Tuesday 14 February 2012

Teaser Tuesday (19): Midnight

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A weekly book meme hosted on the Should Be Reading blog.
To participate, all you have to do is:
  • Grab your current read  
  • Open to a random page  
  • Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
  •  BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
  •  Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

Today's teaser is from Midnight by Ellen Connor:
There was something beautiful and primitive about men dancing for the pleasure of women. The bravos took pride in their grace. 
Book #2 in the post-apocalyptic Dark Age Dawning series by Ellen Connor. In this installment, Chris Welsh (a character from book #1: Nightfall) joins one of the last remaining bastions of civilization and finds himself unable to resist its enigmatic leader, Rosa Cortez.

 Review will be available soon.

Saturday 4 February 2012

It's In His Kiss by Julia Quinn

It's In His Kiss (Bridgertons #7)Title: It's In His Kiss
Author: Julia Quinn
Series: Bridgertons (book #7)
Previous in series: When He Was Wicked
Next in series: One the Way to the Wedding

My rating: 4.5 stars



Synopsis

Hyacinth Bridgerton is a handful to say the least - excessively intelligent, witty and outspoken. Most men are completely intimidated except for Gareth St. Clair who is both exasperated and charmed by her. Despised by his father, Gareth has secrets in his past that he wishes to uncover and after receiving an old family diary written in Italian, he enlists Hyacinth's help with its translation and the two set off on an adventure in intrigue and love.

Review

Definitely one of Quinn's best and ranks up there with The Viscount Who Loved Me and Romancing Mister Bridgerton as my favorite in the Bridgerton series.

Although not as steamy as When He Was Wicked, Hyacinth and Gareth's relationship is more romantic and magical. Hyacinth is my favorite Bridgerton sister, and her wit, charm and outspoken honesty make her endearing and delightful. As mentioned in many of my reviews, I am a sucker for a tortured hero and while Gareth is not as tormented as Simon, Michael or Phillip, he definitely fits into this category. He is gorgeous, witty and absolutely likeable despite one or two morally questionable actions (which are, nonetheless, quite understandable given his upbringing and fear of losing someone he loves).

Once again, the secondary characters are excellent, especially Lady Danbury whose conversations with Hyacinth had me laughing until I cried. Gareth's father is a spiteful and obnoxious villain, and it is a pity that he doesn't get more of a comeuppance.

The treasure hunt plot device is very entertaining but ultimately disappointing because it fizzles out at the end, possibly because Quinn wanted to save its conclusion for the 2nd epilogue.

Overall, a light-hearted and entertaining addition to a wonderful series. There is only one more to go, which leaves me with a bittersweet feeling.