Review: Disappointing
Rating: 1 out of 5
Date: 04 29, 2014
I've enjoyed some of Jacqueline Diamond's books - I know they aren't blockbusters but they are entertaining.  This one really wasn't good at all.  The H & h were not particularly well drawn and so I never got a strong feeling for either one of them or really understood why they were doing the things they did - nor did I care.  There was a very unnecessary scene with a secondary character that really should not have been in the book.  SPOILER...One of the male characters attempts to rape the heroine when he thinks she is just an orphaned governess (not a "lady").  A female character interrupts the attempt and scolds him but proceeds to marry him later in the book.  Why does she marry a would-be rapist?  Well, she's unattractive and a little overweight so despite her money she can't really get a man who isn't poverty stricken and is completely lacking in morals.  Poorly done.