Pleasure for Pleasure audiobook

my very very favorite Eloisa James book. Josie is so...and Mayne is so... Oh, forget it. Words just fail me. I'm basically in love with Mayne, though, so maybe you shouldn't take my word for it.

Un maravilloso cierre para una serie que me ha tenido absorta casi todo el mes. La pareja principal son Garret y Josephine, a quienes conocimos en el primer libro y que nos acompañan durante toda la serie. Debo decir que a pesar de todas sus diferencias, son los que más me han convencido como pareja. Este es el libro más largo de todos porque incorpora a varios secundarios, varias subtramas y otro romance, el de la hermana de Garret, que también tiene un rol principal en los cuatro libros.De verdad es una serie muy buena, pero reconozco que sólo será del gusto de quienes también disfrutan de la ficción histórica, ya que hay mucha descripción de época. Sin duda se debe a que tenemos en Eloisa James a una verdadera erudita, graduada en Harvard, en Orford y con un Ph.D en Yale, que además se desempeña como profesora en lengua inglesa, especializada en la obra de Shakespeare. Conocimientos que, indudablemente, pone al servicio de sus maravillosas novelas. Reto #35 PopSugar 2020: Un libro con tres palabras en el título

4 Estrellitas. Me ha gustado bastante éste broche de serie, pero con algunos peros que no me han terminado de convencer. "Placer por placer" es el libro más largo de las hermanas Essex pero tiene su por qué y es porque hay una trama de romance secundario que ha ocupado un tercio entero del libro. Pero iré por partes."Placer por placer" ocurre pocos meses después del libro de Imogen y Rafe. La Temporada acaba de empezar en Londres, y Josie Essex, la menor de las hermanas, acaba de debutar. Pero todo está resultando ser un desastre, Josie se siente acomplejada debido a sus kilos de más, y para colmo de males, se ha hecho el eco en la prensa de que la llaman "la salchicha escocesa" y nadie quiere bailar con ella en los bailes.Por su parte, Garret Langham, el conde de Mayne y muy amigo de Lucius y Rafe, va a casarse felizmente con Sylvie de la Broderie, una perfecta y fría dama francesa de la que está muy enamorado.Para Josie la Temporada está siendo un desastre, mientras que Mayne no puede esperar el momento de casarse con el amor de su vida, así que con esto y con todo ¿cómo puede haber romance entre ellos? La tediosa noche de la boda de Imogen y Rafe, Josie le pide ayuda a Mayne y éste se ofrece a enseñarle lo que necesita para seducir a un hombre, y lo primero es deshacerse de ése horrible corsé que la tiene embutida como una salchicha y mostrar todos sus encantos. Tras esto, Josie empieza a adquirir cierta fama y algunos pretendientes ¿hasta qué punto pueden torcerse las cosas? Cuando Josie sea víctima del escándalo, ahí estará Mayne para acudir en su rescate.Por otra parte, he dicho que hay historia secundaria, sí. Nada más ni menos que Griselda, la hermana menor y viuda de Mayne, que apareció en los libros como dama de compañía de las hermanas Essex. Griselda tiene treinta y dos años y siente que es el momento de volver a casarse y tener hijos propios. Cuando las chicas Essex, Griselda y la prometida de su hermano, Sylvie, descubren que el joven libertino Charles Darlington es quien ha estado escribiendo esas cosas horribles sobre Josie en la prensa, idean un plan; y es que Griselda lo seduzca y lo humille por el daño que le hizo a Josie. Pero el inocente coqueteo al que lo sucumbe Griselda llega demasiado lejos y se convierten en amantes hasta que acaban realmente enamorados ¿pero qué dirá la sociedad de ellos cuando ella es cinco años mayor que Charles?En cuanto al romance de Josie y Mayne, me temo que no me lo he creído, no me ha convencido. Durante la mitad de la novela, Mayne está locamente enamorado de su prometida y de buenas a primeras ocurre algo entre ellos, rompen y ¿él la olvida así porque sí y de repente quiere a Josie? No, no me lo he creído. Y por otro lado Josie. No es que ella no me haya gustado, es que la he visto durante toda la novela como una niña. Cuando la serie empieza Josie es una niña de quince años; en su libro tiene dieciocho pero no he visto una pizca de madurez en ella, sigue siendo una niña, mientras que Mayne es un hombre, con todas las letras. No estoy en contra del amor en personajes con una gran diferencia de edad, ni mucho menos; sólo digo que Josie y Mayne no pegan, no me pegan, no me cuadran. Y es algo que choca bastante, pues Josie dice durante toda la novela que no quiere que se esposo tenga más de veinticinco años, para ella todos los mayores de treinta son viejos.Pues Eloisa James lo ata todo de tal manera que acaba convirtiéndolos en pareja, aunque a mí hayan seguido hasta el final sin que me peguen.Pese a todo no es mala novela, aunque se hace un pelín larga. Si acaso, hubiese dejado la historia de Griselda y Darlington como un relato corto a parte, pues la verdad que no afecta su historia es casi nada mientras se está desarrollando la historia principal.Hasta aquí llegué al final con las hermanas Essex y me han gustado mucho. Sobre todo el libro de Imogen y Rafe, del que no esperaba nada y fue una muy grata sorpresa. De momento no me olvidaré de Eloisa James y seguiré leyéndola con el Cuarteto de Duquesas, serie que también tengo a medias.

