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Potent Pleasures (Pleasures, #1)

Eloisa James

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Jan 10, 2015 Caz rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: disappointing, aar, audiobook, 2015-mt-tbr, romance-pre-1800s

I've given this a C+ for narration and C for content at AAR.

I remember reading the other two books in this trilogy several years ago, but for some reason hadn’t read the first, Potent Pleasures, so listening to this new audiobook version seemed like a good idea. Unfortunately, it proved to be a disappointing experience overall, as the story relies too heavily on the fact that the main characters just don’t TALK to each other. The narration also leaves a lot to be desired, because, while there’s ...more

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Oct 15, 2010 Aly is so frigging bored rated it it was amazing

Shelves: historical

I love this book even if I would have killed Alex every... say, 50 pages :D

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Nov 07, 2010 Grace Elliot rated it it was amazing

Oh I loved this book - and its sister volume 'Midnight Pleasures' - unusual to read a romance where the hero/ heroine marry fairly early on - and then struggle to come to terms with being a couple and all that entails. Lovely,emotional escapism. ...more

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Jan 13, 2011 Chris rated it liked it

I read this after I've read some of Eloise's newer work and you can totally see her maturation as a writer. However, this is a nice romance with a great hero and a decent heroine. ...more

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