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hikejunkie's review against another edition
4.0
Damn, this book was rather screwed up. I don't even know what to say about it. 4 stars because it kept me interested.
sundayswithsage's review against another edition
3.0
Toxic af, but in the most entertaining way possible.
mrsbooknerd's review against another edition
2.0
After reading and loving [b:Reckless|7715163|Reckless (The House of Rohan, #2)|Anne Stuart|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1279471182s/7715163.jpg|10446097] I was happy to find this installment. However I found the plot and the lead character so extreme that I just didn't enjoy it that much.
Lucien was too dark to even find him remotely attractive. Usually if the lead is physically unattractive then he has a more developed and loving nature, and vice versa. Lucien however was physically scarred, and morally corrupted. I just couldn't get over the fact that he paid someone to kidnap Miranda and rape her, and then she fell in love with him and just forgave him...
I thought that the majority of the novel was just really repetative. Miranda pretending to be cheerful and loving probably should have been funny but all the "My lovers" and "My darlings" just annoyed me. The fact that Lucien resolutely attempted to ruin Miranda and her family right though until the last few chapters - where he attempted to let some more random men rape her - was just ridiculous. There was absolutely no attempt to develop him as a character at all, until basically the last page. There is a difference between a man not realising that he'd fallen in love and a man who is just utterly deluded...
Overall I did read it all, but had this been the first one I had read in the series then I probably would have stopped.
Lucien was too dark to even find him remotely attractive. Usually if the lead is physically unattractive then he has a more developed and loving nature, and vice versa. Lucien however was physically scarred, and morally corrupted. I just couldn't get over the fact that he paid someone to kidnap Miranda and rape her, and then she fell in love with him and just forgave him...
I thought that the majority of the novel was just really repetative. Miranda pretending to be cheerful and loving probably should have been funny but all the "My lovers" and "My darlings" just annoyed me. The fact that Lucien resolutely attempted to ruin Miranda and her family right though until the last few chapters - where he attempted to let some more random men rape her - was just ridiculous. There was absolutely no attempt to develop him as a character at all, until basically the last page. There is a difference between a man not realising that he'd fallen in love and a man who is just utterly deluded...
Overall I did read it all, but had this been the first one I had read in the series then I probably would have stopped.
mvbookreviewer's review against another edition
4.0
Review: Breathless by Anne Stuart
Rating = 4/5
Caliber SEAL: GREAT READ
Final Verdict: Lucien is every tortured and ruthless hero breathed to life!
Review goes live at 00:00 hours MVT, March 5, 2014!
Rating = 4/5
Caliber SEAL: GREAT READ
Final Verdict: Lucien is every tortured and ruthless hero breathed to life!
Review goes live at 00:00 hours MVT, March 5, 2014!
polariiis's review against another edition
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
I had high hopes but was sorely disappointed. I feel like I wasted a lot of time.
areebarehman's review against another edition
dark
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
kathydavie's review against another edition
4.0
Actually, this one should have been titled Reckless as its primary female character is incredibly reckless and never seems to learn Society's rules. A very enjoyable erotic romance if only for its unique approach to romance. Miranda is secure in her family's love and wealthy enough to ignore society. A youthful indiscretion casts her from society only to find her incredibly bored and ripe for the Earl of Rochdale's plucking. A man who has only a vicious revenge on his mind.
Toss in Miranda's plain friend, Jane, who has given up and accepted the hand of a priggish bore yet accidentally encounters the roguish, handsome king of the thieves whose kisses melt her resolve.
This has been a fun series as its heroines have been plain and on-the-shelf. A nice switch from the ravishing beauties...
Toss in Miranda's plain friend, Jane, who has given up and accepted the hand of a priggish bore yet accidentally encounters the roguish, handsome king of the thieves whose kisses melt her resolve.
This has been a fun series as its heroines have been plain and on-the-shelf. A nice switch from the ravishing beauties...
tuttidolci's review against another edition
4.0
Isn't it funny how reviews of any kind are SO subjective?
Before I started to read this book, I read a full page's worth of reviews on Goodreads, most citing how Breathless wasn't as good as the other books in the House of Rohan series. Well, funny enough, I thought it was the best in the series. Read the whole thing in one sitting and didn't want to put it down. Even dreamt about it in the overnight hours (which happens a lot when I've enjoyed what I've read).
From the hero/villain to the secondary storyline, I found myself anxiously anticipating what would happen next and could not wait for the moment of reckoning and redemption. I closed the book smiling and satisfied.
Oh, and Lucien (the hero/villain) was delicious. ;)
Before I started to read this book, I read a full page's worth of reviews on Goodreads, most citing how Breathless wasn't as good as the other books in the House of Rohan series. Well, funny enough, I thought it was the best in the series. Read the whole thing in one sitting and didn't want to put it down. Even dreamt about it in the overnight hours (which happens a lot when I've enjoyed what I've read).
From the hero/villain to the secondary storyline, I found myself anxiously anticipating what would happen next and could not wait for the moment of reckoning and redemption. I closed the book smiling and satisfied.
Oh, and Lucien (the hero/villain) was delicious. ;)
bhookjunkhie's review against another edition
4.0
4.5 STARS ..another great addition to the series:)...by now I am used to the abrupt endings with no epilogue!...though they are always good, and filled with that last line that makes me laugh!...the hero was such an asshat in this book that I wanted just a bit more give from him...although there was some good payback with ....I was as excited as she was waiting for him to come home:)...I just feel if there was an epilogue in these books..they could be sooo much more!...but they dont, and Ill still read the next one!
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painting his room pinkjnordgren's review against another edition
1.0
Uggggh. I was finally liking a book in this series and but then it got so rapey and awful. This seemed more like a tale of stockholm syndrome than a romance. I just can't imagine why else a woman who found out her lover paid someone to ruin (aka rape) her for revenge would ever be able to love him again. It's completely absurd, even for a romance novel. Also, she says over and over in her mind how it wasn't rape, but it was certainly not consensual in any real way. Don't try to justify yourself for this horrifying story, Anne Stuart, rape is not romance, kidnapping someone is not BDSM sexy times. I gave this author a chance but can't stomach any more of this.