by Celeste Bradley
A decent story but made unnecessarily long by the inclusion of side stories that have little to nothing to do with the main plot of the book. One of which seems have been included for no other reason than to include gratuitous sex scenes.
4.5 starsI was barely 40 pages in to this book when I was already head over heals for the heroine. Yes, the heroine. What a delight. It seemed to start a bit lighter, witty and from there it took me on a journey of angst, secrets, hurt and bliss. Its not a fluffy light read, which is just fine with ...
FALLEN is the story of the very plain, but sweet and kind, Izzy Temple and Julian Blackworth, handsome and a bit of a playboy. The story starts off with Julian seducing Izzy in her bed while the two are at a house party -- except he thinks she's someone else and she's so frightened that she knocks ...
3.5 stars
Re-Read July 2010As a huge Celeste Bradley fan, I jumped on the chance to re-read this book.Izzy tends to be a bit of a Mary Sue, though honestly that didn't really bother me. Both she and Julian, however, were incredibly stubborn which made me want to wring both of their necks half the time :)It ...
This book is quite a little gem. I bought it on a whim because I liked the plain jane heroine and the fact that they had been caught in a compromising position and so had to get engaged. It's my first book by Bradley, and I loved it. She became an autobuy from this point on. I love to reread parts...