#cold-hearted rake

Cold-Hearted Rake headers

I loveee this series so much. these books had helped me through the lockdown. however, I couldn't help myself to reach the second and the fifth book. *cries in apology*

I personally love Helen, especially West and his sense of humor. but i just can not read them.....

why, you ask?

God, I love romance. It brings me so much happy. I really enjoyed this Lisa Kleypas book, the first in a series - which always gives me extra squee. I loved Kathleen who was so strong, standing up for herself and her sisters-in-law. I liked Devon, who at first seemed and believed himself to be selfish but developed into an amazing man. I like how Devon’s brother West was developed and am very intrigued to read Helen’s story next. I little surprised by a twist at the end but I have hopes that it will be addressed in the next book. This book brought me all the happy I needed at a time when I needed it most. Loved the couples instant hate and attraction to mutual respect and love. And there was correspondence! How I love a good letter. Sorry, I’ll stop gushing now. 4.5 out of 5 stars.

Lisa Kleypas: The Ravenels (pt. 1)

Book 1. Cold-Hearted Rake

Devon Ravenel & Kathleen, Lady Trenear

Book 2. Marrying Winterborne

Rhys Winterborne & Helen Ravenel

Book 3. Devil in Spring

Gabriel, Lord St. Vincent & Pandora Ravenel

So, I like Lisa Kleypas. I've read several of her books and decided to go back a bit to the Ravenels. I enjoyed it, but, you can definitely see her growth as an author in more recent books. These characters just didn't grab me like some of her other books do.

While the book was entertaining and flowed well, I couldn't help but feel that there really wasn't much of an obstacle standing between Devon and Kathleen. I mean, sure, she is a widow, but... really that's about it and it feels a little thin. Especially since both Devon and his brother have some pretty speedy transformations into upstanding gentleman. Also, things tend to magically resolve without characters having to make difficult choices. I love happy endings, but, I also like difficult choices.

Top Ten Tuesday: Places in Books I’d Love to Live

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. How it works: She assigns each Tuesday a topic and then posts her top ten list that fits that topic. You’re more than welcome to join her and create your own top ten…