Review: Romance felt a bit lopsided to me
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 23, 2014
Warning: This review might contain what some people consider SPOILERS.Rating: 7/10PROS:- This author excels at historical works. The settings are rich and detailed, and the language is elegant and (at least to my eyes) contains few or no historical inaccuracies.- I loved the play back and forth between the two men: the fight for dominance as well as the easing of tension when they’re alone, especially considering how properly they both behave in public.CONS:- There are scenes from both characters’ perspectives in the story, but I wanted to see a bit *more* from Arsen’s point of view. I was more interested in seeing inside of the arrogant wastrel’s head than the lovesick puppy’s.- We don’t get to see any of the men’s past interactions; we’re simply told about them briefly. As a result, the love Arsen feels for Henry wasn’t very believable for me.Overall comments: I enjoyed this, but the deficiencies in character development prevented me from loving it. It’s a pretty short story (1170 Kindle locations), and it’s at least 50% sex. The romantic element of it felt a bit lopsided to me in that one man is obviously crazy in love and the other has a tinge of indifference about him.