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Much Ado About You (Essex Sisters, #1)
by Eloisa James (Goodreads Author)
by Eloisa James (Goodreads Author)
Carrie Lim's review
bookshelves: historical-romance, part-of-series, favorite, families, melt-worthy-scenes, quotes-of-the-best-kind, love-between-the-lines, plot-has-plot, hero-mysterious, tears-all-over-the-place, deserves-all-the-stars-in-the-sky
Aug 24, 11
bookshelves: historical-romance, part-of-series, favorite, families, melt-worthy-scenes, quotes-of-the-best-kind, love-between-the-lines, plot-has-plot, hero-mysterious, tears-all-over-the-place, deserves-all-the-stars-in-the-sky
Read from August 04 to 22, 2011 — I own a copy
I feel like my feelings are having feelings.
Currently reading Kiss Me, Annabel (book #2), having finished this, the first book in the Essex Sisters series. And I noticed something while reading book #2, practically every chapter--perhaps every other page even--I catch myself thinking of Tess and Lucius, the hero and heroine of this novel.
They made such an impact on me that my eyes tear up at every mention of their names. My gosh, what even?
Well, whatever is going on, they deserve my tears as they both made it into my heart. I feel as if they are old friends and I want to see them happy and in love as they should be.
Maybe I should back up for a moment and say why they are such epic characters as this IS a review after all
Tess, the eldest of the Essex Sisters, feels as if it is her duty to marry, if only to help her younger sisters. Forget passion. Forget Love. Forget herself. It's as if it is her prerogative. She is a selfless, caring individual that plays the genteel woman imperfectly perfectly in the way that counts. All the more, her sincerity is believable. BELIEVABLE. As what happens in most romance novels, the heroine, we know, will end up with her happy ending. And I shall not spoil anything. However, let me just say that in this lovely novel, the heroine far exceeds expectations. So much MORE happens. And it's beautiful. That's heart-wrenching, tear-inducing beautiful.
Lucius Felton. *sighs* Gah, I'm not even going to try and begin to describe him. He is a hero in all accounts and is just made of win, really. Quite possibly my favorite hero. Ever. Perhaps? Maybe. Yes? *swoons*
The impact occurs (for me at least) when these two amazing characters get together. Whenever. Wherever. All. The. Time. Always.
The plot has plot has plot. The back story was interesting and filling. The secondary and even tertiary characters are all diverse, memorable and consistent. Rafe. Annabel. Imogen. Josie. Character growth happens! In ALL of them. Seriously. Rarely did I find this happening in romance novels. I could just squee for this alone.
Furthermore, the details. The moments. The scenes. The lines. The mentions of Shakespeare and Catullus. Just... I could see everything. Feel everything. Every turn of the page... just...
Eloisa James, thank you!
Currently reading Kiss Me, Annabel (book #2), having finished this, the first book in the Essex Sisters series. And I noticed something while reading book #2, practically every chapter--perhaps every other page even--I catch myself thinking of Tess and Lucius, the hero and heroine of this novel.
They made such an impact on me that my eyes tear up at every mention of their names. My gosh, what even?
Well, whatever is going on, they deserve my tears as they both made it into my heart. I feel as if they are old friends and I want to see them happy and in love as they should be.
Maybe I should back up for a moment and say why they are such epic characters as this IS a review after all
Tess, the eldest of the Essex Sisters, feels as if it is her duty to marry, if only to help her younger sisters. Forget passion. Forget Love. Forget herself. It's as if it is her prerogative. She is a selfless, caring individual that plays the genteel woman imperfectly perfectly in the way that counts. All the more, her sincerity is believable. BELIEVABLE. As what happens in most romance novels, the heroine, we know, will end up with her happy ending. And I shall not spoil anything. However, let me just say that in this lovely novel, the heroine far exceeds expectations. So much MORE happens. And it's beautiful. That's heart-wrenching, tear-inducing beautiful.
Lucius Felton. *sighs* Gah, I'm not even going to try and begin to describe him. He is a hero in all accounts and is just made of win, really. Quite possibly my favorite hero. Ever. Perhaps? Maybe. Yes? *swoons*
The impact occurs (for me at least) when these two amazing characters get together. Whenever. Wherever. All. The. Time. Always.
The plot has plot has plot. The back story was interesting and filling. The secondary and even tertiary characters are all diverse, memorable and consistent. Rafe. Annabel. Imogen. Josie. Character growth happens! In ALL of them. Seriously. Rarely did I find this happening in romance novels. I could just squee for this alone.
Furthermore, the details. The moments. The scenes. The lines. The mentions of Shakespeare and Catullus. Just... I could see everything. Feel everything. Every turn of the page... just...
Eloisa James, thank you!
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Quotes Carrie Liked
“She pulled back, but not abruptly. His eyes were the darkest indigo blue that she had ever seen. She let a faint smile curl on her lips. "You inquire how many kisses of yours would be enough, and more to satisfy me," she said, and was startled to hear a husky catch in her voice. "As many as the grains of Libyan sand that lie between hot Jupiter's oracle… as many…" She paused. The look in his eye had made her forget what she was saying. What came after hot oracle!
He didn't look sardonic now, but truly surprised. She had to leave. This was all entirely too intimate and uncomfortable.
"Alas," she said, gathering up her skirts again and turning toward the rockslide. "I have quite forgotten the next line, so we shall have to delay this learned discussion." He was at her shoulder in a moment, helping her over the stones.
"As many as the stars," he said, conversationally, as if they were talking of gardening, or Romans, or any number of polite topics. "As many as the stars, when the night is still, gazing down on secret human desires.”
― Eloisa James, Much Ado About You
He didn't look sardonic now, but truly surprised. She had to leave. This was all entirely too intimate and uncomfortable.
"Alas," she said, gathering up her skirts again and turning toward the rockslide. "I have quite forgotten the next line, so we shall have to delay this learned discussion." He was at her shoulder in a moment, helping her over the stones.
"As many as the stars," he said, conversationally, as if they were talking of gardening, or Romans, or any number of polite topics. "As many as the stars, when the night is still, gazing down on secret human desires.”
― Eloisa James, Much Ado About You
Reading Progress
| 08/04/2011 | page 17 |
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4.0% | "Perhaps--just perhaps--all men weren't mad in the same ways. --Tess" |
