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The Spinster Club #1
Every Night I'm Yours - Selamanya Milikmu
Kerinduan seorang wanita untuk mencicipi yang terlarang... Pada usianya yang kedua puluh enam, Avis Copley menggunakan status perawan tua sebagai lencana kehormatan. Tapi ia juga penasaran ingin mengetahui `kenikmatan daging` yang sesungguhnya. Karenanya, ia merancang suatu rencana yang berani.... Seorang pria yang siap mengajarkan segalanya...
Avis memilih Emory Billingsworth, sesama novelis sesama untuk mengajarkan kenikmatan duniawi padanya. Tapi menurut sang Earl - Banning Talbot - Avis membuat pilihan buruk, dan menawarkan dirinya sebagai pengganti. Sayang Banning kurang mengantisipasi satu hal... murid yang sangat bersemangat dan seberapa jauh pelajarannya menimbulkan efek....
Avis memilih Emory Billingsworth, sesama novelis sesama untuk mengajarkan kenikmatan duniawi padanya. Tapi menurut sang Earl - Banning Talbot - Avis membuat pilihan buruk, dan menawarkan dirinya sebagai pengganti. Sayang Banning kurang mengantisipasi satu hal... murid yang sangat bersemangat dan seberapa jauh pelajarannya menimbulkan efek....
416 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2008
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February 9, 2024
This started off so strong but it crashed and burned halfway in. Slowly and painfully. This started off like a Pride & Prejudice themed retelling but strangely morphed into a dark hot mess with a split personality heroine who doesn't know what she wants or which way is up. Her mercurial mood swings & inconsistent actions just started to put a damper on my enjoyment of the story and made things uncomfortable to sit through. I started to feel sorry for the hero Banning near the end because it felt like he was damned if he did and damned if he didn't with her.
The heroine Avis is a 26 year-old virgin spinster who is an unmarried independent woman who wants to become a writer, her reputation is everything to her until she decides she wants to know what passion feels like. The story opens up with her wanting to proposition her friend and fellow writer Emory Bellingsworth to have an affair with her but her arch nemesis Banning beats him to it and offers himself up instead. The beginning was so fun with the sexual tension and sparks flying between Avis and Banning. It's clear he's had a thing for her for years but she gets under his skin. This had all the right ingredients of a fun angsty sexually-charged read but it fell apart with too many secrets, misunderstandings, miscommunication and a heroine with a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde personality. While I appreciated a heroine for once having the fear of having "The Bad Genes™" trait that is usually used for the brooding hero, it didn't really resonate for me here considering she's never hit anyone or attempted to hurt anyone. Her father was physically abusive to her and her mother growing up so she's always feared she would turn into him because of her temper. She does slap Banning once but is immediately sorry afterwards and terrified that she will hurt him. Again, I appreciated this complexity and role reversal here but it just didn't carry enough weight for me for why she was terrified of getting married and having kids because she "might" hurt her future children or husband. Her biggest flaw is her temper and being irrational which definitely drags things out further than necessary. We sit through 50 pages of Avis agonizing internally over giving Banning a chance and getting over her fear of marriage & finally deciding she wants to marry him but every time she has the chance to actually tell him she balks, changes the subject or reverts back to "no I can't marry you". She would think one thing yet do another and it would go on and on and on. Even when Banning did everything she wanted and protected her reputation she would be sniping, snarling and screaming the house down for no reason. You both nearly get caught and you decide to publicly ruin yourself to save him as a "show of your love"--YOUR CHOICE-- but you turn around and skewer him for it? You put yourself out there but he's a bastard who ruined you??.....Part of the deal they make in teaching her passion is to not be seen in public together to protect her reputation he goes above and beyond even walking her to and from the carriage and she's being snipping and snarly over why he doesn't want to be seen with her. Does this woman have amnesia or something? I was getting very confused. It's just so unsettling how she would blame him for things that weren't even his fault or she *specifically* asked him to do for her. It gives you serious whiplash how she kept gaslighting him. It started to feel like an emotional toxic dynamic between the two and it made me angry. The amount of times I felt confused as a reader was one too many and ruined whatever enjoyment I initially had.
Which comes to my other issue. The whole premise of this story is about the heroine wanting to learn about sex and discover passion in bed. The hero takes her up on her offer and even takes her away for 2 weeks to his lovely cottage home where they can have fun and explore each other in private. For a book titled "Every Night I'm Yours" and with that cover? The sex was very tame and barely present in this. The actual *climax* part always only covers about 2 sentences every time. The sex scenes are treated as complete afterthoughts that are always rushed through and Avis behaving like she knows what she's doing which is very confusing to say the least. I just didn't understand what was the whole point of having the virgin heroine sweat over asking a man to teach her about passion only for her to go to his housemaid instead and ask her all the questions so she's prepared. Um...ok. I thought the whole point was for Banning to teach her? The "teaching" part never really happened and their first sex scene (if you can even call it that) was her giving him a blow job cause she suddenly knows how to do it and eager to show him. It just left me wanting.
For some reason the author felt she needed to throw everything and the kitchen sink into this book to drag the angst and conflict out more till the very end. If it wasn't one thing it was another for why the couple can't freaking tell each other the truth and how they feel. Truths is more like it, as in plural, since there are multiple secrets between the two. Both of them are hiding secrets and angsting over whether they should tell each other and it started to get ridiculous the longer it dragged out, especially Banning's secrets. At first I enjoyed the whole Mr. Wickham-like plot of a male friend of the heroine's being deceiving and the only one who knows the truth about him is the hero. But the longer it dragged out and the longer Avis dug her heels in defending this man, the more stomach turning it got. Banning tells her Emory has a dark history of being abusive and how he beat up a prostitute to a bloody pulp and what does she do? Call him a liar and continues to spend time with Emory. And at one point she is so flippant about it even asking him "what does that matter". Um, what? HE BEAT UP A WOMAN YOU NITWIT. The same man you were eagerly wanting to ask to have sex with you has a history of beating up women and that's your response? Emory has also clearly been using her for money loans to write his own books while giving her ill advice for her own book and none of it seems to phase her. I don't know, for someone so independent and smart this made the heroine look exceedingly dumb and naive the longer it dragged out. I hate it when leads throw themselves on a stake for conniving characters and call their partners a liar over it. Like throw it away.
So yeah, this had potential of being good fun and sexy times but alas, nope.
The heroine Avis is a 26 year-old virgin spinster who is an unmarried independent woman who wants to become a writer, her reputation is everything to her until she decides she wants to know what passion feels like. The story opens up with her wanting to proposition her friend and fellow writer Emory Bellingsworth to have an affair with her but her arch nemesis Banning beats him to it and offers himself up instead. The beginning was so fun with the sexual tension and sparks flying between Avis and Banning. It's clear he's had a thing for her for years but she gets under his skin. This had all the right ingredients of a fun angsty sexually-charged read but it fell apart with too many secrets, misunderstandings, miscommunication and a heroine with a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde personality. While I appreciated a heroine for once having the fear of having "The Bad Genes™" trait that is usually used for the brooding hero, it didn't really resonate for me here considering she's never hit anyone or attempted to hurt anyone. Her father was physically abusive to her and her mother growing up so she's always feared she would turn into him because of her temper. She does slap Banning once but is immediately sorry afterwards and terrified that she will hurt him. Again, I appreciated this complexity and role reversal here but it just didn't carry enough weight for me for why she was terrified of getting married and having kids because she "might" hurt her future children or husband. Her biggest flaw is her temper and being irrational which definitely drags things out further than necessary. We sit through 50 pages of Avis agonizing internally over giving Banning a chance and getting over her fear of marriage & finally deciding she wants to marry him but every time she has the chance to actually tell him she balks, changes the subject or reverts back to "no I can't marry you". She would think one thing yet do another and it would go on and on and on. Even when Banning did everything she wanted and protected her reputation she would be sniping, snarling and screaming the house down for no reason. You both nearly get caught and you decide to publicly ruin yourself to save him as a "show of your love"--YOUR CHOICE-- but you turn around and skewer him for it? You put yourself out there but he's a bastard who ruined you??.....Part of the deal they make in teaching her passion is to not be seen in public together to protect her reputation he goes above and beyond even walking her to and from the carriage and she's being snipping and snarly over why he doesn't want to be seen with her. Does this woman have amnesia or something? I was getting very confused. It's just so unsettling how she would blame him for things that weren't even his fault or she *specifically* asked him to do for her. It gives you serious whiplash how she kept gaslighting him. It started to feel like an emotional toxic dynamic between the two and it made me angry. The amount of times I felt confused as a reader was one too many and ruined whatever enjoyment I initially had.
