Reviewed by -- Jonel
Book Review of -- Thunder
and Roses, Fallen Angels #1 by Mary Jo
Putney
My overall star rating
--- 4
About the book:
A Welsh Methodist
minister's daughter changes her life when she appeals for help to Nicholas
Davies, a half-Gypsy earl...
They called him the
Demon Earl. They said he could do anything. Son of a rogue and a Gypsy,
Nicholas Davies was a notorious rake until a shattering betrayal left him alone
and embittered in the Welsh countryside.
Desperation drives
quiet schoolteacher Clare Morgan to ask the Demon Earl to help save her
village. Unwilling to involve himself in the problems of others, Nicholas sets
an impossible price on his aid—only if Clare agrees to live with him for three
months, letting the world think the worst, will he intervene.
Furiously Clare
accepts his outrageous challenge, and the two are swept into an intoxicating
Regency world of danger and desire. As allies, Clare and Nicholas fight to save
her community. As adversaries, they explore the hazardous terrain of power and
sensuality. And as lovers, they surrender to a passion that threatens the very
foundations of their lives.
Book creation ratings:
Overall total -- 26
out of a possible 30
-- Story &
characters -- 8
-- Cover & title
-- 9
-- Editing &
formatting -- 9
* based on a 1-10
scale with: 1-4, poor; 5-7, good; 8-10,
very good.*
The review --
Character development
in this novel is phenomenal. Readers get to know all major characters in this
novel in an intimate manner. The main couple in this novel is a comically
fantastic pair. I loved the pairing of her beliefs with his outgoing nature,
and the ultimate conclusion. Based on Putney's development of these two, I
could easily identify with and feel for both of them. I felt a real connection
with these two. Although Putney follows all of the major points for a
historical romance (and is accurate in her descriptions of the time), she tells
a wildly unique story that is all her own. The storyline kept me captivated and
on my toes throughout. Being the first novel in Putney’s Fallen Angel’s series,
one must expect a great deal of world building.
Putney does so, with eloquent narrative and unforgettable
descriptions. At the same time, she
works this into the development of the harrowing plot of this heartfelt novel.
Having 'read' the audio version of this novel, I spent over 15 hrs with the
narrator and loved him. He brings this
novel to life in a big way. Each character has their own voice and
personality.
Reader Recommendations
Genre -- historical
romance
Age recommendations --
18
Sex content rating -- This
novel definitely has it's hot moments, and a couple that
sizzle.
Violence rating -- mild
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