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My Thoughts
Mastering the Marquess by Lavinia Kent is the first book in her new Bound and Determined series. I have mixed feelings about this book. This book centers on Louisa, Lady Brookington, a virgin widow who asks help from Madam Rouge to find her a man to school her in the sensual arts. Enter Geoffrey, the Marquess of Swanston who has certain proclivities and reluctantly agrees to teaching the virgin widow in the sensual arts. After that one night together, Geoffrey can’t seem to forget his mystery lady.
The first part of Mastering the Marquess was very interesting and very, very steamy. I love the sexually charged atmosphere that Miss Kent painted between the hero and heroine. I really felt interested in finding out how their dilemma would solve itself and how they would find their HEA.
My thoughts changed by the second half of the book. Spoiler alert! By the time the second half rolled in, Louisa and Geoffrey end up getting married with BOTH of them not knowing who each other was! I could not understand how a blindfold or a half mask can make someone unrecognizable. I mean, I can identify my loved ones even when they are fully costumed so I don’t understand how they could not identify each other when they were intimate? I also did not find the second part as interesting as the first. Once they were married, the story fell flat for me and I couldn’t wait to finish it just so the book would be over.
Sensually erotic, I think Mastering the Marquess missed the mark.
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I FINALLY read The Other Half of the Grave and I am kicking myself for waiting this long to read Bones’ POV! Halfway to the Grave was all in Cat’s POV and I was just so curious on what Bones’ was thinking – because let’s face it, Cat was very immature in Halfway and I couldn’t imagine a master vampire like Bones would put up with her.
The Other Half of the Grave did not disappoint. I love reading the book from Bones’ POV because now we know his thoughts and how he was reacting to Cat’s antics – as frustrating as Cat is! There are also new scenes here because this is Bones’ POV. It gave me another insight into what Bones was thinking.
If you are a fan of the Night Huntress series, then I highly recommend that you read Bones’ POV! If you can read this book alternatively with the OG books in the series, it would even be more immersing.
[Full review on blog. Link in bio]
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Heat Level: 🔥🔥🔥💥
Cover Love: ❤❤❤❤
Audiobook: 🎧🎧🎧🎧🎧
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