3.5 stars

Calvina is abused and treated like dirt by the family she's living with. Rupert is a notorious rake who is now being denied access to the higher parts of society due to his behaviour, he needs to marry in order to get back everything he has lost.

This was interesting, but Rupert could almost be abusing her as badly as the family she lived with did, at times.

I got a free copy from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. The format I received was terrible, words were connected and lines broken.

This is a typical regency romance, with a damsel in distress and the devilish handsome player who saves her in order to help his own plans.
I didn't really connect with any of the maincharacters. Calvina is way too innocent and weak, especially at the beginning, but I like how she grows into her strengths and manage to do work with the poor, that was a nice touch. Rupert is supposed to be the devil of the society, but he doesn't really do anything different from most other men in the ton; being a player and gamble... He does of course have a soft side, but his character is still hard to connect with.
The plot itself was okay and the assasination part was a nice detail that lifted the story, but the God fearing parts were a bit too much, though I suppose it was a relevant detail since Rupert was "the Devil".
All in all it was an ok read with some good parts and some less good parts, but I have definitely read better.

I went into The Devil's Bride by Lucy Gordon expecting something devilish, paranormal. What I got instead was an absolutely lovely and entertaining historical romance that was thoroughly engaging. The characters were fantastic and well defined. Rupert was drool-worthy and Calvina grew from the meek girl at the start to a force to be reckoned with by the end. The pacing is spot-on. Never slow, never fast, just right! We get to grow with the characters and with their relationship, which is great! I haven't giggled and gushed as much as I did reading this in quite some time. Seeing these lovely beautiful idiots fall in love with one another and then try to deny it, fight it, each thinking the other despises them. It's fantastic! Finally, throw in a bit of a twist at the end with a small little mystery and attempted murder, The Devil's Bride by Lucy Gordon is an amazingly entertaining historical romance that hits the spot for a lovely light, delightful read!