Review: Virtue and Vanity / Astrid Jane Ray

Publication: Feb 2016 Kindle  Link

Pages: 528.

Rating: 3.7/5

Synopsis: With crushed dreams and a heavy heart, Isabelle Walsh becomes the wife of New York City millionaire Sebastian Everett. On the surface, her rich and beautiful husband is the embodiment of every girl’s dream, but Isabelle will learn just how deceiving looks can be. By the time she discovers there is real danger hidden behind those captivating green eyes and thick layers of sophisticated appearance, it is too late to escape Sebastian’s cruelty. Without a thread of compassion, he shows her the true meaning of hell, making it abundantly clear her fragile feelings mean nothing to him.

But life has strange ways of playing with one’s fate.

In an intriguing turn of events, the same man who had once shattered her to pieces, suddenly starts treating her with extreme care and swears there will be no more pain. Isabelle has been tricked too many times to believe him, but the devil she bargained with refuses to give up on his mission to earn her forgiveness as well as her heart. While Sebastian unfolds from a monster into Prince Charming right before her eyes, Isabelle finds herself falling under his spell and getting closer to making a choice that might be fatal for both of them. 

Review: 
I browsed some recommendations list from Goodreads and found this book. This book was very popular among GR reader's back then. Caution: This is not a quick read. 528 pages is a commitment, this is why I tend to find historical cliche more appealing. But this novel is surprisingly enjoyable for happy ending seeker (read:me). I'm kind of reminiscing the feel when I'm reading my first novel when I'm in high school, it's kind of nice.