Six Impossible Things audiobook

This book is classic Boyle: it's an exuberant, sexy, doesn’t take itself too seriously kind of spy romance. We both enjoyed the heck out of reading it as long as we didn't think too closely about the particulars of the plot.⁠⁠You see, Roselie has an alter ego. As Astaria, she gives the Crown an assist by completing some domestic spying. As Roselie, she's a debutante who should be popular, but manages to discourage any suitors. And as both, she's head over heels in love with Brody, her childhood BFF. ⁠⁠Brody's the kind of competent doofus hero we love: he might be a successful spy, but even though he and Astaria have engaged in some heavy petting in the past, he just can't believe she has any connection with Roselie. ⁠6-Word Summaries:⁠Laine: Almack's: at the center of everything. ⁠⁠Meg: Wannabe spy spies better than actual spy.*⁠⁠⁠⁠*Laine pointed out that this is actually 7 words but this summary is NOT BEING CHANGED.⁠⁠

I love historical novels about spies, especially when one of the spies is a woman. I liked that Roselie/Asteria didn’t act like she would have preferred to be a man, and didn’t act like she was all that tough, just that she could almost take care of herself and she only told Brody that once instead of over and over again throughout the story. Roselie was better with words, and she had some great lines.This was all about Roselie being a masked spy and Brody’s attempt to unmask her, while falling in love with her. And Roselie, having grown up with Brody, always trying to hide her identity from him. It was about them both trying to find out who was selling England’s secrets to France. It was a book filled with spies, murder, kidnapping and romance. What more can you ask for? And there was some fun and entertaining secondary characters in it, too. Budgey was really funny and I was sorry he wasn't in the book except for the very beginning. I wondered why he was even added to the book. He seemed to be a non-entity to me. He was part of the Ton, acted like a fool for a few minutes then he disappeared. It was a little odd, and disappointing. There was sex scene and a little desire once in a while. No swearing.As to the narration: I absolutely love Susan Duerden. She does great voices BUT most of all she reads with emotions and enthusiasm. AND, most importantly, she laughs and whispers when the book calls for it. That’s the most important thing to me, especially the whisper. When a narrator reads that a character whispers and the narrator doesn’t, then that makes for a bad narrator. The very worst thing is when there’s a female narrator and the book says the hero’s voice is deep and sexy but he sounds just like a girl when he talks, THAT is really a bad narrator. And still, in 2017, the female narrators are ruining books by not even trying to sound even a little bit like a man. Amazing!!

Plot: 4/5Characterisation: 3/5Prose: 4/5How much I enjoyed it: 4/5

Without any real surprises, I fell in love with the author, Elizabeth Boyle's latest novel, "Six Impossible Things." In honesty, if you love historical romances as much as I do you will want to add Boyle's novels to your reading lists. Her stories possess strong heroine leads, to-die-for-romance and of course the true hunks that rule the genre as well as the women they love. Like the novel, Boyle's, "Rhymes of Love," series has been a number of stories that have quickly become a favorite of mine. Yet, "Six Impossible Things," has to be the top book out of the series. I literally adored this story from start to finish and normally I am not a fan of spy novels. In short, this is one novel that does offer something for every reader. To begin with Brody, the hero was widely attractive. I liked Brody's sense of wicked charm. Brody was the kind of hero that was sexy without needing to try too hard. As the reader, I was attracted to Brody's rugged ways as well as to his ego. The same can be said for Roselie, the heroine and my favorite character out of the story. Roselie was so independent that she was willing to put her own life at risks to solve the mysteries surrounding the plot of the book. Together, Roselie and Brody made for quite the romantic couple and I had so much for being a part of their wild adventure. I would definitely recommend this novel, this series as well as all other novels by the author as it is nearly impossible not to fall in love with the writings of Elizabeth Boyle.

This was a pretty good book, though the romance aspect felt a bit rushed, and Rose was a bit hardheaded, even when it was for her own good. I can understand where she is coming from though, because Brody never told her she had to stop because there had ben threats against her, there were people following him and her, ect. He just told her it was dangerous, which she already knew, and to stop because he was her husband and she had to listen to him. It was a tad high handed, but he was looking out for her best interests so...Overall, a quick time passing read.

Talk about a spy novel and this book has a woman doing it as independent because the Home Office doesn't believe she can do it like many others do. However she does do it Rosebud is something else i am a fan of independent women. A must read for book lovers everywhere.

