Velvet Angel by Jude Deveraux Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Velvet Angel
Book Review: Wonderful conclusion to the series!
Summary: 5 Stars
It was great fun reading the Velvet series. This is the series that began all of those other wonderful novels featuring gorgeous Montgomery men. I am glad the author became attached to the characters of this series and decided to create descendants from them. Velvet Angel is a wonderful conclusion to this series. In Velvet Song, Elizabeth Chatworth was wrapped inside a carpet and was delivered to Miles Montgomery naked. Miles Montgomery is the youngest of the brothers, only twenty years old, and women are his major weakness, which is why he is the father of numerous out-of-wedlock children. When he sees the beautiful, angelic Elizabeth, he falls in lust the moment he sees her. However, in spite of her delicate features, Elizabeth is far from docile. She wants to be returned to her brother Roger immediately, but Miles has other ideas. He wants to prove to her that the Montgomerys aren't the monsters that her brother has made them out to be. He wants her to learn about all of Roger's atrocities against his family. He also wants to get her into his bed, and then make her fall in love with him, as he is falling in love with her. It is no surprise that he is challenged by the only woman who doesn't swoon the moment she sees him. Elizabeth, frightened of men due to the bullying and abuse she suffered from her now dead sadistic older brother Edmund, doesn't want to fall in love with the enemy, especially the one who is most likely to break her heart. There are various twists throughout the novel.
For a while, I thought Miles was my second least favorite of the brothers (Gavin is my least favorite). After all, throughout the series we are told what a big playboy he is and how many children he has fathered throughout his many exploits. But it is nice to see that he is not the rake that I had originally thought he was. He loves his children and would have more if he could, and he is the proverbial knight in shining armor, always rescuing damsels in distress (this latter part of his personality had already been shown in the previous installments). He is sweet and attentive to Elizabeth, always kissing and touching her in a tender way, while she pushes him away or wipes away his kisses. She got on my nerves in the first few pages with all of those escape attempts. Ugh. But her attitude is understandable after the constant brainwashing she gets from Roger. I liked the development of protagonists' feelings and how she sees that the Montgomerys are honorable, loyal, sensual men. However, I thought her first sexual encounter with Miles was kind of abrupt. This is a woman who is wary of men and cannot stand the thought of a man touching her, yet she responds to Miles in a wanton way during that first encounter. Ah, well, at least her fear of men does not disappear altogether afterwards, although her erotic dance to create a diversion during one scene is also incongruous to her character. Anyway, I also liked the development of Roger. This character's many dimensions and complexities really impressed me. One thing I've always noticed about Jude Deveraux is that her characters have a great deal of depth, that they are not cardboard cutout characters. I thought the ending was hilarious and I loved the epilogue. I came to love these characters and I'm saddened to let them go. I should have savored this series and read them in a slower pace instead of reading the four books one right after the other. I love this series. It has become one of my favorite romantic series out there. I highly recommend everyone to read this wonderful collection, starting with The Velvet Promise, followed by Highland Velvet, Velvet Song and this one. You must read them in order.
Book Review: Wonderful ending to the series
Summary: 4 Stars
Velvet Angel was a really good way to wrap up the Velvet series. I LOVED Elizabeth and Miles, it was nice to see someone with a fear of men come out of her shell in the way she did and become so passionate and with such fire and courage in the end. I felt they were a fabulous hero and heroine, I thought Kit was adorable and it was nice teo see MIles as more than just the playboy who hits on his sister-in-laws and is alwasy getting someone else pregnant, instead he lvoes his children and takes care of damsels-in-distress. Points to Miles too for refusing to rape Elizabeth, something his brother Gavin can't say (read Velvet Promise to understand that). One of my favorite parts of this book is seeing the four women work together so well and how they all love their husbands so fully. I also thought the scene where Elizabeth goes to the Montgomery castle for help and mistakes Judith for a servant was HILARIOUS. It was neat to meet the start for the Montgomery tradition of naming someone with second sight Christiana (that's Roger Chatworth's future wife who forsees him coming when they're in France, this tradition comes into play in Mountain Laurel and The Temptress, both 19th century Montgomery novels). Finally I loved the part at the end where Jude Deveraux explained what happened to everyone, although I do wish she would write that story she hinted at about the modern day descendant of Judith who meets an American who claims to be descended from Miles.
However, I do have a couple problems with this book, all with the fact that things happen too quickly/inconsistencies in the book. First, we met Elizabeth Chatworth in Velvet Song when she helped Alyx at the wedding. That's when she was rolled in the carpet and they decided to deliver her to Miles in the first place - in that scene of Song, she was completely surrounded by men and yet seemed to show no fear. But her fear of men was the central plot point for about the first 1/2 of this book. How does that work, why wasn't she clearly terrified of Pagnell and his men when they were obviously threatening her and Alyx? Furthermore, I could understand her acting wantonly the first time with MIles because the girl has been holding back years of passion, but it doesn't make sense for her to beg/be the one that initiates it when she's so scared of men touching her? ALso, where does that fear go with Miles after that happens? It's obvious that the fear is still there for other men but with Miles it's like suddenly she can't STOP touching him or having him touch her. Also, the hatred between Roger and Miles sure seems to end pretty quickly as they walk in France, and suddenly they agree to work together? Yeah THAT makes a whole lot of sense... NOT. Personally as much as I loved the explanation of why they call second-sight girls Christiana and seeing the four women work together to get their husbands out, I felt the whole second half with rescuing Christiana and Miles from France was unnecessary and like a whole different story, it just didn't make sense.
Overall this was a GREAT book but there were some inconsistencies and problems. But still it tops Velvet Song for me and was a great way to end the Velvet series.
Book Review: i love it
Summary: 5 Stars
this book is so wonderful i just wish that i was back in the 15th century and could go to scotland and all the places the book goes. miles is the most handsome and young knight the i am sure i saw him i would melt under his feet :00Book Review: looking for a good laugh ?
Summary: 5 Stars
if u want to laugh at ur hearts content then this is the one ! the conversation between Miles (the youngest of the 4 brothers) & elizabeth( the sworn enemy, charthword's sister) is so funny & interesting, i felt laugther bubling inside of me when ever i read it & at times when i was not reading it jude has proved herself yet again !
Book Review: nostalgic series, best of the three
Summary: 4 Stars
When I first started reading romance novels, this series was one of my favorites. Possibly, it was also a forerunner for series about brothers.
I liked this second story best about the brother who loved women --- but never really "loved" any woman --- and finally falls for someone and makes a terrible mess of it all.