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Like Molly Harper's "And One Last Thing...," I enjoyed this book much better as an audio book (which was just released on June 29th). The Duke always stood out in the first three audios in this series as a libertine and drunkard who only stayed sober and conducted business on Tuesdays. He was the comedic relief, and I was looking forward to his story in this fourth audio. I can easily see Rufus Sewell in the role of the Duke of Castleford.

The narrator perfectly captures the nuances of the Duke of Castleford's very droll humor - I just didn't get that from reading the book last year. The comedic interplay with the characters from the preceding books also came more clearly into focus. If you enjoyed the previous audios in this series, I think you'll enjoy this one.


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Dangerous in Diamonds The Rarest Blooms Madeline Hunter 9780515149340 Books Reviews

This is my first Madeline Hunter novel. I hesitated a bit to read it given its place in a quartet and though I missed some allusions and relational complexities of the friendships, I did not really have too much trouble following Castleford and Daphne's love affair. I really liked the novel and am glad that I finally have read a Hunter book because I have a new author to seek out. She's an intelligent writer and handles dialogue especially well. I stop short though of giving the book an A rating mainly because I felt somewhat at a distance from the emotional connection between the H/H for much of the novel. Limited omniscient narrative works for some fiction but for romance it can create too much distance between the emotional lives of the main characters and the reader. Daphne has her secrets that need to be kept revealed from everyone, including the reader, until nearly the final page. Thus, Castleford does not really get to understand her motivations until the end. Castleford too does not explore his emotions in great depth and his moment of realization occurs off stage when he reveals at the end that his three weeks away from Daphne made clear to him her importance in his life. I prefer more angst in romance because so much is at stake here. If Castleford is going to reform and change his life in a "dangerous" way, I need to feel that just as I needed to feel Daphne's conflict at living a secret life or even the emotional cost for her to succumb to an affair, which surely is a momentous change in the way she has lived her life. In any case, I found the novel compelling and read it very quickly. I also found it quite witty at times, especially Castleford, and just loved the scene where he's told by his friend that Daphne has "half-reformed" him already. Castleford ponders this and thinks immediately, "The man did not seem to see the obvious other side of things, which was that a person almost half-reformed was still more than half-bad". That's a new way of looking at the 'glass is half empty' adage.
I truly enjoyed reading about the lifestyle of the Duke of Castleford, his relationship with Daphne and his peers. His personality is quite exciting with comedic aspects. In fact, I read this book twice. First, before I knew this book was part of a series and the second time was after I read the other books in order, I had to read it again to complete the series in sequence. Thanks Madeline!
I liked this book and did not want it to end. Speaking of which, I love an epilogue and this being the last of the series, I longed for one here. I read books that have received four and five stars and wonder on what plant do these people live, but Madeline Hunter writes for people like me. Good, strong delevlpement of characters, strong story line with actions insteads of lots and lots of thinking and of course resaonable romance and soft sex. That being said, I never fell in love with Castleford and did not think he was redeemed much in the book; never got that Daphne let him have his way except for the "chemistry" between them; and the villan was not fully developed nor punished. But hey, it is a romance novel and a good one. I hope Ms Hunter continues soon with a new series and does not get so high in the instep that she has to resort to hardback (expensive) books, as I will read her again and again.
I enjoyed the story. would have been just as good without sexual content
Since he was first introduced to readers in Ravishing in Red, the Duke of Castleford has been the most fascinating character in Madeline Hunter's Rarest Blooms series. He's indolent and arrogant, but so very, very attractive. Each book in the series gave a bit more information about Castleford, but in Dangerous in Diamonds, the wickedly charming Castleford finally gets his own story. And it's been worth the wait.

Dangerous in Diamonds is such a good read because Daphne and Castleford are such fully developed characters (though it helps that we've seen them already in the previous three books). Daphne truly is strong-willed and independent. She isn't one of those common romance heroines whom the author must constantly remind us is strong - we see Daphne's courage in her actions. She places a high value on herself, and I liked how she really makes Castleford earn her love.

Castleford and Daphne are extremely well matched. Their verbal sparring is quick and clever, but there is an obvious respect between them. Time spent with Daphne seems to temper Castleford's arrogance and selfishness, and we can see the man beneath the duke. He even talks to Daphne about his childhood, how as heir to a dukedom he was always deferred to even as a young boy. These teasing glimpses of the inner Castleford are endearing and it's easy to see why Daphne finally lets her guard down to trust him.

Dangerous in Diamonds was a satisfying conclusion to The Rarest Blooms series, and I can't wait to see what Hunter gives us next. PS I particularly like talking about Hunter's books to romance-scoffers, because Hunter is a PhD and university professor, much like the fabulous Eloisa James. Who says smart girls can't like romance novels??
Like Molly Harper's "And One Last Thing...," I enjoyed this book much better as an audio book (which was just released on June 29th). The Duke always stood out in the first three audios in this series as a libertine and drunkard who only stayed sober and conducted business on Tuesdays. He was the comedic relief, and I was looking forward to his story in this fourth audio. I can easily see Rufus Sewell in the role of the Duke of Castleford.

The narrator perfectly captures the nuances of the Duke of Castleford's very droll humor - I just didn't get that from reading the book last year. The comedic interplay with the characters from the preceding books also came more clearly into focus. If you enjoyed the previous audios in this series, I think you'll enjoy this one.