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Firelight (Darkest London, #1)

Kristen Callihan

Start date: April 12, 2013

Finish date: April 30, 2013

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Jan 03, 2012 layla is a picky reader rated it really liked it

Shelves: genre-magic, part-of-a-series, genre-historical, rating-4-stars, reviewed, netgalley-or-edelweiss

ARC provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review!

My rating: 3.75/5 stars
First line: “The knowledge that Archer would soon end the life of another cut at his soul with every step he took.”
Favourite quote: “Their eyes met, and that spark of something hot and sharp ripped through her again. Awareness. It took a moment to realize, but that was it. She was utterly aware of him. Of the breadth of his shoulders, the deep even way he breathed, the force of his gaze. Bloody hell, but she we bes ...more

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Apr 12, 2012 Lauren⁷ 💜 rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, romance, fantasy-sci-fi-romance-romantasy, historical-romance, library-has-a-copy

This was so good! Archer made me swoon and Miranda was a perfect match for him! The mystery side was just as great, very tantalizing! And I loved the supporting characters! I loved this! Just loved this!

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Dec 19, 2011 Logan rated it really liked it

Shelves: own-bought-ebook, historical-fiction, paranormal, 2013-books-read

I loved the hints of Beauty and the Beast and Phantom of the Opera in this one. Though my guesses were way off about the secrets in this one, it was still unique and interesting, if not a little bizarre. I'll be continuing in the series, though I was disappointed to see it centers on Miranda's sisters as central characters, and not her. ...more

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Mar 30, 2012 Hasien rated it really liked it

Shelves: mystery, humans-w-extra, hist-romance

3.5 stars
I really liked this story. This story starts out with an arranged marriage. Miranda will marry Lord Archer or become homeless, as her father will through her out of her home. After speaking with the mysterious masked Lord Archer, Miranda goes forward with the marriage. Miranda is not your typical royal, she is a thief but once married she no longer needs to perform that act. She has her secrets and Lord Archer has his secrets.

This was an entertaining whodunit, or should I say who is th ...more

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