Devil Takes a Bride by Gaelen Foley
Sunflowers and Romance
by Alexandria Jane
4y ago
If you’ve read my reviews regularly, you know that characters named “Devil,” “Beast” or any other strange “I guess this is supposed to show what a bad boy he is” name really bothers me. It’s a pet peeve of mine; it just feels like lazy writing. Therefore, it is a testament to how much I enjoyed this book that I’m still able to give Devil Takes A Bride four stars. After all, Foley does nickname our hero, the Viscount of Strathmore, “Devil” (his real name, Devlin, by the way, is much better). Our story starts out soon after Devlin has made his way back to London. When Devlin was a ..read more
Visit website
Dukes Are Forever by Anna Harrington
Sunflowers and Romance
by Alexandria Jane
4y ago
I did not like this book. At all. It made me low-key uncomfortable and I’m high-key disappointed in Anna Harrington—I tend to enjoy her books. But this book was just so…so…icky. I can’t remember the last time I disliked a hero so much and the heroine wasn’t much better. The power dynamics in the book (which followed the trope of a ward and guardian) made me uneasy: our hero was incredibly controlling and our heroine incredibly immature, which resulted in a situation that seemed mildly emotionally abusive. Our “hero” is the Duke of Swarthmore, Edward Westover, who has spent the past few years o ..read more
Visit website
My Own True Duchess by Grace Burrowes
Sunflowers and Romance
by Alexandria Jane
4y ago
And I’m back! It’s been a long semester and a (very) hectic holiday season but I finally have time to seriously binge read and review again Today, while swinging on a hammock, I read My Own True Duchess. I thoroughly enjoyed the story even though I tend to shy away from Grace Burrowes’ books—while a fabulous writer, her books have such a serious tone and thus are a lot less “fluffy” than other historical romance novels. Or, at least, I feel that way; I find that I comparatively smile and giggle less. I think it’s because Burrows’ dialogue is packed with pleasantries or lengthy emotional speec ..read more
Visit website
Book Review: For the Duke’s Eyes Only by Lenora Bell
Sunflowers and Romance
by Alexandria Jane
4y ago
DRC graciously provided by Edelweiss + Publisher in exchange for an honest review. I was feeling a little bit apprehensive about starting this book; I was worried it couldn’t possibly live up to my hype. Ever since reading What a Difference a Duke Makes I’ve been extremely excited for this book. Lady India was honestly one of my favorite secondary characters of all time (I mean come ‘on… who doesn’t love a female Indiana Jones who rails against the restrictive gender stereotypes of regency England?), and the chemistry between her and the Duke of Ravenwood was sizzling. Thus, I was very worried ..read more
Visit website
Book Review: The Governess Game by Tessa Dare
Sunflowers and Romance
by Alexandria Jane
4y ago
I tend to really enjoy Tessa Dare’s book: they make me giggle and her heroes tend to not get on my nerves. Moreover, I find that even when she follows a cliché predictable plot, she manages to almost always find a fresh take—normally by writing very memorable characters. However, for me, I found that this book missed the mark. Don’t get me wrong, I thought it was fine, but it just wasn’t great. This book (in case you couldn’t guess by the name) is your stereotypical governess-meets-rake romance. It stars Alexandra Mountbatten—who used to adjust the time on clocks but after her fixing instrumen ..read more
Visit website
Book Review: When Harry Met Molly by Kieran Kramer
Sunflowers and Romance
by Alexandria Jane
4y ago
This book was just so bad. I’ve been flirting with reading it for a while now (the premise seemed very silly but Goodreads really wanted to recommend it to me), so when I was in the mood for a silly romance earlier this week I finally relented. Never again will I go against my “I think this book is gonna suck” sense just because of a cute title and a model that looks vaguely like Daisy Riddley. I’ve learned my lesson. The book stars Lord Harry Traemore who somehow manages to be a grade A skeevy asshole while being the world’s most boring hero. He is one of the society’s “Impossible Bachelors ..read more
Visit website
Book Review: Love and Other Scandals by Caroline Linden
Sunflowers and Romance
by Alexandria Jane
4y ago
This book gave me just all of the warm and fuzzy feelings. I read this book after a binge on angsty romances with intense subplots; this book was just the breath of fresh air that I needed. Sometimes you just need some good ole fluff in your life. The story follows Joan Bennet, a wallflower approaching spinsterhood who honestly is the sassiest main character I’ve ever encountered. Her family is incredibly close (I love seeing this in a romance novel honestly…good parenting is just so hard to find) minus her older brother who is going through a wee bit of a rake phase. When her mom asks her to ..read more
Visit website
Book Review: The Duke’s Holiday by Maggie Fenton
Sunflowers and Romance
by Alexandria Jane
4y ago
Despite being over 400 pages, this book was an incredibly quick read. I snort-laughed multiple times (to the other people in the dentist’s waiting room: I’m sorry), wanted to strangle the main characters multiple times, and will probably read this book again multiple times. The book was absurdly predictable, full of every cliché possible, unbelievably unrealistic, and the writing was aggressively mediocre. All that said: What a hilariously fun book! Since the beginning of time, the Montford dukedom (famous for their stuffiness) and the Honeywell family (famous for their homemade ale) have been ..read more
Visit website
Book Review: Yours Until Dawn by Teresa Medeiros
Sunflowers and Romance
by Alexandria Jane
4y ago
What a glorious book! I initially worried to read it: I thought it might just drown in angst and I tend to enjoy more light-hearted romances. But this book was an utter delight. I was engaged from the first page to the last, giggled several times, and desperately wanted to give our hero—Gabriel Fairchild—a hug more than once. Samantha Wickersham is a young nurse who takes a job at Fairchild Park looking over the Earl of Sheffield, Gabriel Fairchild: ex-careless rogue and current blind war hero. Ostracized from society and abandoned by both his family and lady love, Gabriel is deeply depressed ..read more
Visit website
Book Review: London’s Perfect Scoundrel by Suzanne Enoch
Sunflowers and Romance
by Alexandria Jane
4y ago
This book was a wild ride. I honestly had no idea where it was going, what the heck was going to happen, and whether or not I even supported the romance. My feelings about this book are just all over the place. Ultimately, I think I end up on the disliking-it-most-than-liking-it side of things, but I will definitely be reading more Suzanne Enoch in the future. After all, it takes a special kind of book for me to text my friends at every single plot twist. This book features the Marquis of St. Aubyn otherwise known as “Saint.” The name is a complete misnomer: he has bedded half over London and ..read more
Visit website

Follow Sunflowers and Romance on FeedSpot

Continue with Google
Continue with Apple
OR