Chasing Cassandra (The Ravenels #6) by Lisa Kleypas
Pages: 384
Publish date: February 18th 2020
Publisher: Avon
ISBN: 9780062371942
Purchase: Book Depository – Amazon UK – Amazon US – Amazon AU – QBD
Everything has a price…
Railway magnate Tom Severin is wealthy and powerful enough to satisfy any desire as soon as it arises. Anything—or anyone—is his for the asking. It should be simple to find the perfect wife—and from his first glimpse of Lady Cassandra Ravenel, he’s determined to have her. But the beautiful and quick-witted Cassandra is equally determined to marry for love—the one thing he can’t give.
Everything except her…
Severin is the most compelling and attractive man Cassandra has ever met, even if his heart is frozen. But she has no interest in living in the fast-paced world of a ruthless man who always plays to win.
When a newfound enemy nearly destroys Cassandra’s reputation, Severin seizes the opportunity he’s been waiting for. As always, he gets what he wants—or does he? There’s one lesson Tom Severin has yet to learn from his new bride:
Never underestimate a Ravenel.
The chase for Cassandra’s hand may be over. But the chase for her heart has only just begun…
Chasing Cassandra:
I received an e-arc of Chasing Cassandra by Lisa Kleypas from Avon Books via Edelweiss. This has in no way influenced my thoughts and feelings about the book.
All last year I binge-read most of Lisa Kleypas’ historical romances and become addicted. I loved everything that I read. They are fun, but heartbreaking at times. They put a smile on my face and the romances are adorable. And you can’t forget about the amazing friendships and family bonds. So I was pretty excited when Cassandra was getting her own book in the last book in ‘The Ravenels’ series. From the start, Cassandra caught my eye and I couldn’t wait to see her fall in love. And I was disappointed.
Chasing Cassandra follows Lady Cassandra Ravenel, the last of the family that we haven’t seen fall in love yet. When she catches the attention of Tom Severin he thinks he knows what he wants. But Cassandra will only marry for love – and that is the one thing that Tom can’t give her. When Cassandra’s reputation is on the brink of being destroyed, Tom knows it’s his time to step in. But Tom shouldn’t have expected it to be that easy.
I love Lady Cassandra with every fibre of me. She was just fantastic. I loved that she didn’t give in so easily to Tom and that she stayed true to herself throughout the whole book. Cassandra was fun to read about and I loved her idealist nature. Normally that isn’t a trait that I like reading about in my female protagonist, but there was something different about Cassandra that it didn’t take away from the story. While we know Cassandra pretty well before this book begins. The reader only really knows her from other characters point of views. So it was fantastic being about to see her in a new light.
Tom Severin was a really interesting character throughout Chasing Cassandra. Like Cassandra, the reader has met Tom before, however not in a very good light. I always knew that he was going to fall for one of the Ravenels, but wasn’t sure which. And even though Cassandra and Tom are very different. They bring out the best in one another. Tom doesn’t believe in love, family or anything. And Cassandra challenges everything that Tom believes it. I adored seeing Tom have this challenge and while he did his way when he marries Cassandra. She doesn’t fall for his charm and he has to work his way into her heart. One of the main reasons why I loved Tom so much was that he felt very real. He had all these faults and that is what made him feel very human.
I think that is one of the misconceptions with historical romance that the characters are all the same and that they are perfect. But Lisa Kleypas breaks down those walls and explores the realness of her characters and allows them to have fantastic characterisation and a brilliant character arc.
The romance in Chasing Cassandra was adorable. I loved seeing both Tom and Cassandra fall for one another. And while it was a conventional romance, I loved that they both took it and went with it. Both Cassandra and Tom had so much respect for one another, even if they had funny ways of showing it. And getting to see them fall not only in love but become something more was fantastic. There was a couple of times throughout the novel that Tom did get on my nerves but Cassandra was able to knock a couple of those legs down and help him understand a different way of life and that was fantastic.
Like most of Lisa Kleypas’ other novels, family and friendship are a massive theme throughout Chasing Cassandra. It’s one of my favourite things about Kleypas’ books. While set in a different time and about things that don’t occur that much today, family and friendship is an ongoing theme that is relatable. I love the Ravenels and they shine once again throughout this novel. It was seriously fantastic.
But it wasn’t just them the reader gets to know as family. Tom is now apart of this family and while he doesn’t see it like that at first. As the novel goes on and he and Cassandra become even closer – well he starts to think differently. And it’s not just them that he starts to see as family, but some others as well. It’s always nice seeing a hardass male lead that swears he doesn’t have family start to care for people like family.
Overall I loved Chasing Cassandra by Lisa Kleypas. Tom and Cassandra brought some light into my world and it made everything a little better. The romance is adorable and I loved seeing both Tom and Cassandra fall for one another. This was a fantastic final book in the Ravenels series and wrapped up everything so well. Lisa Kleypas knows how to write addicting storylines, beautiful romances and books that will leave the reader with a smile on their face. If you haven’t picked up historical romance but want to Lisa Kleypas is the perfect way to start.
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