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Chargement... My Fake Rakepar Eva Leigh
   Aucun Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre.   ) mimji | Apr 20, 2024 |  This was just the agony purge I needed after the last novel I read. It has its share of silliness, but Grace and Sebastian are both sweet characters, and it’s pretty easy to root for them. It would have been less interesting without the Duke of Rotherby joining the scheme. The history of his friendship with Sebastian and the other “union of rakes” fellows was one of my favorite things about the book and my main reason for being interested in the next one. Sometimes the characterization felt a bit overdone—a neon sign flashing These Guys Are Scientists—and there were a few things that felt jarringly modern, like the mindfulness techniques Grace teaches Seb to cope with his social anxiety. Not that mindfulness is a new thing—it was just weird to see characters in a Regency romance novel practicing it. I also prefer a more straightforward romance to all the mutual—and rather clueless—misunderstandings that were happening between these two. But I liked Leigh’s sense of humor and pacing, and I adored the scene when they finally declared themselves. I’ll be grabbing Would I Lie to the Duke when it comes out next year! (  ) Harks | Dec 17, 2022 | I liked how the author used inclusion in a historical regency book. It seemed very natural to include intelligent women while discussing some of the obstacles they faced (and still face). People from different cultures were also included organically, which is nice to see in historical romance. Ms. Leigh's descriptions of botany etc. were incorporated without adding too much for the non-scientific person. Where the story failed was in the romance department. Grace and Seb are perfectly nice people, but I never really felt any chemistry between them. She was so intent on the other man, and he wasn't especially enamored with Grace until they both fell suddenly into lust. Then it combusted in a very unlikely manner that still didn't feel romantic. The push by Grace's parents for her to marry also felt implausible; I shook my head when her mother pushed that aside with a very practical solution near the end of the book. So, it's an okay read, but I'm hoping that Rotherby's story in the next book is better. (  ) N.W.Moors | Dec 4, 2022 | ) yonitdm | Sep 1, 2022 | ) thewestwing | Aug 12, 2022 | aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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Fiction.
Romance.
Historical Fiction.
HTML: "[A] feast of female empowerment, positive friendships, feel-good moments, and social satire." NPR "A jolt of electricity, a blast of fresh aireverything delightful and exciting you could want it to be." The New York Times Book Review Meet the Union of the Rakesa new Regency romance series inspired by the Breakfast Club and other classic 80s films! In the first book, a bluestocking enlists a faux suitor to help her land an ideal husband only to be blindsided by real desire... Lady Grace Wyatt is content as a wallflower, focusing on scientific pursuits rather than the complications of society matches. But when a handsome, celebrated naturalist returns from abroad, Grace wishes, for once, to be noticed. Her solution: to "build" the perfect man, who will court her publicly and help her catch his eye. Grace's colleague, anthropologist Sebastian Holloway, is just the blank slate she requires. To further his own research on English society, Sebastian agrees to let Grace transform him from a bespectacled, bookish academic into a dashingalbeit fakerake. Between secret lessons on how to be a rogue and exaggerated public flirtations, Grace's feelings for Sebastian grow from friendship into undeniable, inconvenient, real attraction. If only she hadn't asked him to help her marry someone else... Sebastian is in love with brilliant, beautiful Grace, but their bargain is complete, and she desires another. Yet when he's faced with losing her forever, Sebastian will do whatever it takes to tell her the truth, even if it means risking his own futureand his heart. .Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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 Google Books — Chargement...GenresClassification décimale de Melvil (CDD)813.6Literature English (North America) American fiction 21st CenturyClassification de la Bibliothèque du CongrèsÉvaluationMoyenne: (3.71)
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