A delightful book featuring a lady spy, possible collusion with a foreign adversary, and a sexy central couple. I dug it!

Je me souviens de mon jeune temps lorsque je lisais des romances historiques mes préférées étaient celles de Jude Deveraux, Amanda Quick, Eloïsa James ou Kathleen Woodiwiss. Pour leurs jeunes héroïnes têtues et pugnaces. Pour ce contexte historique, ces grands bals et ces beaux lords qui finissaient toujours amoureux. Avec Elisabeth Boyle j'ai retrouvé cet engouement. Roselie est une héroïne comme je les aime. Sous couvert d'être une jeune lady, elle est aussi une espionne de la Couronne. Rôle qu'elle a choisi de force face au destin justement parce que tout le monde lui assurait que c'était inconvenant, impossible, pas féminin. Sa ténacité et son réseau d'informateurs l'ont propulsé dans les hautes sphères de l'espionnage et la mission en cours devrait être sa derrière. Face à elle et pourtant aussi dans son camp il y a Lord Rimswell, Brody. Amis d'enfance, leur complicité de trublions s'est altérée avec l'âge. Mais lui aussi est un espion. Et un bon. Et cette espionne britannique, Asteria, il compte bien mettre la main dessus car elle le trouble plus que personne d'autre. Alors quand le doute commence à l'assaillir. Que des pièces du puzzle se mettent en place et que le danger rôde un peu trop près d'eux, Brody veut prendre les choses en main. Mais c'est sans compter la courageuse jeune femme passionnée et têtue qu'il a face à lui. La piste la mène vers de nombreux secrets. Ses découvertes semblent troubler de plus gros poissons. Et l'auteure va ainsi nous entraîner dans une aventure à la fois rocambolesque vu les prises de bec de nos deux héros mais aussi pleines d'aventures et de danger. J'ai retrouvé l'enthousiasme de mes lectures ado, celles où la romance n'avait pas forcément la part principale mais était suffisamment présente pour ne pas perdre de vue quelques passages torrides ou aguicheurs. Ces romances où l'aventure reste au premier plan, où l'action prime sur les bisous même s'ils n'en sont jamais loin et où la mièvrerie n'a aucune place. Elisabeth Hoyle a su aussi poser quelques touches d'humour fort divertissantes et parfois « so british ». Cela apporte alors un brin de légèreté dans cette chasse au traitre en mettant en avant des personnages un peu caricaturaux mais totalement attachants. Tout cela pour dire que j'ai découvert cette série "les débutantes de Kempton" au travers des aventures de Roselie et que cela m'a donné envie de me pencher sur les autres débutantes de cette auteure. Car si elles sont toutes aussi têtues et intrépides que celle ci je vais me régaler.

Comme les tomes précédents, celui-ci peut se lire de manière indépendante même si on y retrouve certains personnages secondaires comme l’Honorable ou certain des enfants Hataway. Ceux-ci sont présentés de telle sorte qu’il n’y a pas de problème de compréhension. Dans ce tome, nous découvrons Roselie la sœur de Lord Wakefield (tome 4) et le baron de Rimswell. Ces deux-là se connaissent depuis l’enfance et sont tous les deux épris l’un de l’autre, mais refuse de le reconnaitre, jusqu’à ce que le destin ne leur laisse pas d’autre choix. La romance se construit en parallèle d’une intrigue politique. En effet, nos deux héros appartiennent tous les deux aux services secrets de la couronne britannique. Ce qui questionne en arrière-plan la condition féminine de l’époque. Notre jeune couple forme un duo attachant et efficace. Leurs échanges sont drôles. Roselie a un caractère bien trempé contrairement à Brody plus pondéré et pragmatique. Leur différence témoigne aussi de leur vie jusque là : Roselie a pu mener la vie qu’elle souhaitait pendant que son frère ne se remettait pas de sa période à la guerre. Tandis que Brody a toujours vécu dans l’ombre de son frère, et ce, d’autant plus une fois la mort de celui-ci dans la même guerre que celle à laquelle le frère de Roselie a participé. C’est ce décalage qui les réunit et renforcera leur futur couple.En résumé, une histoire addictive, au rythme effréné et aux personnages qui se complètent à merveille.