Which comes to my other issue. The whole premise of this story is about the heroine wanting to learn about sex and discover passion in bed. The hero takes her up on her offer and even takes her away for 2 weeks to his lovely cottage home where they can have fun and explore each other in private. For a book titled "Every Night I'm Yours" and with that cover? The sex was very tame and barely present in this. The actual *climax* part always only covers about 2 sentences every time. The sex scenes are treated as complete afterthoughts that are always rushed through and Avis behaving like she knows what she's doing which is very confusing to say the least. I just didn't understand what was the whole point of having the virgin heroine sweat over asking a man to teach her about passion only for her to go to his housemaid instead and ask her all the questions so she's prepared. Um...ok. I thought the whole point was for Banning to teach her? The "teaching" part never really happened and their first sex scene (if you can even call it that) was her giving him a blow job cause she suddenly knows how to do it and eager to show him. It just left me wanting.
For some reason the author felt she needed to throw everything and the kitchen sink into this book to drag the angst and conflict out more till the very end. If it wasn't one thing it was another for why the couple can't freaking tell each other the truth and how they feel. Truths is more like it, as in plural, since there are multiple secrets between the two. Both of them are hiding secrets and angsting over whether they should tell each other and it started to get ridiculous the longer it dragged out, especially Banning's secrets. At first I enjoyed the whole Mr. Wickham-like plot of a male friend of the heroine's being deceiving and the only one who knows the truth about him is the hero. But the longer it dragged out and the longer Avis dug her heels in defending this man, the more stomach turning it got. Banning tells her Emory has a dark history of being abusive and how he beat up a prostitute to a bloody pulp and what does she do? Call him a liar and continues to spend time with Emory. And at one point she is so flippant about it even asking him "what does that matter". Um, what? HE BEAT UP A WOMAN YOU NITWIT. The same man you were eagerly wanting to ask to have sex with you has a history of beating up women and that's your response? Emory has also clearly been using her for money loans to write his own books while giving her ill advice for her own book and none of it seems to phase her. I don't know, for someone so independent and smart this made the heroine look exceedingly dumb and naive the longer it dragged out. I hate it when leads throw themselves on a stake for conniving characters and call their partners a liar over it. Like throw it away.
So yeah, this had potential of being good fun and sexy times but alas, nope.
September 7, 2015
Skim-reading is key.
I realize that with such a plotline the book would be very "sexy". I guess while I do think great sex is wonderful and all, I am not as interested in another woman's self-discovery to sexual curiosity and satisfaction.
I was not certain who Avis was as a character. So she was a writer? a lady? a lady writer? a lady virgin? a lady virgin writer? a lady virgin writer who picked a sleazeball for a lover only to be rescued by less of a sleazeball but still a cad hero? "I am going to have great sex with you so that you will marry me" hero?
Sorry, you see my confusion here. I just don't get the characterization of Avis and Banning.
And am I the only one who thinks Avis and Banning are lame names for lead characters? I keep wondering: are other heroines in the series Hertz and Enterprise?
The book has a good start. I read the first 20 pages and thought hmm I could read this. But then I don't know why I started my usual heroine hating and kept wanting to throw a book at Avis. These "women who just want to have fun" type of heroines and I are not BFFs. I am going to ask a question which probably doesn't say much about me, but where are these women who go to men and say look I want to have sex are you up for a go, no strings attached? Perhaps I need to expand my social circle because I do not know any woman who did this and did not end up wanting more than sex out of the liasion.
Sorry I am off topic. As usual, I digress.
So book is ok, the beginning is really not bad, but the story deteriorates rapidly. The heroine is another "I am a spinster and have never had sex so let's find someone to show me what it is like" woman. The hero does not exist. I highly doubt a man would be thinking marriage when offered a tumble and just that. I venture to guess, using sex to "trap" (for the lack of a better word) a mate is more of a woman's thing. The bickering and resistance got old quick for me. It is just not my kind of story.
I realize that with such a plotline the book would be very "sexy". I guess while I do think great sex is wonderful and all, I am not as interested in another woman's self-discovery to sexual curiosity and satisfaction.
I was not certain who Avis was as a character. So she was a writer? a lady? a lady writer? a lady virgin? a lady virgin writer? a lady virgin writer who picked a sleazeball for a lover only to be rescued by less of a sleazeball but still a cad hero? "I am going to have great sex with you so that you will marry me" hero?
Sorry, you see my confusion here. I just don't get the characterization of Avis and Banning.
And am I the only one who thinks Avis and Banning are lame names for lead characters? I keep wondering: are other heroines in the series Hertz and Enterprise?
The book has a good start. I read the first 20 pages and thought hmm I could read this. But then I don't know why I started my usual heroine hating and kept wanting to throw a book at Avis. These "women who just want to have fun" type of heroines and I are not BFFs. I am going to ask a question which probably doesn't say much about me, but where are these women who go to men and say look I want to have sex are you up for a go, no strings attached? Perhaps I need to expand my social circle because I do not know any woman who did this and did not end up wanting more than sex out of the liasion.
Sorry I am off topic. As usual, I digress.
So book is ok, the beginning is really not bad, but the story deteriorates rapidly. The heroine is another "I am a spinster and have never had sex so let's find someone to show me what it is like" woman. The hero does not exist. I highly doubt a man would be thinking marriage when offered a tumble and just that. I venture to guess, using sex to "trap" (for the lack of a better word) a mate is more of a woman's thing. The bickering and resistance got old quick for me. It is just not my kind of story.
December 26, 2013
Thank you, thank you to the person who chose the front cover of the book. In a world of bad book covers this one was a nice relief…LOL. Even though the female on the cover doesn't quite fit the description in the book, the guy fits Selby very well…whoa!
THINGS I LIKED ABOUT THE NOVEL:
1) I really enjoyed the first part of the love development between Avis Copley and the Earl of Selby, Banning Talbot which was filled with funny moments, as their love kindled to a fever pitch. I really liked how the two had a long history of antagonism because the teasing and heated debates that marked Avis & Selby's interactions was nothing more than signs of an underlying attraction. I thought it was funny how Avis kept calling Selby a "beast" & he's like, 'can you chill out with the "beast" comments'…haha
2) Even though the friendship between the ladies in the Spinster Club is not as powerful as the connection between Lisa Kleypas's Wallflowers, I enjoyed the close friendship and regard the ladies had for one another. OMG, I could not stop laughing about the "explode" talk Avis received from her fellow virgin friend in helping her prepare for her night of passion.---Classic!
3) I really enjoyed the talent of the narrator, Ashford MacNab. She narrated "Wicked Intentions" by Elizabeth Hoyt which is one of my fav novels & it was nice to revisit her voice for the males & females. I didn't have a problem with her rather flat voicing for Selby. I laughed when Avis's reaction was "dear Lord," when she was having prim and proper reactions to her new experiences in desire.
