I started reading Darcy Burke's Indecent in the wee small hours of Friday morning and, thankfully, figured out early on that I needed to backtrack immediately and read the first three in the series.
My weekend, as they say, was completely "booked."
By the time I woke up on Saturday morning I was finished with Improper, and already a third of the way through the second book, Impassioned. Sunday arrived with me being ready to start Intolerable, and rather thankful that I had the night off from work... and that my son was being picked up by his father that afternoon. I think we may have had the television on for an hour or so at some point Saturday morning, but that was just to add to our various watchlists for future reference. Sunday we watched some things together before he left and we also took a couple of breaks to eat and play some video games, but for the most part the weekend was spent with him attached to his iPad and me to my Kindle. When he left I was well into the third book and anxious to begin Indecent ... again. Each book begins where (or even slightly before) the previous one ends so it has made complete sense to binge them back to back.
I have loved them all. The first is the story of Tobias and Fiona and gives a decent introduction to future main characters and The Phoenix Club. The second is, at this point, my favorite. It's Constantine and Sabrina's story and they're already married to each other when the story begins. On paper, anyway. The third belongs to Cassandra and Ruark. She is the sister of Con and Lucien -- the owner of The Phoenix Club and a character that I am more than a tad smitten with. He is one of Lucien's best friends. Finally, Indecent features Prudence and Bennet -- she, the former companion to Fiona and then Cassandra; he, a former suitor of Cassandra's. So far it's a close second to Impassioned as being my favorite of the four.
I have been watching Pru from the beginning of the series with increasing curiosity. Remember, I started reading Indecent first before backtracking so I already knew a little (very VERY little) about what was ahead for her. It has been an absolute joy getting to know her more and having her take center stage. As for Bennet, I was definitely not a big fan during Intolerable. Happily, he grew on me. Not as much as Constantine... and I doubt any will be as much as Lucien... but he turned into someone to root for when all was revealed about why he was so unrootable when we first met.
The fifth is set to be released in April and I will definitely be reading it as soon as I can... as well as any that may follow... even if I lose some sleep in order to do so.
If you want to share whatever has kept you up past your bedtime because you just needed one more chapter ... or the entire book ... please comment! My TBR pile is already toppling, but I can always add more.
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