Erica Monroe

A sweet love story. As a debut novel there are a few rough spots but overall DeHart's voice is engaging. I fell in love with Derrick and Claudia and enjoyed reading. DeHart navigates the changes in her hero and heroine well.

While Willig's strong writing shines as always, I felt that this book did not have the usual aplomb of her series. From any other author, it would have been notable, but Willig has made a name for herself in redefining the breezy, humorous regency spy romance. Penelope and Alex are interesting but the extramarital side to their romance turned me off. I also felt that the Indian setting, while portrayed vividly, was not as intriguing as England. All in all, interesting but not my favorite.

Accidentally infected with a secret formula that gives her super powers, Cassidy Jones was once just your average every day teen girl. Now, she has to learn to navigate her crazy new powers - with the help of perhaps the most interesting character in the novel, Emergy.Despite not being the target audience for this novel, I really enjoyed it. Stokes' voice is vibrant but very much in character. As a romance lover, I kept waiting for something to happen between Emery and Cassidy. Stokes hints at it, so I'm hoping she develops that angle.All in all, this was well worth the small cost.

While the relationship between Eleanor and Leopold was certainly interesting. James pulls out the plot impediments of Gideon and Lisette for far too long. I ended up skipping over the parts involving them to get back to the true romance of Eleanor and Leopold. While the book was indeed humorous, I probably won't read it again.