A Week to Be Wicked (Spindle Cove, #2)

by Tessa Dare

Unexpected lovers find themselves together in Spindle Cove with A Week to be Wicked-the second book in Tessa Dare's utterly delectable historical romance series. This Regency Era delight finds a restless British lord desperate to escape the quaint and too quiet small seaside resort he's trapped in...and he gets much more than he expected when he eagerly agrees to escort a beautiful, brilliant, socially awkward lady scientist to Scotland. Concerning Tessa Dare and her irresistible romances, bestselling author Julia Quinn is spot on when she says, "Prepare to fall in love!" And anyone who loves the novels of Lisa Kleypas, Christina Dodd, and Liz Carlyle is going to adore having A Week to be Wicked.

• ISBN10: 0062049879
• ISBN13: 9780062049872
• Publish Date: 5 April 2012 (first published 27 March 2012)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Avon Books
• Format: Paperback (US Mass Market)
• Pages: 384
• Language: English

Reviews

Spindle Cove is a haven for women. A haven which is led by Susanna Finch with the goal of providing a safe place for those with delicate constitutions, overbearing family members, scandalous secrets or outlandish hobbies. There are few year round residents and even fewer male ones. Until Bram and his men turn up and are tasked with starting a militia. Although these books could be read by themselves, the plot makes much more sense having read the preceding books.

I really liked Minerva and Colin in the first book of the series. Every time they got near one another they were throwing off sparks and the banter was hilarious, the insults cutting and the rocks hard. And their book didn't disappoint. But I did feel like it was a rollercoaster of a ride. Colin could send you high but man could he take you low. My emotions were all over the shop - fluttery happiness, overwhelming disappointment and it was just this endless cycle til I didn't know what was going on. Colin was such an ass at times. But he didn't mean to be and that made it all the worse. Honestly that scene where Minerva is dumbfounded with the way she's believing he needs healing - I had no trouble believing any of it. That said, the roller coaster ride got a bit ridiculous towards the end. They seriously didn't get married on the steps of the Royal Geological Society - are you freaking kidding me? After everything she failed to make her presentation. I get it was supposed to be some affirmation of her commitment to their love or whatever but she already proved that by shooting Francine (Francine is the plaster mould of the footprint). I would've liked to see her get married, go present and wow them with Colin cheering on the side.

I loved how Minerva comes out of her shell over the course of the novel. She starts as this awkward lanky colt and blossoms into this confident, fiery woman who knows what she wants and feels confident enough to take it. I did think her naivety was a bit much with all her talk of science and that. I liked her intelligence and her interest in geology. The point of view changes to show what was happening back in Spindle Cove worked really well too and had me chuckling.

The chemistry between them was off the charts and the plot was a lot more action packed than I was expecting. There's a lot happening but it made for a very entertaining read. 4 stars.

[readingwithbecs]

I loved this book! It was such a fun ride

3 things I liked about it:
- it has a nerdy, intelligent heroine, who's not embarrassed about her interest an passion, and she's putting that before finding a suitable husband
- the hero seems like a cold hearted rake on the outside, but really he's compassionate and there's a deeper mening behind his behavior
- we get to see the residents of Spindles Coves reaction to the drama of these two unlikely people running away together

[reveriesociety_]

You terrible, teasing book. I love you.

[Amanda]

I knew going into this book that it was going to be good. Colin and Minerva were at each other's throats in A Night to Surrender. And their own book? Bound to be interesting.

Which it was. Of course. I mean, come on. It's Tessa Dare. How could it not?

What I loved most about this romance, I think, is that even though Colin and Minerva seemed so different and wrong for each other, they were very, very right. They were precisely what they needed: Colin to draw Minerva out, and Minerva to understand Colin in a way no one else could.

I wasn't even sure I'd like Colin, given his tendency to be rake. (Though he was the cause for the sheep bombing in book 1 and that makes me laugh.) But as I suspected, he was a lot more layered than meets the eye.

And Minerva. With her love of rocks and nose firmly in a book. Watching her blossom throughout the book and become the strong, confident woman she'd always been inside was one of my favorite parts. She was brave. And she went for what she wanted, damn the consequences.

A Week to Be Wicked is the perfect follow-up to A Night to Surrender. Loved all the craziness that happened on the road... and the passion. Spindle Cove may be my favorite Tessa Dare series yet.