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Bezig met laden... The Beguilement of Lady Eustacia Cavanaughdoor Stephanie Laurens
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. .5 Stars I can’t believe I’m rating a Stephanie Laurens book anywhere in the 3’s. I liked the story, but I didn’t love it. I thought it was very predictable, just a tad slow, and the villain seemed almost like an afterthought – and – they didn’t really take any steps to try to find the culprit. You would have thought they would have had the police, a private investigator – something, but they didn’t. They just talked about what happened each time and tried to figure out which of them was the target, then it was business as usual until the next time. Well – duh – it doesn’t matter who is the target – you love each other and somebody is trying to kill one of you! Then, when their brainstorming session tells them who the villain is (it is a pretty big leap), they pretty much let him off. Yes, this person tried to murder them 4 times and they just told him he was a bad boy and told him to go live on the continent. I also thought Stacie’s very deep emotional problem was resolved much too quickly and easily. She suffered from deep mental trauma that had lasted for years and then – Frederick says a few words and all is well. Say what????? I liked both Stacie and Frederick and both were very relatable characters. I loved that there wasn’t insta-lust and the relationship took time to develop – especially on Stacie’s part. It was fun to have short visits with Stacie’s brothers from earlier books and to get to know Godfrey a little better since his will be the next book. It was a pleasant read and I did enjoy it, it just frustrated me. Stacie Cavanaugh has an idea to encourage members of the Ton to patronize English musical students, but she needs the help of Frederick, Marquess of Albury and a noted musician, to make her dream come true. He isn't interested in performing for the Ton though he was once a musical star, but he is interested in Stacie so eventually he agrees. I'm hot and cold on Stephanie Laurens books. Some I enjoy very much and others I find predictable and overdramatic. This is one of the latter types. I thought the book started out strong with the musical emphasis, but later the number of unsuccessful murder attempts was ridiculous (hence the overdramatic label). The romantic plot with Stacie's dismal view toward marriage and Frederick working to overcome it was predictable. I also find Ms. Laurens' writing can verge on the purple, especially in the sex scenes. The almost breathless sentence fragments annoy me. I do like the Cavanaughs and I'm hoping I'll enjoy Godfrey's story more. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
Onderdeel van de reeks(en)The Cavanaughs (3)
"Stacie--Lady Eustacia Cavanaugh--is adamant marriage is not for her. Haunted by her parents' unhappy union, Stacie believes that, for her, marriage is an unacceptable risk. Wealthy and well-born, she needs for nothing, and with marriage off the table, to give her life purpose, she embarks on a plan to further the careers of emerging local musicians by introducing them to the ton via a series of musical evenings. Yet despite her noble status, Stacie requires a musical lure to tempt the haut ton to her events, and in the elevated circles she inhabits, only one musician commands sufficient cachet--the reclusive and notoriously reluctant Marquess of Albury. Frederick, Marquess of Albury, has fashioned a life for himself as a musical scholar, one he pursues largely out of sight of the ton. He might be renowned as a virtuoso on the pianoforte, yet he sees no reason to endure the smothering over-attentiveness of society. Then his mother inveigles him into meeting Stacie, and the challenge she lays before him is...tempting. On a number of fronts. Enough for him not to immediately refuse her. A dance of subtle persuasion ensues, and step by step, Frederick finds himself convinced that Stacie's plan has real merit and that it behooves him to support her. At least for one event. Stacie's first musical evening, featuring Frederick as the principal performer, is a massive success--until Fate takes a hand and lands them in a situation that forces them both to reassess. Does Frederick want more than the sterile, academic life he'd thought was for him? Can Stacie overcome her deepest fears and own to and reach for her girlhood dreams?"--Publisher description. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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As someone who has played music for years I found this quite true to life and interesting. The romance felt quite true and real. I enjoyed this read. ( )