Devil's Bride - Cynsters Book 1 - by Stephanie Laurens
Sept 1, 2017 22:52:36 GMT -7
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Devil's Bride - Cynster Book 1 - by Stephanie Laurens
5/5
8/10
Genre - Regency, with a mystery
Sebastion Cynster - known as Devil because when young he was referred to as "that devil Cynster - is the patriarch of the Cynster family. He is the Duke of St. Ives, one of the most powerful men in the country. The book begins with the h, Honoria, finding a young man who has been shot by the side of the road. Devil comes upon her there. They take him into a nearby gamekeeper's hut. We learn that the young man is Devil's cousin, Tolly. During the night he dies. They are trapped in the hut by a storm. Honoria is afraid of storms and ends up being comforted by Devil. As he holds her, he decides that this is the woman he will marry. (Sigh, my favorite trope!).
That's all in the first chapter of the book. Devil begins a concerted campaign to convince Honoria to marry him. At the same time, he and his brother and cousins are trying to figure out who killed Tolly.
So, why is this a five star read for me? Well, there's the trope that I love, but lots of other factors too. Devil is very possessive. Very self assured. He is adamant that Honoria will marry him, but at the same time he wants her to be sure that when she decides to marry him, it will be for the right reasons. Not because she feels trapped or coerced. He is very protective of her.
This book begins the Cynster family series. The first dozen or so are very good. After that, I found they lost their impact. The characters seemed watered down.
I should mention that Laurens has a unique style of writing. She tends to repeat phrases for emphasis, with slightly different words. Sometimes I wish someone would hide her thesaurus. And yet, this is one of my top five romance books.
E.T.S. July 11, 2018 - Just reread this book. I would emphasize just how j/p Devil is. But never in a way that accuses the h of anything she did not do. Also, I found that her repetive phrase style is not actually evident in this particular book. If you love a j/p alpha, very much NOT an a**, who simply swoops in and pursues the intelligent, independent h from the first moment of contact then you'll love this story. No cheating, no OW/OM, no tstl, no stupidity, no triggers that I am aware of. Just the pursuit of the h by the H and the solving of a murder.
5/5
8/10
Genre - Regency, with a mystery
Sebastion Cynster - known as Devil because when young he was referred to as "that devil Cynster - is the patriarch of the Cynster family. He is the Duke of St. Ives, one of the most powerful men in the country. The book begins with the h, Honoria, finding a young man who has been shot by the side of the road. Devil comes upon her there. They take him into a nearby gamekeeper's hut. We learn that the young man is Devil's cousin, Tolly. During the night he dies. They are trapped in the hut by a storm. Honoria is afraid of storms and ends up being comforted by Devil. As he holds her, he decides that this is the woman he will marry. (Sigh, my favorite trope!).
That's all in the first chapter of the book. Devil begins a concerted campaign to convince Honoria to marry him. At the same time, he and his brother and cousins are trying to figure out who killed Tolly.
So, why is this a five star read for me? Well, there's the trope that I love, but lots of other factors too. Devil is very possessive. Very self assured. He is adamant that Honoria will marry him, but at the same time he wants her to be sure that when she decides to marry him, it will be for the right reasons. Not because she feels trapped or coerced. He is very protective of her.
This book begins the Cynster family series. The first dozen or so are very good. After that, I found they lost their impact. The characters seemed watered down.
I should mention that Laurens has a unique style of writing. She tends to repeat phrases for emphasis, with slightly different words. Sometimes I wish someone would hide her thesaurus. And yet, this is one of my top five romance books.
E.T.S. July 11, 2018 - Just reread this book. I would emphasize just how j/p Devil is. But never in a way that accuses the h of anything she did not do. Also, I found that her repetive phrase style is not actually evident in this particular book. If you love a j/p alpha, very much NOT an a**, who simply swoops in and pursues the intelligent, independent h from the first moment of contact then you'll love this story. No cheating, no OW/OM, no tstl, no stupidity, no triggers that I am aware of. Just the pursuit of the h by the H and the solving of a murder.
