Were do you start when you have absolutely no power to find words for making justice to an amazing story that left you forever speechless? Because that's how I am now, just speechless.
Everyone is talking about this book, on every add, on every blog, on every group, it's the most anticipated book of the month and it has all the reasons in the world to be because what a great read to start the year with. Before a couple of months ago I mainly read historical romance, very few contemporary, but thanks to my amazing friends I've discovered another world of books and authors that are a must read now and LJ Shen is one of them.
When you start reading this book you have to leave everything aside,even if you are working,even if your kids need your attention ,even if your other half wants all of you then and there(just ignore him :)))), because you will be so absorbed in this book that everything fades ,just disappears around you.
As said I love historical romance and this book has so many things from all the regency and victorian royalties where they only care about their pears, the balls, jewellery, best designer gowns and to whom they should marry for more money, social rank and business partners as in this book are the parents of Francesca and as usual the main characters are dreaming for more than what their parents want. As for the love triangle I was so curious to see how this story will fold over so many layers with such distinct and different characters.
I love Francesca so much, even if she is only nineteen, a teenager you may say, not a real woman, she has so much to learn about life, still, she is such a strong character, smart and with a determination that only a few heroines are having at her age.
The author made her so reliable with the inner insecurities and all her dreams, desires and thoughts that you just can't believe she is so young and with so many feelings that I cried, I praise for her, I swear at them for being such stupid men, I wanted to throw my kindle over the window to my cloudy English sky and then reach for it the next second as I wanted to read more, to turn another page and finish this words that just blew my mind.
You have to read this book for all the feelings in the word, angst, lust, desire, heartbroken, putting all the pieces of your heart back together, for wanting to reach out and slap the heroes at times and just let them be ,but as an old wise proverb says: "You don't live if you don't risk",so yes,go and take all the risks in the world with this book and you won't regret anything.