Jonathan was another interesting character. Sometimes I was a little turned off by her choices, but I still liked her because it made total sense for her personality. It felt like I was reading about a real person. It was nice to see a character who didn’t martyr herself for her pride and honor.Īll that practicality and acceptance was in every aspect of her personality as an adult. I really liked that, because she knows growing up who she is and what her place in society is going to be. She may have chosen to walk a different path than her mother, but she didn’t reject it out of repugnance for the life. Her pragmatic attitude was extremely refreshing. The story of marriage or the story of love, or at least a brief tale of commerce.” "People always build some story around pleasure. Here’s a little hint of her view while she’s talking to Jonathan from page 131. She embraced it and learned to focus on her own pleasure even if she didn’t really like who she was with. She took most of her mother’s lessons to heart and had a very upfront attitude about pleasure. She appreciated the thought of having pretty things and a nice house. Alessandra began grooming Celia to walk in her footsteps and Celia didn’t react how you would expect in a romance novel. But when she was sixteen she was brought to live with her. How was I to know that Madeline Hunter would make her character feel so real? Kudos to her, though! I was definitely impressed.Ĭelia didn’t spend any time with her mother, Alessandra, a famous courtesan, while she was growing up. I knew her circumstances from the previous books, but I thought she’d end up being toned down for her own book. Wow, I really wasn’t expecting a heroine like Celia. It makes me confident that I’ll love Castleford’s story as much as I think I will. I was lying to myself, of course! How could I not read the fourth book when I heard it was about Castleford? I do have to admit that I am relieved that I’ve liked two out of three of these books, though. I had a deal with myself that this would be my tiebreaker on whether or not to continue the series. I’m so glad that I ended up liking this book! I enjoyed the first book in the series, Ravishing in Red, but I was rather unimpressed with the second book, Provocative in Pearls. Review originally posted at Fiction Vixen.
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