When I started this series I’d heard that the last book was the best so I had VERY high expectations and Mayne and Josie were as scrumptious as I hoped. Josie’s season is not going very well because of some bullies that absolutely infuriated me. Mayne steps in to help because he’s very protective of her but also he’s very engaged to someone else. Dun, dun, duuuuuuun. Meanwhile, there’s a memoir out based on Mayne’s exploits and Griselda sets out to seduce the man who started horrible rumors about Josie to punish him. Dun, dun, DUUUNNN!!I loved both of the stories in the book. Get you some, Grissie. Is there a age gap? Yes. In both stories actually. I liked the take of Grissie with a younger man, but Josie and Mayne is a very drastic age gap. Did I mind? No. Usually 18 year olds and 34 year olds leave me puking, but somehow I forgot all this age difference stuff through Eloisa’s writing. Even though Mayne kept bringing it up I was right there with Josie like, “Who gives a crap how old you are, dude?” I’ve always felt like Josie was older than her age so it didn’t feel so awful. What I loooove so much about Eloisa James is her characters are very likable and they communicate. There are so many times when plots can take a turn because of secrets and miscommunication but Eloisa is like, “Nah, let me show you how I can create tension without all that nonsense.” It’s so freaking refreshing and makes the book even more enticing because I can’t predict what’s gonna happen. Josie and Mayne are definitely my faves of this series and the ENDING! GAH! I love the ending of these books so much and this one was absolutely perfect. I love love loved it!

The side romance has pleasantly surprised me. I fell in love with Charles Darlington and quirky language and his writing. The main love story was ok. This was the story I was looking forward to the most but it didn’t strike me that hot. Still the secondary romance makes up for the main romance.

FINAL DECISION: Entertaining and sweet redemption for us women who are more pear shaped than fashionably thin, PLEASURE FOR PLEASURE provides a warm conclusion to the Essex Sisters quartet.THE STORY: Miss Josie Essex has obtained the unfortunate nickname 'the Scottish Sausage" because of her full figure. Abandoning the possibility of a traditional courtship, Josie is persuaded by family friend, the Earl of Mayne to throw away her ugly restrictive corset, obtain some clothes to flatter her curvy figure and realize the attractive possibilities of her own body.  When Josie is almost ruined by a boorish rakehell, Mayne steps up to save her.OPINION:  I enjoyed this book precisely because Josie, the young woman with a poor self-image of herself, the woman who is taunted by bullies having been given the moniker "the Scottish Sausage" manages to claim the man who has gotten away from every woman in this series (including Josie's own sisters). In this story, there is something especially lovely about the jaded Mayne falling for the lively youngest Miss Essex.  Josie is not a stereotypical sweet gentle miss. She is tart and argumentative and simply wonderful.I honestly am usually more interested in the hero than the heroine, but this book was one where I so identified with Josie that I focused on her journey.  While she is young, I love how she is able to keep Mayne once she catches him.  I loved her personality which is so different from the mousey wallflower one might suspect.  She feels like an incredibly well rounded and complex character.One of the interesting parts of this book is how James has Mayne and Josie fall in love in the quiet.  There is no "ah, ha" moment. Yet, by the time the big moment comes at the end of the book, it is clear that these two are perfect for one another.  Mayne has been bored with life, not truly engaging with life.  Josie is so full of life, that she pulls Mayne with her.My one quibble with the story is that I thought that Josie deserved a bit more in her happy ending with Mayne. After he had been matched with so many women, I would have liked something just a little more demonstrating his devotion to Josie alone.There is also a secondary romance involving Mayne sister.  I enjoyed that romance as well and it neatly wrapped up all the characters from the series.WORTH MENTIONING:  The epilogue has a little "in the future"CONNECTED BOOKS:  PLEASURE FOR PLEASURE is the fourth book in the Essex Sisters series.  It can be read as a standalone but is a great culmination of everything that has happened in the series.STAR RATING:  I give this book 4 stars.This review was originally posted on Top10RomanceBooks.com

The best one Josie is the youngest of the Essex sisters and has her heart set on the earl of mayne who is a notorious rake. An unfortunate event brings these two together in a windstorm romance. This has been my favorite book out of this series

