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Sadly, not a five star, but not a one star by any means.

Who's the good boy?

Well, not the latest St. Vincent since that would be the son of the man we all love... to love, but the ex St. Vincent, Sebastian, from "Devil in Winter", now the Duke of Kingston. Our St. Vincent is still top of the food chain in this book that features his oldest daughter.

No, St. V doesn’t overwhelm the story, but if you’re a fan any glimpses of him and Evie are always great.

Phoebe is a widow with two young boys. She adored her young husband who was her childhood sweetheart and was doomed to die an early death. He's a very Keats kind of hero despite this story taking place in the late 19th century.

"When I have fears that I may cease to be
Before my pen has gleaned my teeming brain,
Before high-pilèd books, in charactery,
Hold like rich garners the full ripened grain;
When I behold, upon the night’s starred face,
Huge cloudy symbols of a high romance,
And think that I may never live to trace
Their shadows with the magic hand of chance;
And when I feel, fair creature of an hour,
That I shall never look upon thee more,
Never have relish in the faery power
Of unreflecting love—then on the shore
Of the wide world I stand alone, and think
Till love and fame to nothingness do sink."

The heroine really loved her husband, but as us readers and her father knows, he was really not THE one.

Protective of her husband’s legacy, Phoebe is reluctant to come back to society. Her brother’s wedding has dragged her out of mourning and into association with her husband’s nemesis at school. Concerns of bullying and old grudges are put aside as the h gets to know the West, the charming hero, as he unintentionally woos her and her two young sons. The H steps back from wooing her as he feels unworthy. Lisa Kleypas steals a plot point from "Where Dreams Begin" where the widow’s husband is pledged to one of the husband's cousins/friends.

Nice set up for the heroine’s brothers and sisters's books, but, as always, for fans of the older books and hint of Evie and especially St. Vincent is golden.

When confronted by the vanilla villain as the H West is attacked by the bad guy at a club. Guess who saves the H?

"Even before West had a good look at the newcomer’s face, he recognized the smooth, dry voice with its cut-crystal tones, so elegantly commanding it could have belonged to the devil himself.

“Finger off the trigger, XXXXXXX. Now.” It was Sebastian, the Duke of Kingston . . . Phoebe’s father."

Apparently St. Vincent is 001, the precursor to 007. He has the moves down and the agents.

"Keeping hold of XXXXXXX as if he were a disobedient puppy, Kingston berated him quietly.

“After the hours I just spent with you, providing excellent advice, this is the result? You decide to start shooting guests in my club? You, my boy, have been a dismal waste of an evening. Now you’re going to cool your heels in a jail cell, and I’ll decide in the morning what’s to be done with you.”
……………………………….

"West lifted his hand in a gesture of farewell and followed Niall. The porter was dressed in a uniform, some kind of rich matte cloth in a shade of blue so dark it looked black. No gilt or fancy trim, save for a thin, black, braided trim on the lapels of the coat, and on the collar and cuffs of the white shirt. Very discreet and simple, tailored for ease of movement. It looked like a uniform for killing people."

And who the heck is St. Vincent talking about below? St. Westcliff, the new H, someone else?

“Most men have inner demons,” Kingston replied quietly. “God knows I do. So does a friend who’s the finest and most genuinely moral man I’ve ever known.”

Overall, quite decent action and romance between the charming, well meaning H and the warm heroine, but it never attains the quality and depth that the Hathaway or the Wallflower series have. I needed more about the constraints with the heroine and her MIL, more between the h and H, and more interaction with the OM.

I hesitate to suggest this, but there was a rushed aka novella quality and more than a hint of phoned in on the story. So much more could have been addressed rather than simply touched on aka the brief appearance of the other Wallflowers. Still, Lisa Kleypas writing is beautiful and engaging as always.


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Devil Daughter The Ravenels meet The Wallflowers Lisa Kleypas 9780062371935 Books Reviews

This latest book in the Ravenel Series was rather disappointing. Two thirds to three quarters of the story took place at the wedding - a span of a few days. Most of the book was slow build up, with nothing happening till the last quarter. After the rich, intricate, eventful plots of the first four books, this one was a little boring. The wait for this book was so long! It was NOT worth it, I'm sorry to say.
This book was really nice to read. No part of it was boring.
West was amazing, I’ve always wanted to know how his story would turn out to be.

Phoebe was dull and depressing the first 70% of the book.

Her backbone only made a few appearances while fighting West in the beginning of the book.

She is Evie and Sebastian’s daughter I expected her to be a more stronger and independent character, but she let her late husband’s cousin, Edward, manipulate her for most of the book.

