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Lädt ... The Beast and the Booksellervon Eva Devon
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All of London gossips about the Duke of Montrose. A recluse. Inflicted with a terrible disease. A gargoyle with a terrible temper. But he's also the most important patron of the centuries-old book shop that belongs to Miss Elizabeth Sharpe's family. Now she's been charged with delivering books to the Gargoyle of London herself-or risk their shop falling into ruin. But surely a duke can't be that ghastly . . . Garrett Maximilian doesn't give a tinker's damn what society says about him. Most of them are sycophants, bowing and scraping in his presence. But not this proud, redheaded spitfire of a woman standing before him. In fact, nothing makes him feel more alive than Miss Elizabeth tartly criticizing his books. Perhaps he just needs a plan to keep her close . . . The duke's glower doesn't terrify Elizabeth as much as it fascinates her. And worse, he looks at her with a dark hunger that should make her shake with fear-not desire. But Elizabeth's father has sinister plans in store for his daughter . . . and this beastly duke might be her only salvation. Contains mature themes. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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 Google Books — Lädt ...GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)813.6Literature English (North America) American fiction 21st CenturyBewertungDurchschnitt: (4.5)
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Once Upon a Wallflower #1
Books and bookstores are favorites of mine and have been for most of my life…hand in hand with them have been reading fairytales and their retelling…if told well…and this is a wonderfully rich and different telling of Beauty and the Beast than others I have read.
What I liked:
* Elizabeth Sharpe: bookseller’s daughter, has taken over the shop as her father grieves, strong, intelligent, well educated, interesting, forthright, responsible, good friend, courageous, honest
* Garrett: duke of Montrose, difficult backstory, works for the underdog, wishes to get justice for his mother, closed off, stern, gruff, responsible, intelligent, grows a lot in this book
* Lily: Elizabeth’s friend, dress designer, good friend, might be in the next book of the series
* Lord Essex: Garrett’s friend, wounded in the war, strong, good friend, wise, hope he will be in a story of his own
* The plot, pacing, setting, and writing
* That it was true to the times
* It had dark and light, hope and despair, good and evil, rich and poor – the contrasts were well done and made me think
* The characters were well developed, believable, and people I grew to care about
* That there was a happy ending and there is another book to look forward to
What I didn’t like:
* Who and what I was meant not to like
* Thinking about how horrible the times were and being glad I did not live back then
Did I enjoy this book? Yes
Would I read more in this series? Yes
Thank you to Entangled -Amara for the ARC – This is my honest review
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