Reviews for What Price Love? (Cynster Series)

The average rating for What Price Love? (Cynster Series) based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2018-02-17 00:00:00 Tommy Morgan What Price Love? Rating: 4 ½ stars Dillon Caxton is gorgeous, strong-willed and passionate, a consummate risk-taker who has paid his dues. So when he meets his match in Lady Priscilla/Pris Dallow/Dalloway, equally beautiful, stubborn and hot-blooded, there is no turning back for either of them. Set in Newmarket amidst the glitter and muck of the racing culture, there is love, intrigue, and loads of glam as Dillon and Pris maneuver courtship rites, the upper echelons of the ton and the seedier elements surrounding them. It's a race'yes pun intended'against time as Pris struggles to track down and save her twin brother, Rus. Another interesting aspect of this novel is the intense characterization. Pris and Dillon are stunningly beautiful people. Most people are flabbergasted upon meeting them, unable to get past the exterior. Since neither the h or H is superficial and understand there is more to them beneath the surface, they both gain an immediate understanding of one another almost from the moment they meet. They are kindred souls. The attraction is truly more than skin deep, since physical perfect is something that never lasts. I was partial to the entire introspection about the twin bond. Twins run prominently in my family, so I appreciated the 'mystical twin' ties between Pris and Rus. Another turn in the ongoing theme of familial love throughout Ms. Laurens' books. Also, there is the inescapable strength and tenacity shared by Laurens' heroines in every book. These women demand love in their relationships and refuse to settle. They all have the self-respect, the will to defy the ton and society to settle for nothing less. Pris is assertive and powerful. Dillon is just as unyielding but his love for Pris and desire for more in his life leaves him vulnerable to the whims of the ton. This won't do for either of them. It was thrilling to watch the matrons of the Cynster clan converging together to make things happen for these two. Plus, you get to see little Cynsters-in-training doing their thing. Priscilla and Dillon deserved more than the limits of their world and their fiery natures. I was so pleased to see them get their HEA. I truly enjoyed reading this book (well, I love this author, heh). One of the high points of these later Cynster books are glimpses of earlier characters, the amazing historical details, and visually rich and superlative writing.

Review # 2 was written on 2013-03-02 00:00:00 Yousuke Ishii I've read and enjoyed other books by Laurens, but I'm struggling to finish this one. The main characters bond over how difficult it is to be really really ridiculously good looking, and their contempt of people who are dazzled by their beauty (except each other, of course), which is incredibly off-putting. They start having sex quite early in the book, without any thought to contraception or discussion of their relationship. Laurens' most irritating writing quirks, repeating herself and using unnecessary sentence fragments to do so-- To explain. To expound. To truly explicate. To thoroughly emphasize. These tendencies are on full display with nothing to distract the reader. I'd recommend going to the early books in the Cynster series. This one has no momentum from plot and features a pair of underdeveloped narcissists.