Miranda M. (Governess4hire) reviewed How to Entice an Enchantress (Duchess Diaries, Bk 3) on + 146 more book reviews
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Karen Hawkins never fails to deliver. Shes one of my all time favorite authors and she can write a historical romance like nobody else can these days. I love that the hero in this story never says the right thing. Ever. His scar on his face and his hurt knee make him even more irresistible. I think thats what makes him so human and believable in this book.
HOW TO ENTICE AN ENCHANTRESS had me hooked on the first couple of pages. The Duchess is up to her old tricks again... matchmaking. Its what she does best. The hero and heroine (Lord Kirk & Dahlia Balfour) are great characters and the Ms. Hawkins does a splendid job letting you feel all the emotion. The secondary characters shine all on their own. I also adore when authors add in some kind of pet to the story. In this case, its six of them. They are known as the Roxburghe pugs and I LOVE them. They had me laughing and smiling throughout this sweet story.
I would definitely recommend this book if you love a good historical romance & the adorable pugs in it are just an added bonus. I would let Kirk hold my umbrella for me anytime.
With that being said, I shall bow out now and continue on to the next book awaiting me on my shelf.
***This book was sent by one of my good Twitter friends, Lindsey Ross! Thanks, girl. I enjoyed this immensely.***
HOW TO ENTICE AN ENCHANTRESS had me hooked on the first couple of pages. The Duchess is up to her old tricks again... matchmaking. Its what she does best. The hero and heroine (Lord Kirk & Dahlia Balfour) are great characters and the Ms. Hawkins does a splendid job letting you feel all the emotion. The secondary characters shine all on their own. I also adore when authors add in some kind of pet to the story. In this case, its six of them. They are known as the Roxburghe pugs and I LOVE them. They had me laughing and smiling throughout this sweet story.
I would definitely recommend this book if you love a good historical romance & the adorable pugs in it are just an added bonus. I would let Kirk hold my umbrella for me anytime.
With that being said, I shall bow out now and continue on to the next book awaiting me on my shelf.
***This book was sent by one of my good Twitter friends, Lindsey Ross! Thanks, girl. I enjoyed this immensely.***
Issa S. (Issa-345) reviewed How to Entice an Enchantress (Duchess Diaries, Bk 3) on + 98 more book reviews
Apparently this is a series and I haven't read the two preceding books, but the premise of this grabbed me. Had I understood more about its set up I would have stayed away as it's full of unoriginal story tropes.
Our hero is scarred and disdains society. He's blunt and rude and clueless to the point of ridiculousness but has his eye on Dahlia wants the Duchess the Duchess to help him get her. Not for love of course, but because they are compatible. They make him over but he's still a curmudgeon on the inside.
Dahlia despises him for many reasons that occur in the previous book, but they rehash the reasons her well enough I felt up to speed. But Dahlia begins to defend Kirk, they have a mucked up kiss, and Kirk applies some reverse psychology on her (that actually works) and asks her for kissing lessons (which she agrees to!) and I almost tossed the book aside cringing.
Then you have Lady Mary, a mean spirited gossip who is there mainly to saw awful things about our hero so Dahlia will defend him. Mary's later change of heart is so remarkable you know she's there simply as a plot devise.
Then there's the never ending dialogue between Kirk and his valet and Kirk and the Duchess as they hash out everything either because the author couldn't find any other way to let us know what's going on or she wanted to go for humor. It was just poor writing.
I've read many a good book from Karen Hawkins, this one, though, is not one of them.
Our hero is scarred and disdains society. He's blunt and rude and clueless to the point of ridiculousness but has his eye on Dahlia wants the Duchess the Duchess to help him get her. Not for love of course, but because they are compatible. They make him over but he's still a curmudgeon on the inside.
Dahlia despises him for many reasons that occur in the previous book, but they rehash the reasons her well enough I felt up to speed. But Dahlia begins to defend Kirk, they have a mucked up kiss, and Kirk applies some reverse psychology on her (that actually works) and asks her for kissing lessons (which she agrees to!) and I almost tossed the book aside cringing.
Then you have Lady Mary, a mean spirited gossip who is there mainly to saw awful things about our hero so Dahlia will defend him. Mary's later change of heart is so remarkable you know she's there simply as a plot devise.
Then there's the never ending dialogue between Kirk and his valet and Kirk and the Duchess as they hash out everything either because the author couldn't find any other way to let us know what's going on or she wanted to go for humor. It was just poor writing.
I've read many a good book from Karen Hawkins, this one, though, is not one of them.
Joan W. (justreadingabook) reviewed How to Entice an Enchantress (Duchess Diaries, Bk 3) on + 1726 more book reviews
This was so much fun! I thoroughly enjoyed the strong character of Dahlia, how she didn't whine or mope about. She was full of fun, life and never let others dictate how she felt about herself or others. It was fun to watch the changes and the struggles Kirk went through. The plot was great, moved along, good secondary characters to get to know, and you felt engaged through the whole book. I have to say again that I love a non-whining, say the same thing over and over female character. Thanks Karen for showing a strong gel!
Eleanor G. (Memom) - , reviewed How to Entice an Enchantress (Duchess Diaries, Bk 3) on + 441 more book reviews
All Hawkins books are great including this one. Have read all in series looking forward to next one.
Karen Hawkins had me turning page after page as I realized I could not put the book down. The characters were wonderful; one minute I wanted to smack Kirk then turned around and wanted to hug the man.With him and the down to earth, book worm, Dahlia, the characters made you want them to be together. There is no simpler way to put it, other than that this book has heart.
