Buckle your seatbelts because the trip back to Easterly will be a ride of a lifetime! J.R. Ward delights readers with the second book in the Bourbon Kings series. As readers return to the grand mansion of Easterly, they will soon discover things that make the events in the first book seem almost like playtime. Ward cranks up the family drama and adds a heady dose of scandal to go with it. There are plenty of jaw-dropping moments, moments that really make your head spin and I just loved how Ward was able to deliver each punch to the gut. The execution of this story is truly flawless.
Although many readers expected this to be Edward's book, a lot of other characters get some page time as well. Ward returns to Lane and Lizzie, further deepening their characters and romance. Gin has also gotten herself into a messy situation and although I may have disliked her character for a little bit in the first book, I'm growing to like her more and more as the series goes on.
But I think a lot of readers are looking forward to getting to know Edward. As the eldest Bradford son, many are wondering why he hasn't gotten involved with the family drama, but Ward eases him in slowly, and in a way that is purely Edward. He's a man of dark desires and as we've seen in the previous book, he likes to indulge in his vices whenever he can. I don't want to say who his heroine is because I think part of what makes his story so great is that you can't really tell what he's thinking. He's the biggest mystery of the series and with the situation with their father's suicide and the whereabouts of the family's money, that's saying something.
Ward's writing enchants. Not only does she offer lush descriptions and deliver numerous twists and turns in this book, but her characters are constantly growing. As the reader discovers secrets about each character, Ward is easily able to switch gears, making the good guys seem bad and vice versa so we never really know what's going to happen next.
I think readers of the Black Dagger Brotherhood would absolutely love this series. It has the same elegant touch that the popular Paranormal Romance series has, but this is just set in a Contemporary world. The characters are both cocky and vulnerable, and they almost have a timeless feel to them that I think will appeal to readers of all ages. This is definitely a series you need to read in order.
THE ANGELS'SHARE exceeded my expectations. You won't find another dysfunctional family that you wish you were a part of more than the Bradfords. Paired with the mystery and slow-burning romance, the series only seems to get better.
#1 New York Times bestselling author J. R. Ward
delivers the second novel in her Bourbon Kings seriesโa
sweeping saga of a Southern dynasty struggling to maintain a
faรงade of privilege and prosperity, while secrets and
indiscretions threaten its very foundationโฆ
In Charlemont, Kentucky, the Bradford family is the crรจme de
la crรจme of high societyโjust like their exclusive brand of
bourbon. And their complicated lives and vast estate are run
by a discreet staff who inevitably become embroiled in their
affairs. This is especially true now, when the apparent
suicide of the family patriarch is starting to look more and
more like murderโฆ
No one is above suspicionโespecially the eldest Bradford
son, Edward. The bad blood between him and his father is
known far and wide, and he is aware that he could be named a
suspect. As the investigation into the death intensifies, he
keeps himself busy at the bottom of a bottleโas well as with
his former horse trainerโs daughter. Meanwhile, the familyโs
financial future lies in the perfectly manicured hands of a
business rival, a woman who wants Edward all to herself.
Everything has consequences; everybody has secrets. And few
can be trusted. Then, at the very brink of the familyโs
demise, someone thought lost to them forever returns to the
fold. Maxwell Bradford has come home. But is he a
savior...or the worst of all the sinners?
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