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Customer Review
Reviewed in the United States on July 29, 2021
This is the second book of an intriguing new series by this author. I read a lot of Regency romances, and I think this is the first time I read a book in the series where one of the potential heroes was actually a potential hero in the previous book. I think that's a brilliant idea. Of course, he is not true hero material at this point; he is more of a villain. I hope that in one of the later books of the series, the author will show his redemption and give him a proper romance. While love triangles are very common in contemporary romance, I've rarely seen a well-developed one in Regency romance. I have read a fair amount of books by this author, and when I first started reading her books some years ago, I thought she needed to develop a lot more as a writer. I'm happy to say her books have improved over time in terms of plot and character development. She still falls foul of the dreaded info dump that seems particularly prevalent in shorter romances. Both the hero’s and heroine’s sections started off with prodigious information dumps, which I never like to see. Even in a novella, the backstory can be woven in more seamlessly than just dumping it at the beginning and getting on with the current story. From the last book of hers I've read, though, I definitely notice an improvement in her “Regency speak.” I can hear echoes of the characters in Bridgerton when her characters speak. It's almost as if she's watched the miniseries several times, perhaps even copied out dialogue, and she is now able to smoothly write character dialogue that sounds slightly more formal than we speak, yet it is still understandable to modern readers. Despite the info dumps, I enjoyed this story and intend to go back and read the first book in the series, which I somehow missed.
I received a free copy of this book, but that did not affect my review.
I received a free copy of this book, but that did not affect my review.