4) Every Hero/Heroine's struggles to attain their HEA, in this book, Avis is the one who is most opposed to marriage. Selby was so creative and trying to explore all of the possible options to get Avis to marry him & yet had to weather the storm in terms of Avis's fear of marriage. I liked how her fear was not predictable or common place.
THINGS THAT WERE NOT SO GREAT ABOUT THE BOOK:
1) I notice that I tend to be impatient when the problems between the leads centers around MISCOMMUNICATION or LACK OF COMMUNICATION. It just drives me nuts. And, in this case, it was more so Avis who withheld affection and information for most of the book. She used the cloak of modesty to shield the root of the problem which was her fear. I also could not stand how she doubted her hero when he opened up about imminent danger with the "other guy." Selby shared pretty serious stuff with Avis and I would have expected any intelligent, fair-minded woman to exert some caution.
2) The nights of passion were nice, but seemed to lack some emotional depth. Even though there were some nice, truly intimate moments where they read and edited Avis's work in bed, there were many other times when the loves scenes were recapped & the time spent between lovers was rushed.
3) I would have liked for the lovers to enjoy more moments enjoying the love development. I thought that the balance was off in terms of the couple's happy moments as compared to strained moments. The strained moments were frustrating & seemed excessively long.
Overall, good read, but I'm not in a hurry to read the rest of the series…not sure if I ever will.
THINGS I LIKED ABOUT THE NOVEL:
1) I really enjoyed the first part of the love development between Avis Copley and the Earl of Selby, Banning Talbot which was filled with funny moments, as their love kindled to a fever pitch. I really liked how the two had a long history of antagonism because the teasing and heated debates that marked Avis & Selby's interactions was nothing more than signs of an underlying attraction. I thought it was funny how Avis kept calling Selby a "beast" & he's like, 'can you chill out with the "beast" comments'…haha
2) Even though the friendship between the ladies in the Spinster Club is not as powerful as the connection between Lisa Kleypas's Wallflowers, I enjoyed the close friendship and regard the ladies had for one another. OMG, I could not stop laughing about the "explode" talk Avis received from her fellow virgin friend in helping her prepare for her night of passion.---Classic!
3) I really enjoyed the talent of the narrator, Ashford MacNab. She narrated "Wicked Intentions" by Elizabeth Hoyt which is one of my fav novels & it was nice to revisit her voice for the males & females. I didn't have a problem with her rather flat voicing for Selby. I laughed when Avis's reaction was "dear Lord," when she was having prim and proper reactions to her new experiences in desire.
4) Every Hero/Heroine's struggles to attain their HEA, in this book, Avis is the one who is most opposed to marriage. Selby was so creative and trying to explore all of the possible options to get Avis to marry him & yet had to weather the storm in terms of Avis's fear of marriage. I liked how her fear was not predictable or common place.
THINGS THAT WERE NOT SO GREAT ABOUT THE BOOK:
1) I notice that I tend to be impatient when the problems between the leads centers around MISCOMMUNICATION or LACK OF COMMUNICATION. It just drives me nuts. And, in this case, it was more so Avis who withheld affection and information for most of the book. She used the cloak of modesty to shield the root of the problem which was her fear. I also could not stand how she doubted her hero when he opened up about imminent danger with the "other guy." Selby shared pretty serious stuff with Avis and I would have expected any intelligent, fair-minded woman to exert some caution.
2) The nights of passion were nice, but seemed to lack some emotional depth. Even though there were some nice, truly intimate moments where they read and edited Avis's work in bed, there were many other times when the loves scenes were recapped & the time spent between lovers was rushed.
3) I would have liked for the lovers to enjoy more moments enjoying the love development. I thought that the balance was off in terms of the couple's happy moments as compared to strained moments. The strained moments were frustrating & seemed excessively long.
Overall, good read, but I'm not in a hurry to read the rest of the series…not sure if I ever will.
November 28, 2016
This is my first book by this author (I seem to be checking lots of books for authors who are new to me XD) and I love it.
This book in a way reminds me of Julia Quinn's Bridgertons which is a favorite of mine, and the writing is easy and smooth and the story line and characters were cute ^^
Loved the combination of both the hero and heroine, their chemistry was off the charts XD, I liked how they were comfortable together especially in those two weeks they stayed together, and how the first time he kissed her in the book was cute XD
- I loved the fact that the hero knew he wanted her for her not just simple lust, and his actual purpose was marriage, I liked how he was kind and sweet and understanding.
- I hated the fact that the heroine based all the marriages on the only marriage she observed which was her parents, and obviously it was way less than ideal. But its understandable since at the time the women were a bit confined and didn't get the chance to widen their horizon.
- I liked the fact that mostly everyone supported their relationship and marriage even if one of them denied it. Especially the mom since she acts all stern and commanding but inside she's jumping with joy at the match XD
- I liked how they both had each others back it shows how much their relationship developed and their trust in each other grew.
- I hated the fact that the heroine was stubborn with her denial about the other guy, no matter how many times the hero warns her abut him she still defends him, honestly it was a bit annoying since if you think of it logically you would know that there must be something really wrong with your "friend" if someone keeps warning you about him, plus she started to feel some apprehension toward him yet she still defends and approach him. Yet this still a good thing because the author didn't write a perfect character but a realistic one.
Overall, *thumbs up*
This book in a way reminds me of Julia Quinn's Bridgertons which is a favorite of mine, and the writing is easy and smooth and the story line and characters were cute ^^
Loved the combination of both the hero and heroine, their chemistry was off the charts XD, I liked how they were comfortable together especially in those two weeks they stayed together, and how the first time he kissed her in the book was cute XD
- I loved the fact that the hero knew he wanted her for her not just simple lust, and his actual purpose was marriage, I liked how he was kind and sweet and understanding.
- I hated the fact that the heroine based all the marriages on the only marriage she observed which was her parents, and obviously it was way less than ideal. But its understandable since at the time the women were a bit confined and didn't get the chance to widen their horizon.
- I liked the fact that mostly everyone supported their relationship and marriage even if one of them denied it. Especially the mom since she acts all stern and commanding but inside she's jumping with joy at the match XD
- I liked how they both had each others back it shows how much their relationship developed and their trust in each other grew.
- I hated the fact that the heroine was stubborn with her denial about the other guy, no matter how many times the hero warns her abut him she still defends him, honestly it was a bit annoying since if you think of it logically you would know that there must be something really wrong with your "friend" if someone keeps warning you about him, plus she started to feel some apprehension toward him yet she still defends and approach him. Yet this still a good thing because the author didn't write a perfect character but a realistic one.
Overall, *thumbs up*
August 15, 2014
I love a good spinster story especially about one wanting to discover passion and good lovemaking.
Okay it begins with Avis, twenty-six year old unmarried virgin, discovering a saucy book in her father things after his death. After reading said book she begins to dream/fantasize about a tall dark handsome fulfilling and satisfying her hunger and desire. Well she finally makes up her mind to sleep with a writer friend of hers, Mr. Emory Billingsworth to get rid of her dreams and to see what the hubbub is about.
Enters the hottie Earl of Shelby, Banning Talbot, after finding out Avis's plan, he decides to intervene. Claiming She has a made a bad choice and offering his services. After one hot kiss that leaves her wanting more Avis agrees.
And after that the good fun of this book begins. I love Banning not only is he hot and knows it. He doesn't mind letting you know he knows. So some may call him conceited but I love the author's discription he's just a beast and arrogantly so.
