Review: Love in the Afternoon

Love in the Afternoon by Lisa Kleypas
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Christopher Phelan has been writing letter from the front to the girl of his dreams, however, the girl of his dreams is not who he thinks it is. Unbeknownst to the hero Beatrix Hathaway has been writing him letters under the guise of her friend's name and what started out with the best intentions turned into a written love story.

There is no way I could give Beatrix Hathaway less than a five, she is simply a girl after my own heart! I absolutely adored her personality and affinity towards animals of all kinds (I would like to have a little hedgehog running about the halls but I don't think the apartment would allow for it). Her way with dealing with humans just like her animal friends was perfect for the personality of a war fought hero. Christopher needed the kind of patience and understanding that came naturally to Bea.

I loved how eccentric the Hathaway clan was and how everyone was eventually able to get along. They had an unconventional family for the time but it was perfect for them!

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Review: Married By Morning

Married By Morning by Lisa Kleypas
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Catherine Marks is hiding a secret, one Leo Hathaway is determined to find out. For the last three years there has been nothing but sparing words between the two but when one quarrel goes too far and ends in a kiss their relationship takes a different turn.

I think my favorite part in this whole book was Dodger, not that I did not like the human characters but the little ferret was so cute an entertaining (it makes me wonder if one would get on well with my cat). I have to say that from the first book until now Leo has truly redeemed his past behavior for me. I did not think that I would end up liking him as much as I did. His sparing with Marks and the hilarious questions he asks Marks to show how raddled he made her were extremely entertaining.

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Review: Tempt Me at Twilight

Tempt Me at Twilight by Lisa Kleypas
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

In a chance meeting with Harry Rutledge, Poppy Hathaway's life is forever about to change. Little does she know she doesn't have much say in the matter as Harry sets his sights upon her. She has to find a way to weasel past his façade of not letting anyone get too close and give him the family he has actually always wanted.

Poppy was the least impressive of the Hathaway girls to me, that quickly changed in the first chapter. I loved her surprised interactions with Harry Rutledge. After that the story declined a little for me, it was still entertaining but it did not hold the appeal of when they first met. Harry was a greatly flawed character but I think his turnaround with Poppy is well deserved.

I think Leo's character is becoming more redeeming since I wanted to punch him in the face for most of the first book. I'm interested to see his story with Cat.

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Review: Seduce Me at Sunrise

Seduce Me at Sunrise by Lisa Kleypas
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

After a bout with scarlet fever, Winifred Hathaway has never been the same, she suffers from a weaken constitution. Win will do everything she can to get better to finally be able to be with the man she loves, Kev Merripen, a Roma who came to the Hathaway family as a child after he was left for dead by his clan. When Win comes back and is finally able to say she is better she finds that winning the love of Kev may not be as easy as she thinks.

I liked Win, I think her personality shown through in the first book of the series and continued on to showing her as a stronger character than people expected her to be. I liked how she knew what she wanted and risked everything to have it. Kev, on the other hand, I liked him better in the previous book. His refusal to accept Win's love rubbed me the wrong way, especially since she was practically throwing herself at him.

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2010

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Review: Mine Till Midnight

Mine Till Midnight by Lisa Kleypas
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Amelia Hathaway wants to make sure everyone in her family is okay. As the eldest of the four girls and a drunken brother, Leo, she takes the responsibility of the family upon herself. As Leo inherits a title and spins himself out of control Amelia removes the family to the country for a little rest. As a chance encounter with Cam, a Roma, follows them into the country Amelia finds it harder to resist the temptation not only of Cam but of the strength and support he possesses.

Amelia was a great character, yes, a little managing and stubborn, but I liked how she interacted with the family and she definitely showed more restraint to her brother than I would have been able to manage.

I like how Kleypas writes real characters. They have flaws to their personalities but not so much that the reader despises the character (Except for the fact that I would love to have punched Leo in the face [multiple times]).

I was so glad we got to see a story about Cam after reading the Wallflower series! Also, how a lot of the characters in the Wallflower story helped drive the story.

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2010

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Review: The Crown

The Crown by Kiera Cass
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

Eadlyn did not think that she would fall in love with any of the suitors for her Selection. As the weight of ruling presses down on her, she realizes having someone at her side may not be such a bad idea.

Her husband choosing was pretty anticlimactic. The story as a whole was rather boring. I wanted more action, I kept waiting for something to pick up the pace but it just lagged on.

Eadlyn's character as a whole improved. She showed more determination and stepped up from where she was in the previous book. She still had to spoiled, bratty tendencies but she was able to have more of a prospective regarding other situations aside from her own.

Overall, I was not particularly impressed with the two last books in the series. I would have rather stopped at the first three and have it be done with.

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Review: The Heir

The Heir by Kiera Cass
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

Twenty years after the previous books, America Singer and Prince Maxon have had an heir, Eadlyn, who will one day rule as queen. As there is still unrest between the people of the now abolished caste system they have to device a way to bring about hope and harmony for the people once more.

I have to say I was expected a lot more out of this book, maybe I was basing it too much on the others in the series and had a biased opinion.

Princess Eadlyn seems quite spoiled for being raised of the notion that people were to be treated equally and how important is was to eliminate the caste system. She certainly holds herself above the rest and acts childish, especially when she is already 18 and is supposed to be an adult.

The royal family still refer to the caste numbers frequently even though the royals are the ones that abolished it to make everyone equal. I would think they would be more conscientious. With the whole selection process again it's like they are still living in the past, not moving forward.

I didn't like the ending at all. It made some of the past characters appear weaker than they were. (view spoiler)[ not that having a heart attack is a sign of weakness but how Cass choose to write it, to me, made America appear weak to try and bring Eadlyn into the role she was supposed to uphold (hide spoiler)]


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