Devils Cub (Alastair, #2)

Posted on 03 December 2018 by Georgette Heyer

THE ABDUCTIONDominic Alistair, Marquis of Vidal is a bad lot a rake and seducer, reckless, heedless, and possessed of a murderous temper He is known by friend and foe alike as the Devil s Cub Yet as the handsome and wealthy heir to a Dukedom, he is considered a good prospect on the marriage market Vidal currently has his eye on the young, lovely, and unintelligent Sophia Challoner, and Sophia s greedy mother is than happy to encourage his dubious attentions.When lovely, saucy Mary Challoner had practiced her bold deception upon the hot blooded, fiery tempered young Marquis of Vidal substituting herself for her young sister he had thought to carry off to France she had little notion he would grimly hold her to her part of the bargain Now he had left her, and she was alone, a stranger in a strange land, prey to the intrigues of glittering, heartless, 18th century Paris.Only one person could rescue her the Marquis himself But how could she ever trust this man How could she even hope to overcome the contempt in which he held her And how could even the sudden flowering of her love ever bridge the terrible gap between them Download Devils Cub (Alastair, #2) – kino-fada.fr This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers To view it, click here Update I found it a LOT funnier on second reading I laughed from the beginning with What have you done with the corpse, my boy Done with it WHAT SHOULD I DO WITH A CORPSE to the end Give Sophia a glass We re drinking your health IT S MARY Contains spoilers and strong languageThey re all mad, every one of em, That s what I thought at about 1 3 of the book, and then I decided to view this story as just a fun, silly screw ball comedy.And.I loved it When I Update I found it a LOT funnier on second reading I laughed from the beginning with What have you done with the corpse, my boy Done with it WHAT SHOULD I DO WITH A CORPSE to the end Give Sophia a glass We re drinking your health IT S MARY Contains spoilers and strong languageThey re all mad, every one of em, That s what I thought at about 1 3 of the book, and then I decided to view this story as just a fun, silly screw ball comedy.And.I loved it When I put Devil s Cub down, I was sorry it was over, and felt that I had truly read a masterpiece Though the characters are particularly silly and irrational, and the plot exaggerated and totally improbable, it was a really good read...Mary Challoner is a practical girl She s well educated She has common sense She needs to be sensible, since her widowed mother and her lovely younger sister Sophia are so utterly bubble headed So, logically, she realizes that it s insane to get a crush on Vidal, the sexy rake who s been pursuing Sophia.Nevertheless, when Mary accidentally finds out that Vidal has convinced Sophia to run off to Paris with him in the middle of the night to begin euphemistically speaking a relationship withou Mary Challoner is a practical girl She s well educated She has common sense She needs to be sensible, since her wi...Okay, this isn t my favorite Heyer mainly due to the fact that I m not highly enthused by anything that takes place in France about 20 years prior to the French Revolution 1789 I m constantly distracted by the thought, Laugh it up, chuckleheads, it ll be off with your motherfuckin heads soon enough Foreknowledge kills some of my enjoyment While this book is awesome, I d recommend going with one of Heyer s Regency novels For instance, Frederica, Sylvester or Arabella Or The Corinthian Okay, this isn t my favorite Heyer mainly due to the fact that I m not highly enthused by anything that takes place in France about 20 years prior to the French Revolution 1789 I m constantly distracted by the thought, Laugh it up, ... Written November 9, 20144 1 2 Stars Magnificently adventurous, fun and romantic in a still strong 1930 s Pre Regency Devil s Cub is an quite old romance novel from 1932 by Georgette Heyer Mrs Heyer is an British classic author that I completely missed in my earlier reading life I m so glad i found her at last From a recommendation and help from Sofia of course Thanks dearThis ended in a very fun last minute weekend buddy read buddy listening with my always so sweet book l Written November 9, 20144 1 2 Stars Magnificently adventurous, fun and romantic in a still strong 1930 s Pre Regency Devil s Cub is an quite old romance novel from 1932 by Georgette Heyer Mrs Heyer is an British classic author that I completely missed in my earlier reading life I m so glad i found her at last From a recommendation and help from Sofia of course Thanks dearThis ended in a very fun last minute weekend buddy read buddy listening with my always so sweet book loving friends Sofia, Irina and Rosa, with great support from Kathleen I loved it Simply perfect for an old Ms Austen loverJolly Good I just finished my listening to a lovely old classic This was so much fun and a lot of chuckling What a journey with so many nice and amusing characters, a great romance plot and so very well told London and