Happy Reading!! :) ;)
Okay it begins with Avis, twenty-six year old unmarried virgin, discovering a saucy book in her father things after his death. After reading said book she begins to dream/fantasize about a tall dark handsome fulfilling and satisfying her hunger and desire. Well she finally makes up her mind to sleep with a writer friend of hers, Mr. Emory Billingsworth to get rid of her dreams and to see what the hubbub is about.
Enters the hottie Earl of Shelby, Banning Talbot, after finding out Avis's plan, he decides to intervene. Claiming She has a made a bad choice and offering his services. After one hot kiss that leaves her wanting more Avis agrees.
And after that the good fun of this book begins. I love Banning not only is he hot and knows it. He doesn't mind letting you know he knows. So some may call him conceited but I love the author's discription he's just a beast and arrogantly so.
Happy Reading!! :) ;)
December 27, 2011
kasih 4.5 bintang...ceritanya sweet banget sih (hot juga hehehehe...)
ini ttg 5 org lady yang tergabung dalam spinster club....ce2 yang gak mau merit....
buku 1 ini ttg miss Avis Copley ....
di usia 26 dia pengen banget ngerasain yang namanya "lust"...buat bantu dia dalam nulis buku nya....
so dia memutuskan akan menjalin affair 1 malam dengan salah satu teman penulis nya...mr. Emory Billingsworth....
sebelum pada suka ama emory...gw bilangin dulu ya...DON'T !!!!
empry ini sunggu co brengsek dan jahat...dan tentu aja bukan lead nya....jadi bolehlah kita cuci maki di kemudian hari :P
sayang nya surat yang avis mau kirim ke emory ngajak ketemu itu di sabotase sama Banning Talbot, earl of Selby...
banning ini kakak laki2 salah satu sahabat spinster avis...jeannete....
banning yang lagi pusing di suruh nyari istri sama nyokap nya dan tau avis lagi nyari temen affair memutuskan kalo avis gak boleh menyerahkan dirinya ke emory...
awalnya banning cuma mau melindungi avis....soalnya dia tau emmory ini penjahat dan pernah bunuh salah satu pelacur yang menolak dia bayar beberapa tahun yang lalu..sayang gak terbukti....
awalnya yang cuma mau memperingatkan avis eh tiba2 banning keceplosan ..mendingan dia aja yang jadi temen affair avis..dan bisa memberikan segala macam 'kenikmatan ke avis...(eheeem :p)
mereka sama2 heran juga soalnya banning sama avis kalo ketemu selalu berantem kayak anjing dan kucing.....
gara2 nya 8 tahun yang lalu banning mencium avis dan ketauan kalo itu gara2 taruhan...siapa yang bisa mencium 'ice maiden' gitu.....
abis gitu dimanapun mereka ketemu selalu aja perang mulut...
tapi banning dalam hati mengakui kalo udah dari 8 tahun yang lalu dia tertarik secara fisik ke avis....dan dia pikir...dari pada mesti kawin sama ce yang jelas2 bakal bikin bosen, kenapa gak sama avis aja...avis pintar, berani, dan walo kecil mungil tapi punya lekuk2 tubuh menggoda ( kata pikiran evil si banning :p)
avis tentu aja menolak...rupanya dia masih sebel sama banning gara2 peristiwa 8 tahun yang lalu...
lagi pula avis maunya affair semalam aja....cuma buat bukunya dia pikir...si banning mau nya sebulan (dalam pikiran dalam sebulan itu banning bakal merayu avis habis2 an buat jadi istri nya....bukan berdasarkan cinta...tapi gara2 si banning tiap liat avis tuh bergairah mulu hihihihi....)
avis nya menolaaaak awalnya... (awalnya :p)
tapi setelah banning maksa mencium avis....avis nya doyan juga...sambil ciuman sambil bargain...dari 1 minggu (mau nya avis) ...jadi 2 minggu (banning mau nya lama hehehhe...)
so di putuskan minggu depan mereka bakal ketemu di inn mana gitu trus sama2 berangkat ke rumah peristirahatan banning yang terpencil buat ngajarin avis cara2 uhuk2 hihihihi....
akhirnyaaaa...sampe juga kita ke rumah peristirahatan banning....
karena avis beberapa kali ketakutan jadi si banning pake cara2 lembut dan pelan2.....di mulai dengan ciuman,dan grepe2 an :p
avis takut karena seumur idup dia baru sekali ciuman dan itu juga 8 tahun lalu gara2 si bannning...
plus avis hanya mau 'belajar' yang kelak bakal di simpan dalam memory nya....karena avis gak bakal mau menikah dan berniat jadi perawan tua selama nya...why ? ini gara2 avis trauma...ayahnya suka mukulin ibu nya bahkan mukulin dia dan ibu nya atas nama cinta gak mau meninggalkan ayah nya....
avis gak mau dia jadi kayak ibu nya atau ayah nya....
dan ini dia simpan dalam hati...hanya teman2 spinster nya yang tau...banning gak tau....
well....akhirnya karena diajarin sama ce pengurus rumah banning yang katanya udah menikah selama 40 tahun...avis jadi merasa pede dan mau coba sama banning....
banning tentu happy...secara udah beberapa hari dia nahan diri sampe bagian 'tertentu' dalam tubuhnya sakit ;p
avis yang tadi nya takut gimana co katanya bisa 'explode' akhir nya nanya ke banning dan sambil ketawa si banning suruh avis touching beng2 nya (ih malu jadi nya....)
avis rupanya murid yang pintar....yang tadinya taku2 sakit...tapi abis yg pertama kali ternyata masih lanjut terus hehehehe.....(katanya sakitnya bentar banget :p)
en banning juga co eksibionis...suka banget naked di depan avis sambil nunjukin 'that thing' nya ....(parah deh nih buku :p)
bahkan ada saat banning ajak avis ke teras dan minta avis uhuk2 ama dia disana...
avis awalnya gak mau karena takut keliatan orang...tapi banning nya bilang gak org karena daerah estate nya sepiii...
so akhirnya jadilah di teras sambil berdiri....doggy style pula hahahahaha......
trus banning ajak avis kapan2 mau di luar katanya...avis nya gak mau ...duh banning2.....bahkan pernah bilang avis mau melakukan juga di meja bilyar ( ini kayak novel semi jadi nya :p)
ada juga adegan oralit yang banning minta avis naked pelan2 buka baju di depannya...trus minta avis buka baju nya dan buka sepatu nyua...en selama itu si banning matanya jelalatan liat si avis sambil jongkok2...ckckckckck....
intinya.....ini buku emang banyak adegan sex nya....hahahaha...gak yakin bakal di terbitin ama elex....atau palingan di sensor bagian2 tertentu nya....
selama ampir 2 minggu mereka ngobrol, uhuk2 dll...banning sadar kalo dia mencintai avis.....banning mau menikahi avis...
tapi pas banning melamar avis..avis malah ketakutan dan berubah jadi dingin ( avis bego !!!!)
dan gak cuma sekali banning melamar avis...syukurlah banning pantang mundur....soalnya avis nyebelin....kabur mulu....malah dia tetep bertemen dengan emory itu padahal banning udah kasih tau siapa si emory..avis gak percaya...emory sama dia udah berteman 3 tahun dan katanya selama ini memory membantu dia nulis buku...dan avis yang bayar tagiha2 emory..emory kayak tutor buat avis....
padahal nih ya...padahaaal......si emory lagi dikejar2 utang dan dia mau merayu avis buat menikah sama dia dan ngabisin uang warisan avis....
banning mau bikin avis cemburu...dia dansa dan ngobrol dengan miss siapa gitu yang sungguh menyebalkan dan bikin banning bete....
si miss ini bahkan mau bikin banning menikahi dia dengan cara di pesta itu dia bilang ke org2 kalo banning udah ruin-in dia dengan dibawa ke rumah peristirahatannya dan dia minta di nikahi saat itu juga....
bego nya dia minta avis mendukung pernyataan dia karena dia pikir avis adalah spinster dan org paling bermoral...jadi kalo di dukung avis orang2 bakal percaya segala omongan si miss itu...
demi membantu banning avis ngaku kalo bukan si miss yang di ajak ke state melainkan dia....ruin deh si avis kalo gak kawin sama banning....
ibu banning datang dan bilang banning harus menikahi avis..tapi banning yang tau kalo avis gak bakal mau dipaksa nikah sama dia bilang gak ada pernikahan....
banning pergi ninggalin pesta...
padahal si avis sebenernya udah mau nikah sama banning....cuma banningnya keburu pergi sebelum dia dengar ucapannya...
avis yang keluar cari banning malah ketemu si emory...
