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Why yes, I was a complete slacker and didn't get my TBR post up on Wednesday like I was supposed to. IN my defense, I had contractors tromping all through my house and I was busy being sick, too. Good times.Somehow this book kind of makes it all better. I had been wanting to read this for quite some...
2.5 Stars
Loved this story. It's such a slow moving romance, in a very good way, that it made me realize just how high-velocity so many in the genre can be. Grant really explores the underlying reasons for the H/H falling in love which was beyond refreshing. So often all you get is BAMLOVETHEEND. Cannot wait ...
The setup of this book is completely preposterous, but Grant is such a good writer that she sold it to me - lock, stock and barrel. The hero and heroine are both wonderful characters and I was very engaged in watching them both learn and grow. Martha seemed to grow a little less, but for her charact...
Very enjoyable!
The author's style is nice, but I didn't care for the plot at all. It's repetitive and tends to the improbable.
This was a truly unique read for me. I'm sure others have written books with similar themes before, but I'm not sure anyone has written one quite like this. For the majority of the book the hero and heroine have bad sex. Yes, you heard me, bad sex in a romance. Not only did I find that surprising, I...
Reading this made me realize that one of my favorite things to happen in a historical romance is for the main characters to be forced together in an unusual way that unexpectedly fosters true intimacy. In A Lady Awakened, what initially brings Theo and Martha together is sex -- unwanted, unpleasant...
*This review is based on a advanced reader's copy of the book I won through Goodreads FirstReads Giveaways.* Actual rating: 2.5 stars I have to admit to something in regards to this book. In all my years of reading I have never once skipped to the end to see how it all turned out. Never once. In...
Goodreads Giveaway win. Looking forward to receiving this book in the mail. I always enjoy the opportunity of discovering a new author.+++++++++++++++3.5 stars. I must say I found the first half of this book slow going. It was hard to connect with the lead characters, especially the heroine. As...
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