They had some shared history and definite chemistry. Doesn’t seem consistent with her character though I appreciated her standing up to her bully of a husband.Ī love triangle with Cam would have been great, but no.

Seems like it should be major, since she runs off to marry a total asshole near-rapistīut there’s only one event associated with that plotline.įor such an unnoticeable wallflower, Evie sure does have a sharp tongue. The way Kleypas describes Evie is some r/menwritingwomen shit with her “unfashionably full lips” and of course at some point she has to make sure to inform us that the rug matches the drapes if you know what I mean.Īnd she has no character arc aside from falling in love (does she, tho?) and losing her stammer. His change happens and there’s almost nothing to prompt it. He gets shot and the friends show up to tell him and Evie they love each other and bam, they love each other.

He’s known as a seductive rake, he talks like an asshole, is randomly tender, and does a complete 180° with no real development at all. Sebastian’s character is all over the place. Kleypas introduces character history from previous books with no support and just lets new readers figure it out. It’s even been used on me! (The rest of the scene, however, I have not experienced.) That pool table move is the oldest trick in the book. The lower class can’t afford it, and the upper classes have entirely too much leisure time to fill.” Too true, Sebastian. “Morality is only for the middle classes, sweet. But it just appeared and then disappeared like it was nothing, even though the TB infection issueĬould have been a major plot conflict and area of growth for Sebastian and Evie’s relationship. There were interesting mentions of science and infection with the talk of french letters and STIs as well as the transmission of tuberculosis when Evie tries to take care of her dad Of course Evie had to have red hair because no one can ever just have the dominant physical traits of humankind. Neither the hero or the heroine had green eyes, although she slipped it in there with a side character. Sebastian had a character arc, I guess, technically speaking. Spoilers will be marked where appropriate.ĬW: sexual assault, hidden behind a spoiler tag. Opinions are my own and do not reflect those of the mods. I brought this title to the top of the list at the prompting of u/seantheaussie, so grab your popcorn.

Here’s my somewhat condensed 🎉Drag🎉Your🎉Favorites🎉 writeup on Devil in Winter by Lisa Kleypas.