From worst to best...
Lust, Charlotte Featherstone - time to accept Sinful was a fluke as other CF books don't do it for me at all. This one is all about the cursed fey who represent various sins who can undo the curse if they find a female soulmate representing their opposite virtues. Since this is an erotic romance, you can imagine the route this takes (hint: heroine's name 'Chastity' is quite a misnomer). It's not awful or anything but 'blah' pretty much sums it up.
Sin and Sensibility, Suzanne Enoch - heroine wants to flaunt propriety a little, hero is a rakish friend of the family who her brothers ask to keep her in check. Much less sex than in Lust but the resulting feeling is the same - not bad or anything but I couldn't say I cared if any of these people got struck by a meteorite.
But then perhaps I am being unfair to the above, because they had the misfortune to be read the same day I read Seduce Me At Sunrise by Lisa Kleypas, which is going into my Top 10 Romances of all time. SMAS follows Winifred and Merripen, two characters who I got obsessed by in the previous book in the series. It pretty much hit every single one of my kinks. They first meet as teens and love each other ever after. She is the treasured, ethereal upper-class invalid with a will of steel and he is the abused gypsy bare-knuckle fighter whom her family rescued when he was half-dead and all the way feral. And then he stayed with them, taking care of the family. Because of her. And they have loved each other since childhood but he refuses to do anything about it because he doesn't think he is good enough for her but she won't give up and he can't live without her and guuuuuuh. Seriously, I am WAAAAAAAAY obsessed about this book. If you are fond of passionate angst or heroes who are beyond devoted to the heroine, this is the book for you. I mean, any time hero declares things like "I am not good enough for you. But no one is. And most men, good or bad, have limits to what they would do, even for someone they love. I have none. No God, no moral code, no faith in anything. Except you. You're my religion. I would do anything you asked. I would fight, steal, kill for you. I would -" I am a goner. Mmmmmmmm. I already want a reread. Oh, did I mention that she is the first person since his childhood he ever told his first name to? This book = obsession.
Btw, no, I haven't given up on dramas. However when you are on a beach vacation on an island that is not in the United States, it's a bit impossible to get to watch any :)
Lust, Charlotte Featherstone - time to accept Sinful was a fluke as other CF books don't do it for me at all. This one is all about the cursed fey who represent various sins who can undo the curse if they find a female soulmate representing their opposite virtues. Since this is an erotic romance, you can imagine the route this takes (hint: heroine's name 'Chastity' is quite a misnomer). It's not awful or anything but 'blah' pretty much sums it up.
Sin and Sensibility, Suzanne Enoch - heroine wants to flaunt propriety a little, hero is a rakish friend of the family who her brothers ask to keep her in check. Much less sex than in Lust but the resulting feeling is the same - not bad or anything but I couldn't say I cared if any of these people got struck by a meteorite.
But then perhaps I am being unfair to the above, because they had the misfortune to be read the same day I read Seduce Me At Sunrise by Lisa Kleypas, which is going into my Top 10 Romances of all time. SMAS follows Winifred and Merripen, two characters who I got obsessed by in the previous book in the series. It pretty much hit every single one of my kinks. They first meet as teens and love each other ever after. She is the treasured, ethereal upper-class invalid with a will of steel and he is the abused gypsy bare-knuckle fighter whom her family rescued when he was half-dead and all the way feral. And then he stayed with them, taking care of the family. Because of her. And they have loved each other since childhood but he refuses to do anything about it because he doesn't think he is good enough for her but she won't give up and he can't live without her and guuuuuuh. Seriously, I am WAAAAAAAAY obsessed about this book. If you are fond of passionate angst or heroes who are beyond devoted to the heroine, this is the book for you. I mean, any time hero declares things like "I am not good enough for you. But no one is. And most men, good or bad, have limits to what they would do, even for someone they love. I have none. No God, no moral code, no faith in anything. Except you. You're my religion. I would do anything you asked. I would fight, steal, kill for you. I would -" I am a goner. Mmmmmmmm. I already want a reread. Oh, did I mention that she is the first person since his childhood he ever told his first name to? This book = obsession.
Btw, no, I haven't given up on dramas. However when you are on a beach vacation on an island that is not in the United States, it's a bit impossible to get to watch any :)