Le frisson de minuit (Plaisirs, #2)
by:
Eloisa James (author)
Format: mass market paperback
ISBN:
9782290041406 (2290041408)
Publish date: May 16th 2012
Publisher: J'ai lu
Pages no: 384
Edition language: French
Category:
European Literature,
British Literature,
Adult Fiction,
Historical Fiction,
Romance,
Adult,
Historical Romance,
Womens Fiction,
Chick Lit,
Regency,
Regency Romance
Series: Pleasures (#2)
Meh. I skimmed this more than the last. A good editor for these would have helped. But as an author, Eloisa James has matured so much since these first books. Originally published on GR May 2013
Beautiful & sought-after heroine accepts proposal of dullard earl who she feels emotionally safe with. She rejects the marriage proposal of wealthy but untitled second-son Hero, although she's very attracted to him & can't stop thinking about him. She doesn't want to be hurt by him WHEN he takes up ...
So when I first started reading, I despised Sophie's betrothed. What a disgusting man he was to plan on marrying Sophie while setting up a mistress with whom he was in love! >:( Ok ok so that's not really fair -- that's EXACTLY what men of the times in that social circle did, but still. Blech. Howe...
I read Potent Pleasures a year ago and was struck by how emotional and passionate the story was. I thoroughly disliked the hero though, but his brother seemed nice enough so I gave his book a try too. However, although the hero WAS better than Alex, his twin, the book wasn't as powerful as the first...
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