Paris in the 1780 s Fro...Instagram Twitter FacebookPinterest Read for the Unapologetic Romance Readers Halloween 2017 Reading Challenge for the category of a romance written by an author who is dead There might not be any sex in Georgette Heyer regency romances, but man that woman can packdrama into these puppies than Julia Quinn at her most malicious DEVIL S CUB is downright soap opera ish in terms of scope and characterization.The plot is basically this hold onto your bonnets Domini Instagram Twitter FacebookPinterest Read for the Unapologetic Romance Readers Halloween 2017 Reading Challenge for the category of a romance written by an author who is dead There might not be any sex in Georgette Heyer regency romances, but man that woman can packdrama into these puppies than Ju...This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers To view it, click here Hoo, boy.I will start off with this thought I almost think this is a Poe It s obviously a comedy all of Heyer s romances are But is the comedy just in the supporting characters, the completely implausible plot and anachronistic contents, and the ridiculous conversations about fashions of the late 1700s Or is it also in the supposed romantic attachments portrayed in the book I want to think that Heyer s book here is a Verhoevenesque masterpiece, an explosion of the totally wacky and confli Hoo, boy.I will start off with this thought I almost think this is a Poe It s obviously a comedy all of Heyer s romances are But is the comedy just in the supporting characters, the completely implausible plot and anachronistic contents, and the ridiculous conversations about fashions of the late 1700s Or is it also in the supposed romantic attachments portrayed in the book I want to think that Heyer s book here is a Verhoevenesque masterpiece, an explosion of the totally wacky and conflicting sexual desires of and societal expectations for respectable women, both contemporary and historic...Oh boy, I still feel lightheaded after finishing the book While I always count on Georgette Heyer to give me an entertaining read, this is beyond my expectation It s the best love hate relationship I ve read in a long time Some scenes were so freaking romantic, it still tugs at my heart What s , it s all written without so much as a kiss Yes, there s one kiss at the end, in case you wonder That s the strength of well written characters Current YA authors could learn a lesson or two Oh boy, I still feel lightheaded after finishing the book While I always count on Georgette Heyer to give me an entertaining read, this is beyond my expectation It s the best love hate relationship I ve read in a long time Some scenes were so freaking romantic, it still tugs at my heart What s , it s all written without so much as a kiss Yes, there s one kiss at the end, in case you wonder That s the strength of well written characters Current YA authors could learn a lesson or two from Georgette Heyer s wr...Mary Challoner is in a bind, she have to stop her feather brain sister from running away to Pairs and becoming the mistress of the Marquis of Vidal Knowing only one way , Mary takes her sister s place and tricks the Marquis, only her plan backfires when she s dragged along to Pairs with him Vidal can t believe his rotten luck of late, after shooting a man for calling him a cheat at cards, then having to run off to Pairs to avoid going to trial, Vidal thought getting a girl to run away with h Mary Challoner is in a bind, she have to stop her feather brain sister from running away to Pairs and becoming the mistress of the Marquis of Vidal Knowing only one way , Mary takes her sister s place and tricks the Marquis, only her plan backfires when she s dragged along to Pairs with him Vidal can t believe his rotten luck of late, after shooting a man for calling him a cheat at cards, then having to run off to Pairs to avoid going to trial, Vidal thought getting a girl to run away with him would be the easy part, but when her straight laced sister tricks him into thinking she was her sister, in a fit in a rage drags her along with him Only when he finds out her a woman of virtue, asks her for her hand in marriage, only to be...Thank goodness for Mary Challoner Not my favorite Heyer heroine by any means, but at least she s a semi normal, sympathetic human being Otherwise this would ve been a dnf as I hated every single other character Especially Leonie, God, I cringed every time she was...Holy Moly Georgette Heyer is brilliant, and this is one of her most famous regency novels.Itstwo worlds colliding One world is the over the top one of handsome, passionate cruel rakes, who love duelling, drinking, gambling, screw ok, you get the picture This is the world from which the hero, a marquis, named Dominic, hails The other is down to earth, normal practical world where someone knows the cost of a pint of milk, where to buy curtains,and has sensible bedtimes This is the world f Holy Moly Georgette Heyer is brilliant, and this is one of he...

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03 December 2018

Georgette Heyer