....banning yang mabuk2 an abis di tolak avis ngeliat avis di teras sama emory...banning cemburu abis2an....
so pas dari jauh dia liat emory mencium avis dan avis gak nolak, dia kira avis mencintai emory secara emory itu co pilihan avis buat di ajak affair dulu....
tapi tiba2 banning ngeliat avis di seret emory ke tempat gelap....
banning buru2 nyusul....
di situ si emory maksa mencium avis dan grepe2...si avis menolak dan meronta...emory memukul muka avis sampe jatuh ke tanah...baru deh avis sadar kalo segala omongan banning ttg emory itu benar...dan sebelum emory memperkaos avis...banning datang dan memukul emory....
emory nya melesaaaat...kabur....
after bawa avis ke dalam avis bilang kalo dia mau menikahi banning....
banning senang tapi dia harus pergi mencari emory....
di kota avis ketemu emory yang lagi berjudi....trus bukannya menyesal si emory malah ngomong yang enggak2 ttg avis....akhirnya si banning mukul emory lagi....berujung pada tantangan duel pistol,,,,
rupanya itu niat si emory dari awal.,...dia tau banning gak bisa pake pistol....hal ini krn banning punya trauma sendiri...waktu dia kerja buat pemerintah, dia bertugas membunuh penjahat gitu...dan pada waktu menembakm bukannya si jahat malah anaknya yang umur 10 tahun ngalingin peluru....
abis gitu banning gak bisa pegang pistol...tangannya selalu gemetar.....
banning pulang ke rumahnya..avis nunggu disana.....
avis minta banning jangan pergi ke duel itu tapi gak bisa...soalnya zaman dulu tuh kalo duel gak datang bakal di bilang coward...
lagipula banning harus memberi emory pelajaran krn dia menyakiti avis dan menyakiti perempuan lain kalo sampe dia bebas...
akhirnya avis mengerti alasan banning dan mau menerima duel tsb...tapi sebelumnya avis dan banning gak bisa menahan diri...soooo di ruang duduk banning itulah mereka mulai lagi uhuk2 nya.....di kursi pula :p
sampe banning gak peduli kalo nyokap dan ade nya lagi di rumah....
sampe avis mesti ngingetin kalo pintu belom di kunci....
padahal tinggal beberapa jam lagi sebelum pergi berduel....
tapi yang namanya gairah memang susah...apalagi banning sama avis ini full passion to each other banget :p
pas avis tidur banning pergi unmtuk duel.....
dia bertekad mesti menang...soalnya kalo dia kalah avis bakal ruin karena mereka belom menikah..dan bahaimana kalo avis mengandung ? banning gak mau ninggalin "keluarga' yang akan dia miliki bersama avis...karena itulah yang selama ini dia cari....hidup bersama avis ( sediiih....)
walo banning udah minta avis gak datang ke tempat duel tapi diam2 avis datang..
dan syukurlah,,,melihat kereta avis dari kejauhan bikin banning tenang...akhirnya di duel itu dia berhasil menembak emory di bahu....
banning pulang ke rumah...avis udah menunggu nya....banning bilang ke avis kalo eory gak bakal mengganggu dia lagi...
rupanya banning dan temannya menemukan saksi kunci ttg pembunuhan yang di lakukan emory ...emory di tangkap dan di penjara.....
happy...happy ending.....
my opinion :
yang mau baca eng nya....eng nya gampang banget...kayak baca terjemahan aja loh...daripada nunggu terjemahan kapan keluar.....
trus ceritanya juga gak berat...nyantai...sampe2 gw semalam baca buku ini sampe jam 9 pagi....
BEWARE :
lot's of sex/ full naked banning/oralit/beng2 banning :p/doggy style/curious avis
April 13, 2011
Historical romances are always fascinating, because they can rock hardcore or suck to the extreme. Rarely does such a book establish itself as a four-star rank; I either love it, or hate it.
Such was not the case with Kelley's Every Night I'm Yours, however. This particular story was only one flaw shy of being an all out amazing book. Such flaw, while trivial, was irritating nonetheless, and relates to a seeming extrapolated ending. The heroine of this book decides to withhold a vital piece of information from the hero, and such becomes a never ending "marry me!/NO!" dynamic between the leading characters.
But! Outside of this minor issue, the character building was fascinatingly well done! I was equally impressed with the way this particular story shaped itself, combined with a very quirky plot. The characters never once felt flatly one dimensional, the story didn't contain dulled aspects nor moments. I doubt I have ever read Kelley before, but such was fantastic nonetheless.
Such was not the case with Kelley's Every Night I'm Yours, however. This particular story was only one flaw shy of being an all out amazing book. Such flaw, while trivial, was irritating nonetheless, and relates to a seeming extrapolated ending. The heroine of this book decides to withhold a vital piece of information from the hero, and such becomes a never ending "marry me!/NO!" dynamic between the leading characters.
But! Outside of this minor issue, the character building was fascinatingly well done! I was equally impressed with the way this particular story shaped itself, combined with a very quirky plot. The characters never once felt flatly one dimensional, the story didn't contain dulled aspects nor moments. I doubt I have ever read Kelley before, but such was fantastic nonetheless.
January 1, 2012
Bagus nih cerita nya sederhana,penuh dengan uhuk2 tanpa henti dan lumayan detail...suka dengan karakter Banning yang teguh mempertahan kan cinta nya walaupun di tolak berkali2 ..hahha...jempol deh buat Banning....
Ga bikin review lengkap nya...silakan baca review Nurmawati Djugawan yang sudah super lengkap..hehheheh...good book, recomended deh buat yg suka HR sederhana tapi bikin gerah... [image error]
Ga bikin review lengkap nya...silakan baca review Nurmawati Djugawan yang sudah super lengkap..hehheheh...good book, recomended deh buat yg suka HR sederhana tapi bikin gerah... [image error]
July 9, 2015
This book started really well. Intelligent and independent heroine, and a noble hero who secretly yearn for each other on the inside but quarrel nonstop on the outside. The weeks they spend together and their interaction with each other is very endearing. Then it goes down hill from there. It becomes ridiculously repetitive and Avis' objections become obnoxious and unreasonable. She loves the hero and trusts him completely but continues to ignore his warnings about her writer friend. Then chaos ensues and one misunderstanding after another happens. I think the author tries all these to keep the plot moving but it seemed forced and unnecessary. She should have kept it simple like the beginning. Anyways they get their HEA but the ending is not able to redeem the book and the epilogue falls short as well.
February 4, 2018
Sebenarnya ceritanya sederhana saja koq, wanita yg sudah nyaris dikatakan perawan tua (pd abad 19) disukai sama lord bujangan yg kebetulan kakak sahabat baiknya.
