Intrigued By Love by Sienna Snow
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
For every teardrop that threatens to fall, there is a smile waiting to light up your heart. Intrigued by Love takes emotions out of their comfort zone. Kai and Jax are beautiful chaos. Captivating, heartbreaking temptation. From an unfinished past to an uncertain future, Snow brings the passion and douses it with more than a little heart. Once you start, it's hard to walk away.
King Charles I has been condemned to die in the winter of 1649. John Hutchinson is one of the 59 men to sign his death warrant, encouraged by his wife Luce. With the death of King Charles, the St. John family is now thoroughly separated by political beliefs while Oliver Cromwell wreaks havoc over the land. While Luce and John try to create a new government in England, their siblings, Allen and Frances seek refuge with what remains of King Charles court in Paris with the Villiers side of the family and Nan uses her position of Countess of Rochester to play both sides. While the family is divided politically, their hearts are still tied together.
Written in Their Stars is the third book of the Lydiard Chronicles that recounts the story of the St. John family. I would highly recommend reading the first two books of the Lydiard Chronicles first, not only because they are wonderfully written, but they also detail the families relationships and loyalties. Like the previous two books, Elizabeth St. John uses the upmost care and detail to continue the story of her amazing ancestors. This time, the journals of Luce Hutchinson were the primary source for the material and the author was able to transform Luce's words into an unforgettable family saga that incorporates the tumultuous history of England in the mid 1600's. I didn't know much about this part of England's history, so I enjoyed learning of the details from both the Royalist and Roundhead sides. Most of all however, I loved continuing the story of the St. John family and their amazing accomplishments during the time. I was blown away by Nan's determination in the spy ring, Frances and Allen's fight for survival and betterment of their family and Luce and John's steadfastness. Above all, their tie to family is what brings everyone through. Overall, a story of bravery, family and treachery in 17th century England.
This book was received for free in return for an honest review.
I once was lucky enough to spend a lot of time travelling before kids and a mortgage. On one of my trips I travelled to a place called Varanasi in India. Deaths and marriages hold much significance for that holy city with outdoor funeral pyres burning constantly and mass weddings by The Ganges. I remember seeing a group of young girls in traditional red wedding dresses with stunning jewellery on arms, nose and ears. These girls were beautiful ... but young, too young , 11-12 years old surely, small children. Their eyes were what shocked me they looked so incredibly sad, this wasnt a day of joy for them, but a life sentence to I imagined an old man that they had only just met. Being a westerner I do not understand arranged marriages. I know that these marriages can result in love eventually but the fact that the choice is taken away from woman doesnt sit well with me.
This book is set in Pakistan but it brought back memories of what I saw in India. An easy fast read that I didnt think was particularly well written but the story is one that I imagine is happening all over the world.
I received this book to give an honest review.
For a novella I really found myself enjoying the story and was a bit sad to see it end. I felt that the characters were well developed and the plot was steady.
I really liked how the alphas were women and so the pack had a female to lead them instead of the normal male alpha. That really was a selling point for me because I have never read that in a book before. Willa is a teenager and hasn't shifted yet, so she isn't fully like her other packmates though it seems that something else might be going on because ones we got towards the end something fishy sounds like it was going on.
Now not only does Willa have to worry about shifting before she loses her position in the pack but she has to deal with her feelings for Tarron who is not a wolf.
This book is more for the teens as it is a clean read. I do believe I will read more with this series because I want to know where it is all going go.
Booktube-A-thon was great! I did not participate in a lot of sprints and I did none of the Instagram challenges this year (Pokemon Go was definitely in the way, I spent most of my time trying to catch Articuno), but I still managed to read more than I usually did, and that was my goal so I'm pleased with myself.
I managed to finish two entire books and I am a bit less than halfway though the third one. I read a total of 815 pages, which is not that good but not too bad either. For the challenges, I managed to complete quite a lot of them, with only twoo books!
#1 – Read a book with a person on the cover: The Wrath and the Dawn (430p) Written in the Stars V
#2 – Read a hyped book: Anna and The French Kiss V
#3 – Finish a book in one day: Saga vol 6 (152p) Written in the Stars V
#4 – Read about a character that is different from you: Written in the stars/ Les âmes grises (280p)
#5 – Finish a book completely outdoors: Saga vol 6 (152p)/ Three Dark Crowns
#6 – Read a book you bought because of the cover: Written in the stars V
#7 – Finish 7 books: Journal d'hirondelle
Written in the Stars fitted many challenges so, that's great. I will definitely finish The Wrath and The Dawn, because it is realyl great so far, and then I will go on with my two currently reading books, which are The Narrow Road to the Deep North and Heir of Fire.
Thanks for reading,
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