She’d also let him kiss her when she’s not in the least attracted to him and boss her around without uttering one word. All because her oh so awesome husband told her to marry him and leave all the estates management to him.

What?

Instead of telling his wife, who nursed him and took care of him practically all her life to move on and find someone, she can truly love and be happy with after he dies. He goes and tries to arrange a marriage between her and Edward, who he KNOWS is not as great as he seems.

If her husband was really so great and knew her so well ever since they were children, shouldn’t he have trusted her more regarding the management of the estates?

Her dead husband, Henry, was starting to get on my nerves. He was mentioned too much, and while the story was unraveling, it became clear he was a very naive man.

I wish West was paired up with a better more stronger heroine.

The ending in this book was kind of abrupt. I still couldn’t warm up to West and Phoebe as a couple.
Sadly, not a five star, but not a one star by any means.

Who's the good boy?

Well, not the latest St. Vincent since that would be the son of the man we all love... to love, but the ex St. Vincent, Sebastian, from "Devil in Winter", now the Duke of Kingston. Our St. Vincent is still top of the food chain in this book that features his oldest daughter.

No, St. V doesn’t overwhelm the story, but if you’re a fan any glimpses of him and Evie are always great.

Phoebe is a widow with two young boys. She adored her young husband who was her childhood sweetheart and was doomed to die an early death. He's a very Keats kind of hero despite this story taking place in the late 19th century.

"When I have fears that I may cease to be
Before my pen has gleaned my teeming brain,
Before high-pilèd books, in charactery,
Hold like rich garners the full ripened grain;
When I behold, upon the night’s starred face,
Huge cloudy symbols of a high romance,
And think that I may never live to trace
Their shadows with the magic hand of chance;
And when I feel, fair creature of an hour,
That I shall never look upon thee more,
Never have relish in the faery power
Of unreflecting love—then on the shore
Of the wide world I stand alone, and think
Till love and fame to nothingness do sink."

The heroine really loved her husband, but as us readers and her father knows, he was really not THE one.

Protective of her husband’s legacy, Phoebe is reluctant to come back to society. Her brother’s wedding has dragged her out of mourning and into association with her husband’s nemesis at school. Concerns of bullying and old grudges are put aside as the h gets to know the West, the charming hero, as he unintentionally woos her and her two young sons. The H steps back from wooing her as he feels unworthy. Lisa Kleypas steals a plot point from "Where Dreams Begin" where the widow’s husband is pledged to one of the husband's cousins/friends.

Nice set up for the heroine’s brothers and sisters's books, but, as always, for fans of the older books and hint of Evie and especially St. Vincent is golden.

When confronted by the vanilla villain as the H West is attacked by the bad guy at a club. Guess who saves the H?

"Even before West had a good look at the newcomer’s face, he recognized the smooth, dry voice with its cut-crystal tones, so elegantly commanding it could have belonged to the devil himself.

“Finger off the trigger, XXXXXXX. Now.” It was Sebastian, the Duke of Kingston . . . Phoebe’s father."

Apparently St. Vincent is 001, the precursor to 007. He has the moves down and the agents.

"Keeping hold of XXXXXXX as if he were a disobedient puppy, Kingston berated him quietly.

“After the hours I just spent with you, providing excellent advice, this is the result? You decide to start shooting guests in my club? You, my boy, have been a dismal waste of an evening. Now you’re going to cool your heels in a jail cell, and I’ll decide in the morning what’s to be done with you.”
……………………………….

"West lifted his hand in a gesture of farewell and followed Niall. The porter was dressed in a uniform, some kind of rich matte cloth in a shade of blue so dark it looked black. No gilt or fancy trim, save for a thin, black, braided trim on the lapels of the coat, and on the collar and cuffs of the white shirt. Very discreet and simple, tailored for ease of movement. It looked like a uniform for killing people."

And who the heck is St. Vincent talking about below? St. Westcliff, the new H, someone else?

“Most men have inner demons,” Kingston replied quietly. “God knows I do. So does a friend who’s the finest and most genuinely moral man I’ve ever known.”

Overall, quite decent action and romance between the charming, well meaning H and the warm heroine, but it never attains the quality and depth that the Hathaway or the Wallflower series have. I needed more about the constraints with the heroine and her MIL, more between the h and H, and more interaction with the OM.

I hesitate to suggest this, but there was a rushed aka novella quality and more than a hint of phoned in on the story. So much more could have been addressed rather than simply touched on aka the brief appearance of the other Wallflowers. Still, Lisa Kleypas writing is beautiful and engaging as always.