I only discovered Eloisa James in the last year, maybe year and a half and have been doing catch-up so this is the second book of this series that I have read. Wonderful. After reading Your Wicked Ways I had to know the rest of Mayne's story. I also liked his sister, Griselda, and while I didn't feel compelled to read that she had found a happy ending of her own, I was delighted to see that she did in this book. Pleasure for Pleasure is not just the fourth book in the Essex Sisters series, it could (imho) be considered the sequel to Your Wicked Ways.I love stories that have interesting secondary stories (one book is on my keep shelf only because of the secondary story). In this one the secondary story is given almost as much time as the primary story and it is a lovely story. The only complaint I have about the book is that I would have liked more of both stories. There are even bits of a tertiary story, but it is one I am only mildly interested in, and that just to confirm my earlier suspicions.While I wouldn't have thought it, Josie and Mayne are perfect for each other as are Griselda and Darlington. Each is what the other needs and happily, wants.Wonderful story, well told.

By far, my favorite romance of the series! One of those relationships I could see myself in, with the humor and the honestly and the reluctance to admit their feelings. I need to get my hands on a physical copy of the book, so I can more easily re-read my favorite parts.I wasn't a huge fan of the secondary love story, though, so I guess this isn't a perfect five stars. It's basically a reformed bully story and sometimes those can work for me, but, in this case, I felt like, okay, great, he's sorry for what he did and is a better person now--but that doesn't mean you fall in love with him.Actually, I originally didn't like some of how the main love story was unfolding, but I think I like it as a whole. And, whatever, five stars for swoons and happiness and a relatable relationship.And now that I'm done with this series, what do I do with my life???(This series has the worst descriptions. They're so misleading.)

3.5 starsI liked this story but at times it dragged a little. Over all this was an enjoyable series!

Lots of characters and back story but I was able to understand the family connections. The h is curvy and the topic of unkind gossip, and the H is protective. He's also engaged to a very slender stylish woman. It's a lot of fun, with a secondary couple sharing much of the focus. Both couple were great and I liked them both. Perhaps I may have rated this 5 stars if I have read it in order?

4'5. Le quito medio punto porque las 100-150 primeras páginas se centran más en el romance secundario que en el principal lo cual resulta frustrante porque la historia de Garrett y Josephine es muy interesante. Lo demás me ha encantado.

Read this years ago, so not fresh in my mind, just a simple impression for my own notes. I tried to re-read this series to refresh my impression, but I didn't find it as engaging the second time around, I did remember all the basic story beats, if not the details and overall it is not a favorite of mine.Last book in the series is about Josie whose main thought is that she thinks she is fat, as she mentions it all the time - even though she is basically a size 6, in a society with a size 4-2 standard. So fat? but not really, and luckily for her it gives her the type of body ( and bosom ) that a rakish much older man like Garrett finds attractive. With Garrett engaged to marry, and all her sisters married and no one really looking closely after her, so Josie decides to act out and let lose and living on the edge flirting with danger. Plot shenanigans happen and Garrett's fiance dumps him around the same time Josie's dangerous flirting leads her to trouble... to save face the two decided to get engaged to each other, something Josie is very happy about. Garrett reassures Josie's insecurities and the two find HEA.There is also a secondary story involving Garrett's sister Griselda and her young lover who she doesn't mind sleeping with but is embarrassed to have an open relationship due to their age difference, something none of the men have any problems with - including Garrett, the great age gaps are mentioned over much, but I guess it is the theme for this book with two age gap couples finding love regardless.

Ini salah satu buku favorit, selain ceritanya Annabel dari seri Essex sisters. Ceritanya bercerita tentang Josie, anak bungsu dari keluarga Essex, ia dijuluki Sosis Skolandia. Dan korset yang Josie pikir dapat membuatnya tampak lebih ramping malah menyiksanya. Dengan bantuan dari Earl of Mayne, Josie cukup percaya diri untuk membuang korset itu. Merayakan penampilan barunya, dan menggoda pria-pria yang dulu mengabaikannya. Perubahan Josie menimbulkan kegemparan, sampai-sampai seorang bangsawan brengsek memaksa mencium Josie, dan membuat gadis itu tampak tercemar parah. Josie tidak ingin menikah dengan dengan bangsawan yang menyebalkan itu, namun pada siapa ia harus meminta pertolongan? Tidak diduga hanya karena Garret(Earl Of Mayne) ingin mencium tunangan prancisnya Sylvie de la Broderie, secara tiba-tiba Sylvie malah menampar Garret, dan memutuskan hubungan pertunangannya dengan Garret. Setelah kejadian itu berlalu Garret mengetahui bahwa josie telah dinodai oleh seorang bangsawan kurang ajar. Akhirnya Garret memutuskan untuk menikahi Josie demi menyelamatkan nama baik gadis itu, tapi apakah Garret menikahi Josie hanya karna rasa belas kasihan atau ada perasaan lain yang dirasakannya pada Josie?.