Bombshell

Sarah MacLean

2015 • 395 pages

Ratings18

Average rating3.7

After years of living as London’s brightest scandal, Lady Sesily Talbot has embraced the reputation and the freedom that comes with the title. No one looks twice when she lures a gentleman into the dark gardens beyond a Mayfair ballroom…and no one realizes those trysts are not what they seem.

No one, that is, but Caleb Calhoun, who has spent years trying not to notice his best friend’s beautiful, brash, brilliant sister. If you ask him, he’s been a saint about it, considering the way she looks at him…and the way she talks to him…and the way she’d felt in his arms during their one ill-advised kiss.

Except someone has to keep Sesily from tumbling into trouble during her dangerous late-night escapades, and maybe close proximity is exactly what Caleb needs to get this infuriating, outrageous woman out of his system. But now Caleb is the one in trouble, because he’s fast realizing that Sesily isn’t for forgetting…she’s forever. And forever isn’t something he can risk.

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#1 in Hell's Belles

Hell's Belles is a 3-book series with 3 released primary works first released in 2015 with contributions by Sarah MacLean.

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Amanda

If this is the first book in a series, I shouldn't feel like I have to read books from one of the author's other series to have any idea WTF is going on. I gave up on the “Scandal and Scoundrel” series after book two, so I never read [b:The Day of the Duchess 31307650 The Day of the Duchess (Scandal & Scoundrel, #3) Sarah MacLean https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1477616140l/31307650.SY75.jpg 51979220], which meant that while the narrative here acted like I should know who Caleb is, I had not the slightest clue. I vaguely remembered Sesily, but that was about it. I'm not saying that the book has to be full of exposition, but some sort of setup so I know who these people are would be nice. Sarah MacLean is incredibly hit or miss for me, but I enjoyed the last couple of hers I read, and I was very much into the premise of “vigilante gang of overlooked society women taking revenge on evil rich dudes,” so I gave this one a chance. Far too little character development - the other vigilantes have characters like “wears glasses” or “is a duchess,” and Caleb kept alluding to a Terrible Secret or Dark Past or something that I got too annoyed by to even care about the reveal. Far too little of said vigilante plots, too many long cameos from other characters in MacLean's books which I haven't read. I DNF-ed a little before 50%, because I realized I just didn't care enough about anyone in this book to try to power through it before the ebook loan ended.

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Andrela

3.5
I was expecting more. But this was a more reasonable love story than the others and with noticeable twists, despite its predictability.
Shout out to all references from her previous books (from Rules to Barenuckles).

March 20, 2022

Jordyn

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I love Sarah MacLean's romance books. I was a little disappointed (okay MAJORLY) with her last book, but Bombshell has turned it around. It's a different series, after all, so I didn't have to worry about seeing the characters from the Bastards series. (They are REFERENCED only.) Sesily and Caleb are a fun will-they-won't-they sort of couple, constantly teasing and arguing with one another. Sesily is extremely independent and it exasperates Caleb to no end. The love scenes are hot, and the lead up to them even hotter. I'll definitely pick up the next book in the Hell's Belles series.

September 22, 2021