Books by Jo Beverley
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review 1: REVIEW This book is a little more serene than Ms. Beverley's books. Perriam Manor has been left to Perry by his cousin. There is one condition, he must marry Claris Mallow. Perry didn't want to marry anyone, but he also didn't want to lose the property. He's not the only one w...
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review 1: While I love Jo Beverley exceedingly (everyone knows this), her last few books have been... faltering. Especially in the character development department. And while I could have done with a bit more backstory on Dracy, my biggest complaint about this book is that Dracy (spelling-...
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review 1: I like the Hero, Christian, and Heroine,Caro; the clothes, the food, the travel modes, the homes in town and in the country, the secrets, the conflict.I do like books about this era. It also references people from other books and gives a peek into their updated lives. I do skim ...
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review 1: He's caught in a bad situation that threatens the future of his line. She's a strong and independent woman who abhors marriage after living through the disastrous union of her parents. Both find that they must compromise and as their nominal marriage proceeds, both find that no...
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review 1: I usually enjoy all books by this author but this time around I couldn't warm up to the heroine. I tried to like her but she was shallow, without any real thought in her head. Even she tried to be kind and act with heart, it felt more like an act.No, I couldn't like her at all wh...
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review 1: Well written and enjoyable. I would recommend it and the author to anyone who likes period pieces. The story had some plot flaws, but was so well written, I overlooked them. She fleshes out her characters which is nice, I hate books that lay out "happenings" like a menu....her ...
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review 1: Oh my goodness, I really enjoy reading historical romances, but this book was -so- long. I could barely get through it and there's only so many times that one can read about a man worrying about a woman accepting him because he is a duke, and a woman wondering about a man who is ...
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review 1: A Shocking Delight By Jo Beverly This book is number 15 in her series “The Company of Rogues”. This is a rollicking tale of London in Season and smuggling on the coast of Devonshire in the early 1800’s. It gives you a peak into the lives of the ton, those who wished to be a par...
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review 1: I'm not a fan of Georgian romance novels...I wasn't aware it was one until I started reading. However, I liked the relationship between Cate and Prudence. It felt genuine, even though they hadn't known each other for long. My main issue with the story is that there are too many p...
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review 1: Clearly this book has a great story line. My only problem with it was that I consider it a "slow" read. It was really hard to keep reading. I liked the purpose, the people, and even the plot. I just kept feeling really bored, and wanted to stop reading it. When you put the story ...
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review 1: Four different takes on The Holy Grail set in Britain. I picked it up because the basic premise sounded interesting, and I usually enjoy reading the different stories authors create from the same basic premise.Well, I still think the premise is interesting, but the less said abou...
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review 1: I very much appreciate adding this book to my collection, having avidly read the previous books edited by George R R martin.The marrying Maid, Jo Beverley another story of fairy, similar to Tam Lin where a human is trapped in fairy and has to create an impossible situation to fin...