Saya tadinya tidak peduli kenapa tiba² dlm benak Avis, (heroine di buku ini) menginginkan seorang kekasih. Dan pilihannya jatuh pd pilihan buruk, Emory Billingsworth yg di mata Banning (hero novel ini) adalah super bajingan. Tapi Avis entah beneran naif atau kelewat masa bodoh, dia gak peduli dgn peringatan Banning. Maka Banning melakukan "pemerasan" sekaligus sbg tutor seksual Avis yg pertama utk jangka waktu seminggu.
Dan setelah sesi tsb berlalu, Banning yg sejak awal berniat utk menikahi Avis, makin menggebu utk menuntaskan tekad tsb. Di lain pihak, Avis justru menunjukkan ketidak-antusiasme terhadap gagasan menikah dgn Banning. Jadi mulailah tarik ulur plot dimana Banning gigih plus ngotot menikah, Avis makin ketakutan krn trauma masa kecilnya terhadap penganiayaan ayahnya kpd ibunya.
Sayangnya solusi masalah di novel ini sangat digampangkan. Avis dgn mudah diyakinkan oleh ibu Banning utk percaya bhw trauma itu tidak akan terulang kembali. Begitu pula penyelesaian dgn Emory, serasa antiklimaks saja.
Utk scene romance nya, saya akui lumayan hot. Tapi utk karakter tokoh utamanya terutama Avis, tidak ada yg istimewa bagi saya. Avis hanyalah tipikal wanita yg super kepo dlm hal sensualitas tetapi riskan utk dimanipulasi. Sedangkan Banning, yg saya sukai adalah totalitas kegigihannya utk meluluhkan Avis baik cara kasar maupun halus. Dan hanya dgn keberuntungan besar, Banning bisa menyelamatkan nyawanya secara utuh.
Dan dgn selesainya membaca novel ini, tuntas sudah saya membaca seri ini.
Saya tadinya tidak peduli kenapa tiba² dlm benak Avis, (heroine di buku ini) menginginkan seorang kekasih. Dan pilihannya jatuh pd pilihan buruk, Emory Billingsworth yg di mata Banning (hero novel ini) adalah super bajingan. Tapi Avis entah beneran naif atau kelewat masa bodoh, dia gak peduli dgn peringatan Banning. Maka Banning melakukan "pemerasan" sekaligus sbg tutor seksual Avis yg pertama utk jangka waktu seminggu.
Dan setelah sesi tsb berlalu, Banning yg sejak awal berniat utk menikahi Avis, makin menggebu utk menuntaskan tekad tsb. Di lain pihak, Avis justru menunjukkan ketidak-antusiasme terhadap gagasan menikah dgn Banning. Jadi mulailah tarik ulur plot dimana Banning gigih plus ngotot menikah, Avis makin ketakutan krn trauma masa kecilnya terhadap penganiayaan ayahnya kpd ibunya.
Sayangnya solusi masalah di novel ini sangat digampangkan. Avis dgn mudah diyakinkan oleh ibu Banning utk percaya bhw trauma itu tidak akan terulang kembali. Begitu pula penyelesaian dgn Emory, serasa antiklimaks saja.
Utk scene romance nya, saya akui lumayan hot. Tapi utk karakter tokoh utamanya terutama Avis, tidak ada yg istimewa bagi saya. Avis hanyalah tipikal wanita yg super kepo dlm hal sensualitas tetapi riskan utk dimanipulasi. Sedangkan Banning, yg saya sukai adalah totalitas kegigihannya utk meluluhkan Avis baik cara kasar maupun halus. Dan hanya dgn keberuntungan besar, Banning bisa menyelamatkan nyawanya secara utuh.
Dan dgn selesainya membaca novel ini, tuntas sudah saya membaca seri ini.
September 18, 2016
Every Night I'm Yours menggunakan setting di London di tahun 1816. Menggunakan sudut pandang orang ketiga secara bergantian antara hero dan heroinenya. Hal yang membuat saya menjadikan novel ini sebagai novel favorit. Saya suka bagaimana Christie Kelley menyajikan kedalaman rasa dan pemikiran-pemikiran heronya. Dan tentunya saya pun dibuat semakin terhanyut dalam pusaran arus konfliknya yang naik turun.
Bagian yang menarik dari novel ini adalah Avis. Seorang gadis berusia 26 tahun, usia yang bagi masyarakat di masa itu dianggap telah melewati batas usia untuk menikah, dan dijuluki perawan tua. Bukan karena dia nggak cantik, atau nggak memiliki mas kawin, tapi justru karena ia memang memilih untuk nggak menikah. Tentunya hal ini sangat jarang terjadi di masa itu. Tapi, Avis ternyata memiliki ketakutannya sendiri. Di balik kemandirian dan kekeraskepalaannya ada seorang gadis yang ketakutan.
Sayangnya di pertengahan cerita Avis mulai terlihat konyol dan menyebalkan. Dia menolak gagasan pernikahan yang diajukan Banning, dan lebih mempercayai ucapan Emory. Saya merasa gemas di bagian tarik-ulur dan keragu-raguan Avis yang seolah hanya untuk memperpanjang cerita.
Sementara Banning benar-benar hero yang memikat. Ada kesan kurang ajar, bajingan tapi penuh perhatian dalam diri Banning. Dan rasa putus asanya untuk memiliki Avis digambarkan dengan penuh perasaan. Setiap kali sudut pandang mengungkapkan keresahan Banning adalah bagian terfavorit saya.
Sayangnya penerjemahannya masih kurang bagus. Saya terganggu banget dengan penyebutan "jagoan" yang merujuk pada kejantanan, dalam novel ini. Rasanya menggelikan. Karena selama ini saya terbiasa dengan istilah kejantanan atau pusat gairah atau apa pun kata untuk menerjemahkannya. Maka setiap kali kata "jagoan" muncul, saya hanya bisa memutar bola mata.
Tapi saya suka dengan cover versi terjemahan ini. Lebih manis daripada cover aslinya.
Untuk adegan panasnya lumayan bertebaran tapi masih dalam kadar yang aman. Saya sih menganggap biasa saja, dari skala 1 sampai 10 saya beri angka 7 untuk adegan panasnya. Karena di sela aktivitas ranjang antara Avis dan Banning, banyak banget momen romantisnya. Dan jangan lupakan adegan-adegan manis yang dilakukan Banning yang bisa bikin meleleh. Duh...
Saya mendapati novel ini merupakan novel pertama dari seri The Spinster Club. Dan sepertinya para tokoh dalam seri ini telah bermunculan dalam Every Night I'm Yours. Saya mengamati interaksi persahabatan mereka dan merasa puas. Sepertinya saya akan mengikuti seri Spinster Club ini. Karena saya suka dengan persahabatan yang saling mereka jalin, juga ikatan kekeluargaan yang tampak akrab. Saya memang paling suka dengan novel historical romance yang menampilkan kekeluargaan dan keeksentrikan yang besar.
Overall, Every Night I'm Yours merupakan novel historical romance yang manis banget. Banyak adegan romantisnya, dan banyak pula adegan panasnya. Namun yang pasti saya menangkap kekuatan dalam novel ini. Semua orang punya rasa takut, tapi selama kita percaya pada diri kita sendiri dan percaya pada seseorang yang akan menjaga kita dari segala ketakutan kita, maka semua akan baik-baik saja.
Bagian yang menarik dari novel ini adalah Avis. Seorang gadis berusia 26 tahun, usia yang bagi masyarakat di masa itu dianggap telah melewati batas usia untuk menikah, dan dijuluki perawan tua. Bukan karena dia nggak cantik, atau nggak memiliki mas kawin, tapi justru karena ia memang memilih untuk nggak menikah. Tentunya hal ini sangat jarang terjadi di masa itu. Tapi, Avis ternyata memiliki ketakutannya sendiri. Di balik kemandirian dan kekeraskepalaannya ada seorang gadis yang ketakutan.
