The Beast of Beswick
Ratings12
Average rating3.7
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Ratings12
Average rating3.7
Lord Nathaniel Harte, the disagreeable Duke of Beswick, spends his days smashing porcelain, antagonizing his servants, and snarling at anyone who gets too close. With a ruined face like his, it's hard to like much about the world. Especially smart-mouthed harpies—with lips better suited to kissing than speaking—who brave his castle with indecent proposals. But Lady Astrid Everleigh will stop at nothing to see her younger sister safe from a notorious scoundrel, even if it means offering herself up on a silver platter to the forbidding Beast of Beswick himself. And by offer, she means what no highborn lady of sound and sensible mind would ever dream of—a tender of marriage with her as his bride.
Series
2 primary booksEverleigh Sisters is a 2-book series with 2 primary works first released in 2019 with contributions by Amalie Howard.
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3.5 stars.
Beauty and the Beast meets The Taking of the Shrew?? Uh YES PLEASE. This book had everything you like in regency romances and while it wasn't perfect, it is still worth a read.
Lady Astrid is easy to like. She's headstrong and smart. Everything a lady isn't supposed to be for this particular frame of time. She's protective of her sister and doesn't want her suffering at the hands of a man she knows is without honor. Since years before he lied about her and her virtue after she rejected him.
The Duke of Beswick, or Thane, is a man physically and mentally scarred. As a result, he acts like a beast. Tada
More often than not, covers DO set a precedence for how the book will be in terms of quality. And this cover is...cheesy. Kinda cringy. And so was the book. Maybe it's a personal thing. I liked Astrid and the beginning, but the rest just did not engage me as much as I was hoping (since steamy romances are a fav of mine). Eh, oh well. Not my personal cup o' tea.
Beauty and the Beast is my favorite fairytale because it is the one where the couple's love doesn't happen at first sight. I am always interested in reading an author's take on the classic tale and how they see the couple coming together. I read several glowing recommendations for this book and was excited to give it a try. Unfortunately, my only thought as I closed the book was, "What a waste of potential."
Originally posted at rebeccasreadingcorner.blog.
Nothing like a bodice-ripping romance to take your mind off the pandemic situation. Really though, this was better than I thought it would be. I liked the smart, strong female lead.
