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Summary: Maybe Laurens best
Review: I have fallen in love with Laurens. Her first Cynster about Devil remained my favorite until 'ARP'. Demon and Flick interact so well together they almost seem 'real'. Flick is so far removed from the other Cynster women that I found her refreshing. I had just about had enough of needlepoint. I just can't say enough good things about Laurens. The sensual content in her books is almost erotic - not too much, mind you. (Scandal's Bride, not my favorite Cynster book, was probably the most sensual. And for Laurens that is saying something.). Laurens has fast become my favorite writer. She writes awfully well, she knows the regency period and she knows how to write a mind boggling love scene. If Laurens gets any better, I might have to learn how to 'swoon'. Check out her 'pre' Cynster work 'Captain Jack's Woman.' It's delightful. Keep up the good work, Stephanie!
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Summary: I'D RATHER WATCH "A BUG'S LIFE" FLICK THAN THIS YAWNER......
Review: I know I'm gonna annoy Ms. Laurens' die-hard fans around the globe, so go ahead & give me 'not helpful' votes (if available), I don't give a doom. No flying sparks, no sexual tension, no plot, nada, zipp. Felicity blinks more often than a drugged owl. Demon is more interested in Flick's pert little bottom than anything else. This novel is soooo slow & soooo boring, I had to stop reading it by page 97 (yes, that's how horrendous it is) & grab her previous / best effort (Scandal's bride = my all-time favorite) just to remind myself why I've been 1 of her most devoted fans all this time. Too bad I can't get a refund, 'cuz I bought it from the Auction due to the bloody freezing weather & my laziness to put my big feet outside the house. If U want to read a smashingly good & fun romance, pls try out Lynsay Sands - The Switch instead. I solemnly vow not to be tricked anymore by the excitement of new releases, there's always a copy from my nearest library..... Amen! : (
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Summary: Great characters, wonderful chemistry, a great read.
Review: I loved that Felicity had a childhood crush on Demon, how could she not when he was such an impressive Rake. What teenager wouldn't feel the same way, getting tongue tied and embarassed by a handsome face. I enjoyed how that scenerio made for convincing tension between the two main characters. For a Rake to look beyond the surface of Felicity's beauty, to fall in love, Stephanie Laurens, convinced me that they were ment to be friends first. It was very amusing to read as Felicity misunderstood Demon's subtle hints that he was attracted to her, as she attributed the butterflies he gave her towards her schoolgirl crush. I was very taken with her practical nature towards him and their problems with Newmarket. I enjoyed the setting at Newmarket Heath, both characters had believable lives connecting them to this time and place. The only reservations I had with this particular book in this series was the fact that the Cynsters really weren't an issue. Demon could have been connected to any generic family. While some of the Cynsters have married and moved along, one or two of them should have had a more involved part of this story, if only to set them up for their own books in the series. Regardless, I am looking forward to her next installment in this series, I'll buy it as soon as it hits the bokstores.
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Summary: Best since Devil's Bride
Review: I loved this installment in the Bar Cynster series! The development of the relationship between the two central characters was very realistic. I found Flick trying to understand and cope with the transformation of Demon from her childhood hero/ideal into a real life potential husband a delight and far more believable than Patience trying to cope with her "distrust" of Vane's sincerity in "A Rake's Vow". Readers wanting a lot of suspense might be disappointed, but those who enjoy well drawn characters will love this one.
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Summary: not the best
Review: I really enjoyed this one. I was worried about starting this one because I couldn't even finish the third book, "Scandal's Bride". But Demon was just right! Flick was the best heroine so far in this series. I liked the fact that she still had the innocent nature after being with Demon the first time. So often the virgin turns 180 and becomes this unrealistic sex nymph. I thought the whole Dillon and the Syndicate thing was rather pedantic. If it was such a big deal I thought that there should have been more pressure from those around them. But really it was just the General's dissapointment that spurred them. I don't hold that against the book though. There was just the right amount of sexual suspense, just the right amount of sex, just the right amount of resistance from the hero, and just the right amount of innocence from the heroine to make this an excellent story! Great read!
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Summary: One of the best in this series!
Review: I really enjoyed this one. I was worried about starting this one because I couldn't even finish the third book, "Scandal's Bride". But Demon was just right! Flick was the best heroine so far in this series. I liked the fact that she still had the innocent nature after being with Demon the first time. So often the virgin turns 180 and becomes this unrealistic sex nymph. I thought the whole Dillon and the Syndicate thing was rather pedantic. If it was such a big deal I thought that there should have been more pressure from those around them. But really it was just the General's dissapointment that spurred them. I don't hold that against the book though. There was just the right amount of sexual suspense, just the right amount of sex, just the right amount of resistance from the hero, and just the right amount of innocence from the heroine to make this an excellent story! Great read!
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Summary: Disappointing
Review: I suppose it's a bit like Christmas morning.... you run downstairs, and, after months of waiting, instantly attack the biggest box with your name on it. You open it up, anticipation drumming inside you, and then.... you find that instead of the Pokemon item you wanted, you received last year's garble-talking Furby. That parallels my reaction to A Rogue's Proposal. After falling in love with the Bar Cynster and sighing over the three preceding books, I breathlessly, eagerly awaited for the fourth one. I guess I could tell I had a problem with A Rogue's Proposal when I didn't feel compelled to finish it in one setting; I read it over two days, always faithfully returning to it but never really felt driven (as I had with the others) to find out what happened to Demon and Flick. The storyline was so slow I skipped pages, because all that was happening was Flick attending London balls and fretting over Demon's love for her. There weren't any major faults with the characters, except for Flick's almost-bordering-on-stupidity escapades, but even that wasn't a major crime since it was an "almost." However, I still couldn't bring myself to care for the hero and the heroine. The love scenes, while still pretty R/NC-17 rated, were even kind of dull and trite. I would recommend this book to a devoted Cynster fan, but if you're new, start with Devil's Bride or even A Rake's Vow.
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Summary: definitley a good read
Review: I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Not quite as good as Devil's Bride, the first in the Bar Cynster series, but still a good read. A much better effort than Scandal's Bride and A Rake's Vow. A shame the other members of the Bar Cynster didn't feature a bit more prominently. I look forward to the next 2 books (about Gabriel and Lucifer) that finish the initial 6 book series and the follow on books about Chillingworth (introduced in A Rogue's Proposal), Amanda, Amelia and Simon.
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Summary: At First I thought Oh No:
Review: I thought oh no not another Cynster running away straight into his fate. I was beginning to think, are all the rest going to be the same. But Laurens pulls it off. She does seem to match her couples well and gives you enough romance, mystery, passion, and laughs to keep you reading. I won't say this is one I will keep to reread, but I glad I didn't miss this one of the series.
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Summary: A Rogue's Proposal
Review: I thought this book along with the other Cynster books was just awesome...Can't wait for the new one about Gabriel in July...
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