S ...more I really wish we could give half stars because this was probably more of a 3.5 star read for me. I genuinely enjoyed the book and plan to continue reading the series, but there were a few things that really bugged me, which is why I decided to give it 3 stars instead of 4. First of all, IMO the person who turned out to be behind the plot to blackmail Marissa really came out of left field. It would have made more sense if any of a number of other characters had turned out to be the blackmailer. Second, it seems unfair to put all of the blame on Marissa for her indiscretions when she clearly was not being adequately chaperoned by her mother or her brothers if she was left alone with these men for long enough to wind up in compromising situations. Her family was very quick to condemn Marissa's actions but did not acknowledge their own part in creating the circumstances that led to her ruination. Also, it seems strange that they wouldn't have kept a closer eye on her after the truth came out. By allowing her to continue on as she was, they created additional opportunities for her to get into mischief with Jude, which could have had the same disastrous consequences as her previous indiscretions with other men. If they had been treating Marissa and Jude's betrothal as genuine all along, that part of the story might have made a bit