Elizabeth Boyle has given an interesting twist to the independent woman of the early 1800's. The British male believes a woman has no rights, she belongs at home and subservient to the male family members. The class of British royals dictates that a lady besides answering to male family members also must act according to certain rules. So Elizabeth introduces us to Roselie Stratton who bucks the system at every turn. She does not want to get married; she wants to be her own woman. She wants to be a spy like male members of her family. She is marching to her own drummer. But there is one problem, Lord Rimswell (Brody). Brody himself is working for the home office and has a fascination with a lovely female spy whose real identity he does not know. But he does and just doesn't know it yet. And so the story begins with Roselie and Brody somehow becoming involved. She really doesn't want it and he can be inclined to be interested except for his mother. When the truth comes he wants Roselie to stop what she's doing and she's not about to do that. The storyline is quite interesting and moves along quite nicely. There's plenty of action, some interesting romance and an exciting ending.

Six Impossible Things is the next installment in the Rhymes with Love series. This is the story of a strong heroine who refuses to let anyone tell her that because she is a woman that she can't do something. The hero is determined to save her from herself and the dangers that surround her. This is a great story filled with drama, intrigue, laughs and love. Roselie is working undercover for the Home Office to gather information to bring down those behind a treasonous ring that has lead to several deaths. Brody, Lord Rimswell, also works for the Home Office when he encounters his childhood friend, Roselie, in her disguise. He is determined to save her but when they are caught in a compromising situation, they are forced to marry. The sparks fly and love blossoms while danger surrounds them.

I really enjoyed this! It was basically the badass regency spy book that I'd secretly been longing for and never knew. I really enjoyed the action, the plot was actively gripping and I ended up 100% team Roselie by the end. She was just so badass and competent and interesting! I loved her SO MUCH.The only thing I had a problem with was Brody. like, he's not an Alphahole... But he still acts like he's entitled to tell Roselie what to do, is incredibly incompetent as a spy and almost gets himself (and Roselie! DON'T ENDANGER MY ROSELIE) killed multiple times. The man is a menace who deserves a good shaking from my POV, and yet the narrative seems to be on his side far too often.Ah well, still a hugely enjoyable book!

I have always been an Elizabeth Boyle fan. This is not one of my favorites due to it being a bit heavy handed and cumbersome. It has plenty of plot and misdirection and the characters were fun but the story did not flow as well as many of her other stories and plots have. Miss Roselie Stratton apparently runs into danger head first and though she is smart enough to figure out what is going on and who is behind it during the Napoleonic Wars with all the subterfuge she does not know how to work as part of a team. She is stubborn and headstrong but she could be a bit more rational. Not one of the authors better heroines.

This series has been fun to listen to from the beginning. I enjoyed this one too. (audible review)I like a Historical Romance spy book for sure. Mystery and suspense is always a plus. Rosalie and Brody made a good match. The chemistry was real and genuine. The story line and plot was good, interesting and well like I said there were spies. As for the narration it was good. Susan Duerden has that sing song voice but she does the men's voices well and reads with emotion.I will say for the record the best book in this series is by far The Viscount Who Lived Down The Lane. 100%!!!

Very good story. Lord Rimswell works for the Home Office. He meets Astoria , a mysterious beautiful woman behind a mask. He kisses her, but finds it hard to forget her. Little does he know that this woman is none other Roselie Stratton, someone he has known forever. She, along with a few friends who have taught her how to spy, is following in her father's footsteps, working for the Home Office. After harrowing adventures and near death exploits, she is compromised by Rimswell. They are forced to marry. Since they are both after the same crook, Rimswell hopes can protect her from sure death. How does Rimswell manage to keep her safe while she is determined to prove she can be a Spy?

Six entirely possible reasons why Elizabeth Boyle's Six Impossible Things is one of my favourite reads for 2022:1. A feisty Heroine with a sultry secret identity.2. A brooding Hero with a distinctive protective streak, who's always had a love-hate relationship with our dear Heroine.3. More than enough Danger, Daring, and Desire to poke a stick at.4. Our H & H finding themselves in a compromising position (A trifle convenient, wouldn't you say, Brody?)5. Lord Roxley making more than one appearance {sigh}.6. Elizabeth Boyle is a master storyteller who never disappoints 🥰

Brody works for the Home Office and he has run into Asteria twice and she has gotten away.Roselie has been doing her own work.Eventually they into each other and Brody figures out who she is.She will not stop until she finds out who is behind all the trouble.Brody and Roselie eventually have to marry and they do not want to be but fate has other ideas and those sparks start.They eventually find love that was meant for them and them alone.I loved this book and will read more of her books.