did not, however, read any of the published reviews at that point, I was NOT disappointed and have awarded fiveonce again, I then read many of the one, two, and threestar reviews from Amazon,
Contrary to their collective opinion, I found Esther to be a somewhat complex character with great depth and complexity, Her struggles for acceptance and selfdoubt touched my heart, My respect for Silas grew as he came to understand Esther gradually, It is my opinion that some reviewers failed to recognize the societal pressures placed upon young women in the Regency era, I found Silass efforts to understand and assist Esther to be very romantic and speaks well for his strength of character, I raise my voice in praise to Ms, Britton and do not hesitate to recommend her skill as an author of Regency Era romance to my friends,
I look forward to reading the novels that follow in the Inglewood Series, .
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