Devil in Spring – Cannonball Read 17

Where Hype is Well-Deserved

Cold-Hearted Rake by Lisa Kleypas

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Devil in Spring by Lisa Kleypas

October 12, 2022 by NTE 2 Comments

I zipped my way through the Ravenels, a choice made completely dependent on the fact that Fated Mates was going to be doing a show on Marrying Winterborne, and I wanted in on the hype. It’s such well-deserved hype though, guys. If you’re a historical romance reader, and you haven’t read a Lisa Kleypas book, I’m confused about what you ARE reading, quite honestly. Because Kleypas is a Queen Bee of the genre, and that’s not just my opinion. But it is definitely my opinion. […]

Manic Pixie Dream Lady

April 8, 2017 by Emmalita 4 Comments

I didn’t dislike Devil in Spring. It was an enjoyable read. As soon as I was done and thinking about the review, the words “manic pixie dream girl” came rushing into my brain. It’s not entirely fair. But kind of. Lady Pandora Ravenel is not like the other girls. We know this because everyone says it all the time. She’s different, she’s not like the others, she’s a wild child. And Gabriel Challon, Lord St. Vincent treats her like a child a lot of the […]

“Dangerous creatures, wallflowers. Approach them with the utmost caution.”

March 5, 2017 by Malin Leave a Comment

Lady Pandora Ravenel, one of the late Earl of Trenear’s twin daughters is suffering through her first season. Normally she spends her times at balls sitting with the wallflowers, having invented some convoluted excuse for her inability to dance that evening. When a newly married friend of hers asks for her help to retrieve a lost earring, Pandora braves her fear of the dark to go out to the deserted pavilion, searching for the earring and getting herself soundly stuck in an elaborate piece of […]

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