Review: A promising start (more of a 3 1/2)
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 6, 2014
A Kiss of Lies by Bronwen Evans is the first book in the Disgraced Lord’s series, and it’s also the first book by the author that I’ve read.I liked Christian almost immediately and warmed to Sarah, but the supporting characters are what really kept me turning the pages or tapping on my kindle screen. I adore little Lily. She’s sweet, funny and strong. How Christian was with Lily, his reassurances and tries at comfort, is what really made me start to like him. I also liked the other Libertine Scholars. I would love to know more about them, especially Arend, Maitland, and even the absent Grayson. Where is he? I have a feeling that his story (and Lady Portia’s) will be coming soon.However, I think it’s a bad sign when I find the supporting characters more compelling the main hero and heroine. As the book progressed I found myself caring less and less about Christian and Sarah. It seemed to start after he found out her true identity. It’s strange. I’m usually a sucker for the scarred/wounded hero, but I didn’t really love this book.For around the first half of the book I was thinking this would be a 4 star book. It dropped as it went on. The author’s apparent love of the exclamation point also started to annoy me.Overall, I’m not going to automatically buy the rest of the series (Sebastian is next up to the plate), but I’ll be checking the plot synopses and may order them. Like I said, I did find the other characters interesting.* I received this book for free from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review