A Wallflower Christmas
by:
Lisa Kleypas (author)
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780312533786 (0312533780)
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Pages no: 213
Edition language: English
Category:
European Literature,
British Literature,
Historical Fiction,
Romance,
Adult,
Historical Romance,
Womens Fiction,
Chick Lit,
Regency,
Holiday,
Christmas,
Regency Romance
Series: Wallflowers (#5)
This review is for all 5 books in the series, because while I think they're harmless one by one, taken as a whole, they support rape culture. Let me say that there is no outright rape in these books, but they are all steeped in the trope of a beautiful virgin (in this case one in each book) who on...
“The Wallflowers are four young ladies in London who banded together in their wild and wickedly wonderful searches for true love. Now happily married, they join together once again to help one of the world’s most notorious rogues realize that happiness might be right under the mistletoe….” Rafe Bo...
It was fun to revisit these characters. The dude was a little rapey, though, which is not usually a thing in Kleypas's books. I'm not sure what happened. And he really just kissed her. But still.
"What exactly does a financial speculator do?" "I make investments. I also watch for people who are being idiotic with their investments. And then I encourage them to go at it full-tilt, until I'm left with a profit while they're standing in a pile of smoking rubble." "How do you sleep at night?" sh...
I'm being lazy and reviewing the entire series as one. Also many of my thoughts apply to all the books. I've never been a big romance person but I've never been opposed to them either. I discovered this series on a list for top romance series when I needed something for the 2013 Challenge Group Febr...
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