The Leopard Prince
by Elizabeth Hoyt
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Book Reviews of The Leopard Prince
Book Review: Disappointing follow up
Summary: 3 Stars
I was SOOO looking forward to this one after The Raven Prince, which in my mind was just about perfect. While I liked both the characters, the chemistry just wasn't as believable to me this time around or as subtly expressed. There is a very good villain, however his demise is contrived to occur at the most opportune time for the story, and there are oh-so-convenient misunderstandings between the two lovers designed to delay gratification and make the book longer. Another complaint of mine is that there is no resolution of of the primary barrier in their relationship (class differences) at the end - simply their stated commitment that they would find a way and live "happily ever after." I would have liked the author to have presented an actual solution to the problem that Harry and Georgina spent so much time fighting with, and therefore I spent a fair amount of time reading about. What common ground did they find? How did they find a way to live that they could both accept? I was glad to see Edward de Raaf and Iddesleigh make brief apearances in this volume, and will look forward to The Serpent Prince, but not too much.
Book Review: just perfect
Summary: 5 Stars
this is such a good book! I am not going over the plot since some people here have done a very good job at that already. I've read many HR books. Mostly, I focused on the romance, and skipped over interaction between other people,etc.. But, the plot in this book flows so well, I didn't skip any parts. I like how Hoyt brings in the suspense early in the novel just as the H and h begins their interaction. So, the romance and this mystery plot blends well. (normally I would skip over this troubles at neighboring land as a nuisance, and a filler. )Love affair between this lady and her man servant is a breath of fresh air and it is done so well. The love scenes are hot and intense. I get bored when some authors go on and on about foreplay in EVERY love scenes in the book (I guess they get the page number goes up real fast this way). Some scenes should be about intense(uncontrollable) passion, and spontaneity. Only a few authors, such as Lisa Kleypas, and Jennifer Ashley, get that. And Apparently, Hoyt does as well. I am going to get her other books.Book Review: Even better than Raven Prince!
Summary: 5 Stars
When the Raven Prince came out I thought Elizabeth Hoyt was very gifted. I enjoyed the way she took a genre I already loved and put a fresh "tweak" on it. She writes fresh interesting vibrant characters and a lush plot. I was looking forward to the Leopard Prince.
I did not get what I expected in the Leopard Prince... I got far more. This book is absolutely fantastic. I loved the heat between George and Harry. I loved the fact that he was "undercover" to others, but irresistable to George. I felt the twists in the plot all worked seamlessly together to explain why each person was who they were, felt what they felt, and did what they did. It made the emotional payoff even greater when they had to stretch out of their comfort zones.
I could go on and on about this book. I have never written a review before, but I felt this book was so good it was worth stretching out of my comfort zone to write one!
Book Review: A Keeper!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
George is a delight and Harry is all male. Lady Georgina Maitland is a twenty-eight year old, on-the-shelf spinster with a fortune of her own. She has hired Harry Pye as the steward of her lands in Yorkshire and he proves to be a cool, controlled, and sexy-as-hell anti-hero. Unbeknownst to her, Harry grew up in Yorkshire and harbors a great hatred for her neighbor. But someone is killing the neighbor's sheep and the number one suspect is Harry. As Harry and George attempt to unravel the mystery of the sheep, an undeniable, unstoppable attraction explodes between the two lonely souls. The social mores prevent normal courtship but that does not stop the sizzling desire that sparks between the two. I rarely re-read a romance novel but this one is truly a keeper. Elizabeth Hoyt knows how to elicit that deep yearning emotion that is thoroughly fulfilled by the sensual and emotional connection between these two characters.Book Review: 3 stars is generous.....
Summary: 3 Stars
I loved The Raven Prince. It was so sexy and unique that I immediately couldn't wait to read the next book in the series The Leopard Prince. I should've waited and perhaps not even bothered.
The Leopard Prince starts out wonderful...the first couple of chapters are so witty and sweet that I was devouring every page...and then something happenend.
A ridiculous plot (sheep killing), a contrived villain, an unlikely couple with no resolution to their class difference, and this is only the beginning. I will say this...the love scenes are as scorching as they were in The Raven Prince, but this just doesn't matter if you don't like the plot and people in the book...which I didn't.
I recommend The Raven Prince highly, but this one is mediocre at best.