Sayangnya di pertengahan cerita Avis mulai terlihat konyol dan menyebalkan. Dia menolak gagasan pernikahan yang diajukan Banning, dan lebih mempercayai ucapan Emory. Saya merasa gemas di bagian tarik-ulur dan keragu-raguan Avis yang seolah hanya untuk memperpanjang cerita.
Sementara Banning benar-benar hero yang memikat. Ada kesan kurang ajar, bajingan tapi penuh perhatian dalam diri Banning. Dan rasa putus asanya untuk memiliki Avis digambarkan dengan penuh perasaan. Setiap kali sudut pandang mengungkapkan keresahan Banning adalah bagian terfavorit saya.
Sayangnya penerjemahannya masih kurang bagus. Saya terganggu banget dengan penyebutan "jagoan" yang merujuk pada kejantanan, dalam novel ini. Rasanya menggelikan. Karena selama ini saya terbiasa dengan istilah kejantanan atau pusat gairah atau apa pun kata untuk menerjemahkannya. Maka setiap kali kata "jagoan" muncul, saya hanya bisa memutar bola mata.
Tapi saya suka dengan cover versi terjemahan ini. Lebih manis daripada cover aslinya.
Untuk adegan panasnya lumayan bertebaran tapi masih dalam kadar yang aman. Saya sih menganggap biasa saja, dari skala 1 sampai 10 saya beri angka 7 untuk adegan panasnya. Karena di sela aktivitas ranjang antara Avis dan Banning, banyak banget momen romantisnya. Dan jangan lupakan adegan-adegan manis yang dilakukan Banning yang bisa bikin meleleh. Duh...
Saya mendapati novel ini merupakan novel pertama dari seri The Spinster Club. Dan sepertinya para tokoh dalam seri ini telah bermunculan dalam Every Night I'm Yours. Saya mengamati interaksi persahabatan mereka dan merasa puas. Sepertinya saya akan mengikuti seri Spinster Club ini. Karena saya suka dengan persahabatan yang saling mereka jalin, juga ikatan kekeluargaan yang tampak akrab. Saya memang paling suka dengan novel historical romance yang menampilkan kekeluargaan dan keeksentrikan yang besar.
Overall, Every Night I'm Yours merupakan novel historical romance yang manis banget. Banyak adegan romantisnya, dan banyak pula adegan panasnya. Namun yang pasti saya menangkap kekuatan dalam novel ini. Semua orang punya rasa takut, tapi selama kita percaya pada diri kita sendiri dan percaya pada seseorang yang akan menjaga kita dari segala ketakutan kita, maka semua akan baik-baik saja.
January 30, 2020
Sigh* This book was freaking great! The story was just perfect. It was hot, okay...considering all they did in the cottage and the same thing they did outside the warmth of that cottage but enough only that it did not destroy the romance between the characters. Some other books tend to be so raw and intense in its hot scenes that it's just that, physical pleasure but not romantic at all. The author did just have the perfect blend of passion and romance I think I'd swoon. The heroine is consumed with her fear of becoming her father and having the tendency to hurt anyone that she keeps on refusing the marriage of proposal of the ever determined hero. At times like that, usually I would be really annoyed with the heroine I have to stop reading but for some reason I'm not. The author may have do some magic for not touching my nerve because I really like the heroine and most certainly, love the hero. At first, I really thought the name Banning was not helping in achieving the goal of imaging the hero as sexy but somewhere in the story, I forgot that. The man was sexy in his own right the name doesn't matter, I think. Lol. I'm just confused why this book have only 600+ ratings but it is so much better than those books I've read for the last two months with thousands of ratings but left me very unsatisfied. It feels like I'm lost in my reading I can't find the right book. Well, now I found the right author. For the first time in 2 months, I look forward of reading the book two. That would says a lot of how great this book is. It seems like everyone has not discover that this book is a gem!
May 21, 2022
This was all over the show by the end. Significant info introduced at the climax with no foreshadowing - it got ridiculous wihen, on top of everything new, suddenly there was a murder to boot. Still, it was a fun start and the writing itself was good, even if the plot collapsed. A rushed ending perhaps due to deadline?.
October 25, 2013
My first time to read a book from this author. I am surprised to love the book. Although it is the usual spinter story. I liked the fast pace of the story and witty banter of the h/h. I liked the funny scenarios that they have.
June 8, 2015
2.5-3
It started off as such a great book, I loved Banning and Avis. And then about half way through it started to read like a different book and that it was written by a different author. There were too many contradictions and tacked on plot points in the latter half to fully enjoy the book.
It started off as such a great book, I loved Banning and Avis. And then about half way through it started to read like a different book and that it was written by a different author. There were too many contradictions and tacked on plot points in the latter half to fully enjoy the book.
March 21, 2009
Loved this book
December 9, 2012
3.5 stars
setengah buku bikin bosan
3/4 buku mulai menarik... ada misterinya
1/4 akhir lumayan.... gak bikib bosan
setengah buku bikin bosan
3/4 buku mulai menarik... ada misterinya
1/4 akhir lumayan.... gak bikib bosan
March 13, 2020
3 Stars
September 7, 2024
I really wanted to love this one. There were many times where I reacted out loud to all the scandal and sexual tension between Avis and Banning, but by the end all I was saying was "Oh my god, you're such an idiot! Just marry him! Stop defending Emory!"
Yes, we ladies are stubborn sometimes, but I don't read a romance novel to witness a female protagonist making an absolute fool of herself for 100+ pages. A lot of her actions didn't make sense. I understood her fears of becoming her father, but eventually it just felt like a reason to drag out the misunderstandings and angst. Plus, if Emory's such a good friend of hers, how come they never have a genuine scene together to make me believe it? Banning's got to be the most amazing, tolerant love interest, who never does ANYTHING to hurt her feelings, so how could she NOT trust him about Emory? I was getting more and more annoyed the more I read.
I liked Banning's thing with pistols at the end, making things a little more balanced with how many hangups Avis has about her past. But it almost felt like Kelley remembered Banning has to have problems, too, so once Avis's story was over, his was just tacked on. Like, I'm sorry, he kills a 10yo boy, but has no problems with having children? Like at all? Don't you think that would terrify him just as much as, or at least help him understand, Avis's fears of becoming a mother and hurting her kids? What the hell?
Their sex scenes together always started out really hot and heavy with the buildup, but the actual acts themselves were hardly a couple lines, and often barely painted a picture of what was happening. They're standing on the balcony, then all of a sudden he's inside of her? How did that happen? For a novel with two protagonists who have decent emotional chemistry, I didn't see that translate into the physical side at all—especially the scene when they propose marriage! I couldn't care less! Suddenly they just became two porno actors getting into each other's pants.
It's just too bad, because there's a lot of good stuff in here. Kelley's dialogue flows well and she doesn't spend too much time with exposition or scene set-up, which you don't need TOO much of in a romance novel anyway. But as it is this just got too complicated and frustrating.
Yes, we ladies are stubborn sometimes, but I don't read a romance novel to witness a female protagonist making an absolute fool of herself for 100+ pages. A lot of her actions didn't make sense. I understood her fears of becoming her father, but eventually it just felt like a reason to drag out the misunderstandings and angst. Plus, if Emory's such a good friend of hers, how come they never have a genuine scene together to make me believe it? Banning's got to be the most amazing, tolerant love interest, who never does ANYTHING to hurt her feelings, so how could she NOT trust him about Emory? I was getting more and more annoyed the more I read.
