Reviews for Scandal's Bride (Cynster Series)

The average rating for Scandal's Bride (Cynster Series) based on 2 reviews is 2.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2014-10-03 00:00:00 Bradley Czech ******SPOILER ALERT****** DNF'd at 28%. I simply cannot finish this one. After reading the first two books in this series, you would think my patience would have been sufficiently stretched to accommodate Laurens' distinctively bitchy, grating heroines. It's true, I was expecting a heroine who was equal parts stupid, judgmental, arrogant, and bitchy. What I was not expecting, however, was for said irritating heroine to also be a fucking rapist. She roofies the hero and has sex with him because she's convinced he's just supposed to father her child and nothing more. I'm not making this up. From the beginning of the book, Catriona has been visited by visions she knows are being sent by her own personal savior, also known as "The Lady". Apparently, "The Lady" wants Catriona to marry Richard Cynster. Catriona, for some strange reason, refuses to even entertain this notion. She keeps insisting that she's reading the signs wrong, misinterpreting the messages she's being sent. But each time she tries for a clearer answer, the answer comes back clearer: "He will father your children." But Catriona, wise, all-knowing 22-year-old pain in the ass, knows more about what's going on than her paranormal watchdog, so she's just sittin', biding her time until she can think of some way to get out of the situation. When her companion eavesdrops on a conversation between Richard and another man, she jumps to conclusions, tells Catriona what Richard said (even though he didn't really say much at all), and then Catriona also jumps to conclusions, is convinced Richard is about to leave even though "The Lady" has said he'll father Catriona's children sooooooooooo.....the only answer is rape. It's bad enough she treats Richard like a child from the moment they meet, constantly attempting to use her mindquad abilities to manipulate him, but then she goes and drugs him - and has sex with him - and is cool with it. And in case you're wondering why she didn't just seduce him without the drugging part, here's the greatest part; Richard is a bastard. He's been lucky as far as bastards go since his father's wife accepted him as one of her own, but he's still sensitive about his bastardy. Catriona, knowing this, seeks to have a child by him, out of wedlock, without him ever knowing. She doesn't seem to feel even the slightest twinge of guilt about any of it. Even after the deed is done. Her only concern is that Richard wasn't quite as out of sorts as she would have liked. Because, you know, the sex ain't good unless your partner resembles a corpse. So she just plans to drug him a little more next time. Oh, I didn't mention? Yeah, she's planning to do it again. That was where I quit. I've better things to do with my time than read about some trumped-up, arrogant sexual predator with a god complex getting her happily-ever-after.

Review # 2 was written on 2012-03-21 00:00:00 Kwai Hung Yu "That's ridiculous! You can't simply declare we'll wed'I have to agree. And I won't!" "If I decide to have you…"'he kept his words deliberate, pausing to let the qualification sink in'"I'll have to change your mind." Another great installment from the Bar Cynster series! The story Richard Cynster comes to Scotland summond by a lawyer, he's to be present at the reading of the last will and testament of his biological mother's husband Yes I know, quite complex, but that is why his nickname is Scandal :) His real mother was from the Lowlands, and married. His father Sebastian Cynster had an affair with her and thus came Richard, a bastard son sent to the Cynsters and raised by Helena, the Duchess of St. Ives. Moving on! Catriona, "The lady of the Vale", had a vision of the man who will father her childern, sent to her by The Lady herself, and that man turns out to be Richard Knowing that as the lady of the Vale, she can't have someone as strong of character as a husband, because of her obligations and powers, she must be the one in charge, so she sets on completing the Lady's desires, without having to marry Richard. What does she think of? Why, it's totally obvious! Drug the man and have sex with him without him knowing it, get pregnant and never see him again. Quite simple, really BUT, she somehow got her potions in a wrong mix, because the sleeping potion and the afrodisiac worked a bit too well, a rake in normal terms, Richard became quite enthusiastic (might I just say, very very hot scene), and in the morning he thought it was all a dream, but still remembered some parts vividly. The next night he didn't drink the potion, and was surprised by Catriona coming in his room. That of course didn't stop him from doing the deed again The third night Ah the third night was a real pantie-changer He planned to sex her up so much that she'd admit why she was coming to him. And boy, that was a page-burner! Richard He is entranced by Catriona from the first moment he set eyes on her, and doesn't really understand why she's so against him and the prospect of being his wife. He, of course, does everything he can to convince her to change her mind , and after the whole sleeping/afrodisiac debacle, there's really no other way out than for them to marry. He made a vow not to mess with her 'Lady of the vale' business, and leave everything in her hands. But after some time it becomes difficult. He wants to help, have a purpose in life, but being sworn not to meddle, he can't offer help until she asks it of him . I really liked him, but sometimes was just frustrated with the whole "I won't talk to you and tell you what's on my mind until you talk to me and tell me what's on YOUR mind". Actually, they were BOTH this way Catriona I liked that she was a bit different from the normal type of heroines, she's actually the dominant one, because of her calling, and the fact that the Vale is hers to manage Kinda got on my nerves with the things I mentioned about Richard, not enough communication between them, she kept thinking he'd want to go back to London and leave her, that he isn't interested in her and their possible life in the Vale. And the drugging, hmmm even though it was HOT, I still don't approve. I didn't like that part much on the first read, now I still don't. If it was a man who did that to a woman, drugged her with sleeping pills and afrodiciacs, oh there'd be lots of talk about that. Still, loved the fact that she's a "witch", or some kind of druid lady or like it XD It was all mystic and I loved that part :) Especially knowing she'll appear in the later novels and her crystals are going to have a role in them The bad guy This was done pretty well, it was obvious to me, but then, it was obvious to the H/h, and I'm glad they figured out who it was right from the moment it happened. BUT Don't like the way it ended with the bad guy Don't like it AT ALL. So, my Bar Cynster re-reads continue, now to my next and favorite book, about Demon