Bombshell: A Hell's Belles Novel (Hell's Belles, 1)
New York Times bestselling author Sarah MacLean returns with a blazingly sexy, unapologetically feminist new series, Hell’s Belles, beginning with a bold, bombshell of a heroine, able to dispose of a scoundrel—or seduce one—in a single night.
After years of living as London’s brightest scandal, Lady Sesily Talbot has embraced the reputation and the freedom that comes with the title. No one looks twice when she lures a gentleman into the dark gardens beyond a Mayfair ballroom…and no one realizes those trysts are not what they seem.
No one, that is, but Caleb Calhoun, who has spent years trying not to notice his best friend’s beautiful, brash, brilliant sister. If you ask him, he’s been a saint about it, considering the way she looks at him…and the way she talks to him…and the way she’d felt in his arms during their one ill-advised kiss.
Except someone has to keep Sesily from tumbling into trouble during her dangerous late-night escapades, and maybe close proximity is exactly what Caleb needs to get this infuriating, outrageous woman out of his system. But now Caleb is the one in trouble, because he’s fast realizing that Sesily isn’t for forgetting…she’s forever. And forever isn’t something he can risk.
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I think I might have still enjoyed it more if I hadn't listened to the audio. It's not that the narrator has a bad voice, but I think I just don't like their timing and line delivery. It gives the whole book a quippy and sarcastic tone, which isn't untrue to the text, but pushed it a little too far maybe.
The romance went from "oh no, I must resist, I simply cannot have her" to sexual activity in a closet abruptly without a good character explanation for why. What changed? Much of the remaining romance outside of the spicy scenes was the FMC making incorrect assumptions, the MMC being a martyr, and "communication" that involved leaving big gaps of information, which all proved to be a bit frustrating.
Content Warnings:
Moderate: Death, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Child abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
Caleb Calhoun was the perfect historical romance hero, all about protecting the women in his life and fighting to be a gentleman. He was all about Doing The Right Thing. Which is adorable and ridiculous, and our heroine Sesily didn't mind telling him so several times!
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