REVIEW FOR TAMING BEAUTY BY LYNNE BARRON

REVIEW for Taming Beauty by Lynne Barron

Blurb:

It’s best not to answer the door when the Earl of Dunaway come’s knocking.

After learning this lesson by trial and error, as any good lesson ought to be learned, Miss Lilith Aberdeen fashioned a life for herself on the fringes of London society. She is the last lady likely to risk her independence or her heart on anything as fickle and frivolous as love. Or the waxing and waning of familial affection, for that matter. So, how is it she winds up journeying to the wilds of Cornwall to deliver the earl’s pampered, petulant daughter into the hands of the reclusive Baron Malleville?

Blame it on the scandalous, unscrupulous and downright dissolute earl.

Jasper Grimley has spent more than a decade living in self-imposed exile, tending his lands and waiting for his chosen bride to come of age. When his betrothed is plucked from his grasp mere months before the wedding, he sets in motion a plan to turn the Earl of Dunaway’s plethora of debts and profusion of daughters to his advantage. Unfortunately, when dealing with the earl, even the best laid plans have a tendency to fall to ruin, and Jasper soon finds himself beguiled by the wrong woman. Lilith is not the sweet, innocent, biddable bride he bargained with the devil to possess, but she just might be…

The lady destined to lead him down the primrose path to happily-ever-after. 

Review:

This was such a good read I couldn't put it down! Unlike some of the other historical romances I've read, this one is centered around a man rumored to be quite the savage beast and a woman who was brought up amidst unscrupulous women. Lilith's own father is not exactly the model you would want for any child. He is too easily swayed by the female persuasion and has illegitimate children everywhere, Lilith included. As for the women in the family, well she comes from a long line of mistresses and scandals. Needless to say it's nothing new to her. But when she agrees to try to get her younger sister out of an arranged marriage to Jasper, the so-called beast, she is over her head. Plain and simple. I like how this book is different and not solely focused on women who are just perfect. Practically no one in this book is and Lilith's younger sister is a spoiled brat. Hands down. But Lilith is a very complicated woman and Jasper? Well he has his reasons for everything. Totally fabulous read! 

5 out of 5 stars!!

Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/Taming-Beauty-Lynne-Barron-ebook/dp/B01L7EJT8Q/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1479674922&sr=8-5&keywords=lynne+barron

Goodreads:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31705082-taming-beauty?from_search=true

Lynne Barron On Goodreads:

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7251100.Lynne_Barron

Lynne Barron on Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/Lynne-Barron/e/B00IQS82DU/ref=dp_byline_cont_ebooks_1

Review for Fugly (The Fugly Series Book 1) by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff

Blurb:
UGLY IS IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER...
My name is Lily Snow. I am twenty-five years old, and despite being born with an unattractive face, I have never doubted who I am: smart, driven, and beautiful on the inside.

Until I met Maxwell Cole.

He's handsome, excessively wealthy, and the owner of Cole Cosmetics. It's been my dream to work for this man for as long as I can remember. The good news is he wants to hire me. The bad news is he wants me for all the wrong reasons. Ugly reasons.

In exchange, he's offered me my dreams on a silver platter. The job. The title. A beautiful future. But this man is as messed up and ugly as they come on the inside. I'm not sure anyone can help him, and he just might take my heart down with him.
(STAND ALONE NOVEL- MATURE AUDIENCES ONLY)

Review:
I really wasn't sure how this book was going to go down or how I would feel about it, but I have been wanting to read it for some time now and finally did. A woman with a rockin body, but with a repulsive face. This woman also has so much drive it's hard not to admire her. She knows what she wants and she's doing her best to go for it, but she didn't factor in her soon-to-be boss would have an actual phobia of ugly people. And because she is very qualified for this position, she's trustworthy, and she could possibly help him, he hires her. But a daring request on her part turns things a different direction. Soon Lily becomes more than just therapy for her boss, Max. Not only that, but two very imperfect people learn lessons from each other about facing your demons and being yourself. I loved it! Although I could have done without so much language, it was a great read!

5 out of 5 stars!!

Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/fugly-Fugly-Book-Mimi-Pamfiloff-ebook/dp/B014T3V71E/ref=sr_1_6?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1461558330&sr=1-6&keywords=mimi+jean+pamfiloff

Goodreads:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26119524-fugly?from_new_nav=true&ac=1&from_search=true

A Beauty So Beastly (The Beastly Series Book 1) by Rashelle Workman

 In this somewhat strange remake of Beauty and the Beast, Beatrice Cavanaugh has everything she could ever want.  Everything that is except feelings and emotions.  She feels nothing.  And living in a world where everyone else does is difficult.  She tries to respond appropriately like her parents taught her, but she mostly acts like a spoiled, rich, brat.  And most people seem to think so.  Even the hired help disapproves of her behavior.  Beatrice's parents buy her whatever she wants, including million-dollar cars and diamond tiaras for her birthday.  Her close friends also buy her extravagant gifts to show her how much they care.  And if they don't, they are no longer her friends.  But on her birthday everything changes.  Greg, a guy who is seeing one of her friends, curses her for being so cruel and heartless, and then disappears. In another turn of events, the very good looking Adam comes to work for her in his mother's place and Beatrice suddenly develops emotions.  All of those emotions she should have felt the last 18 years have suddenly come upon her all at once and it is blinding pain for a full day.  The only relief she gets is from Adam touching her.  Not only does she have emotions now, but she is turning into something else, a beast.  She wants lots of rare, red meat and is acting kind of aggressive at times.  Turns out the world is a much different place than she could have ever imagined.  She is a werecat, along with her parents, and there are a lot more supernatural creatures out there besides her.  At her parents strange disappearance, she delves deeper into trying to find out more about what she is and the history behind it.  Along the way she meets some other supernatural friends and finds out some unsavory information about the guy she is falling for, Adam.  But the biggest problem of all is that her life is very much in danger, and she isn't sure who exactly she should trust.


   First things first, Beauty and the Beast is my favorite old school Disney movie.  It always has been.  This is not exactly like that.  It has its similarities, but doesn't exactly run right like the movie.  Which, to me, is good that it has some modifications to it.  Beatrice Cavanaugh seems like an absolutely awful person in the beginning.  But to be honest, if we didn't have emotions and were given everything we ever wanted, how would we act?  Probably the same.  How else was she supposed to gauge how much her friends cared for her than by the money they spent on her?  In her mind it probably seemed rational enough.  When those emotions did pop up, she realized just how awful she had been this whole time.  Her change is nothing short of miraculous.  What I don't understand is if Greg cursed her for being so horrible, how could he completely disappear without a trace and not contact Beatrice's friend again?  It seems pretty cold-hearted to me (the very thing he accused her of being).  And this curse doesn't really seem like a curse.  Not having feelings is more of a curse in my view.  Having feelings thrust upon you after 18 years of having none is what I call outright painful.  Now what is her attraction to Adam?  Why is she attracted to him?  Once you read the book you will understand why they aren't exactly supposed to be together.  Going any further than that would reveal too much though so I won't!  There were several questions I had after reading the book, but there will be more in the series.  Guess you can't give away everything the first book!

Star Rating: 3.5 out of 5    A pretty good read!