I liked Banning's thing with pistols at the end, making things a little more balanced with how many hangups Avis has about her past. But it almost felt like Kelley remembered Banning has to have problems, too, so once Avis's story was over, his was just tacked on. Like, I'm sorry, he kills a 10yo boy, but has no problems with having children? Like at all? Don't you think that would terrify him just as much as, or at least help him understand, Avis's fears of becoming a mother and hurting her kids? What the hell?
Their sex scenes together always started out really hot and heavy with the buildup, but the actual acts themselves were hardly a couple lines, and often barely painted a picture of what was happening. They're standing on the balcony, then all of a sudden he's inside of her? How did that happen? For a novel with two protagonists who have decent emotional chemistry, I didn't see that translate into the physical side at all—especially the scene when they propose marriage! I couldn't care less! Suddenly they just became two porno actors getting into each other's pants.
It's just too bad, because there's a lot of good stuff in here. Kelley's dialogue flows well and she doesn't spend too much time with exposition or scene set-up, which you don't need TOO much of in a romance novel anyway. But as it is this just got too complicated and frustrating.
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September 11, 2025
Gara-gara mau riset soal tulisannya, Avis memutuskan untuk ngajak Mr. Billingsworth untuk jadi partner riset dia buat gi-goo-di-goo (tau lah ya maksud gue). Rencana ini ditentang sahabat-sahabatnya sampai Banning Talbot ikut campur dan menawarkan dirinya untuk jadi teman riset si Avis.
Avis nih sebenernya penasaran aja sih dan pengen coba-coba setelah nggak sengaja baca novel stensil lama yang dia temukan di gudang. Sekilas kayak romance abad pertengahan biasa, klimaksnya sih waktu Miss Roebuck mau fitnah Banning (biar dinikahin gitu ama Banning) karena mereka sempet ketemuan di penginapan, dan Avis yang saat itu bersama Banning bilang kalo itu nggak mungkin dan dari sanalah terkuak skandal Avis-Banning ini. Tapi nggak cuma itu aja yang menghantui Avis. Punya ayah yang kdrt bikin Avis berkali-kali nolak lamaran Banning dan masa lalu Banning yang kelam pun bikin keduanya mulai mengerti satu sama lain.
Avis nih sebenernya penasaran aja sih dan pengen coba-coba setelah nggak sengaja baca novel stensil lama yang dia temukan di gudang. Sekilas kayak romance abad pertengahan biasa, klimaksnya sih waktu Miss Roebuck mau fitnah Banning (biar dinikahin gitu ama Banning) karena mereka sempet ketemuan di penginapan, dan Avis yang saat itu bersama Banning bilang kalo itu nggak mungkin dan dari sanalah terkuak skandal Avis-Banning ini. Tapi nggak cuma itu aja yang menghantui Avis. Punya ayah yang kdrt bikin Avis berkali-kali nolak lamaran Banning dan masa lalu Banning yang kelam pun bikin keduanya mulai mengerti satu sama lain.
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July 6, 2023
REVIEW
Score: 4/5
POV: Dual
Heat Level: 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Tropes: MMC falls first; best friends brother; independent spinster;
This review is from my 2nd or 3rd reread of this book. I believe this was my 3rd time. I just love Banning so much. I love how quickly and deeply he feels for Avis. I love how quickly he knows the whole reason they didn’t get along was because he was trying to suppress his desire for her!
Avis overall is somewhat likable. She’s more likable in the beginning but as the story progresses she does get fairly annoying. However I do have to remind myself the development of their relationship is over a matter of weeks so I guess it fairly understandable she doesn’t immediately trust him to tell him about her family and relationship fears. The 🔥 in this book is so good!
Will continue to read the series.
4/5
Score: 4/5
POV: Dual
Heat Level: 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Tropes: MMC falls first; best friends brother; independent spinster;
This review is from my 2nd or 3rd reread of this book. I believe this was my 3rd time. I just love Banning so much. I love how quickly and deeply he feels for Avis. I love how quickly he knows the whole reason they didn’t get along was because he was trying to suppress his desire for her!
Avis overall is somewhat likable. She’s more likable in the beginning but as the story progresses she does get fairly annoying. However I do have to remind myself the development of their relationship is over a matter of weeks so I guess it fairly understandable she doesn’t immediately trust him to tell him about her family and relationship fears. The 🔥 in this book is so good!
Will continue to read the series.
4/5
July 4, 2020
It started out alright but it was too drawn out for me. There were some really sensitive subjects of her parents being abusive and him shooting a kid that I feel they didn't give enough emotion to. The ending wasn't what I wanted and I'm never one for a duel in my book. I find them silly. All in all Mayhem in Mayfair series did it WAY better. These characters took too long with their love and for seemingly no reason at all. Won't be finishing the series.
February 13, 2023
Avis and Banning were made for each other.
I liked their banter, their chemistry, and their motivations. They seemed quite fleshed out as characters which made them believable.
However, one quirk of Banning’s came up last minute at the book. I didn’t feel like that was fully explored so it was surprising to me that it suddenly became a plot point.
Still a good read.
I liked their banter, their chemistry, and their motivations. They seemed quite fleshed out as characters which made them believable.
However, one quirk of Banning’s came up last minute at the book. I didn’t feel like that was fully explored so it was surprising to me that it suddenly became a plot point.
Still a good read.
March 20, 2018
3,5 / 5 stars....
Gw paling suka Hero yg mengejar2 Heroine-nya nih..
Trus adegan paling favorit di pesta Lord Kesgrave. Miss Olivia Roebuck mau menjebak Banning. Ehhhhhh, yang ada malah Avis yang membeberkan aibnya.. Good..
Gw paling suka Hero yg mengejar2 Heroine-nya nih..
Trus adegan paling favorit di pesta Lord Kesgrave. Miss Olivia Roebuck mau menjebak Banning. Ehhhhhh, yang ada malah Avis yang membeberkan aibnya.. Good..
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May 17, 2020
Adequate
A good story. Not the best I’ve ever read, but I read it in a day. It held my attention. I skimmed some boring parts. Avis annoyed me a little and Banning should just take no for an answer. But it was okay.
A good story. Not the best I’ve ever read, but I read it in a day. It held my attention. I skimmed some boring parts. Avis annoyed me a little and Banning should just take no for an answer. But it was okay.
June 1, 2021
2,5 ⭐
Avis dan Banning keras kepala banget ya ampun 😩😩 kadang kadang capek ajak liat mereka berdua
Kalo ada aja sesi yang lebih romantis dari Banning untuk ngerayu Avis pasti aku lebih suka ini dia cuman kepikiran untuk buat avis hamil doang 😕
Avis dan Banning keras kepala banget ya ampun 😩😩 kadang kadang capek ajak liat mereka berdua
Kalo ada aja sesi yang lebih romantis dari Banning untuk ngerayu Avis pasti aku lebih suka ini dia cuman kepikiran untuk buat avis hamil doang 😕
May 23, 2023
Daring plans can succeed
Avis has a plan but Banning thwarts it yet is there still a chance. A story with plotting, romance, secrets, danger, and rewards...something for all. Well written keeping you wondering who will be victorious.
Avis has a plan but Banning thwarts it yet is there still a chance. A story with plotting, romance, secrets, danger, and rewards...something for all. Well written keeping you wondering who will be victorious.
May 15, 2017
A three star story but a fabulous narration bumped it up to 4.
November 4, 2017
2.5. I don’t know why I finished it. It had a lot of promise the first half of the book but went down hill after that.
January 5, 2019
Sukaaa sama Banning.
Btw, itu Trey sama Charlotte sudah ada bukunya sendirikah?
Btw, itu Trey sama Charlotte sudah ada bukunya sendirikah?
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