Review: I'm a fan of independent ladies but...
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 02 6, 2013
Normally an independent and strong female leading lady is what makes me like a book. In this case, this female took her independence to the point of being just plain dumb. For the most part I enjoyed the book except for the parts where Amelia makes it a point to take her independence too far. Rather than asking for help, in situations where it calls for it, she pushes everyone away and gets herself into several messes, one of which is actually extremely dangerous. If it wasn't for Lord Wexley acting her guardian angel - which is needful since she's apparently not intelligent enough to know when she shouldn't be doing something on her own - she wouldn't have lived through the book or she would have come to a very unhappy ending.It's like the author wanted to have both a damsel in distress and a strong female lead at the same time, but the message that ends up coming across is that women shouldn't be independent unless they have a man following them around to pick up the pieces.However... Lord Wexley is delicious, the storyline is enjoyable and has some rather original twists, and when Amelia's not being dumb she's quite engaging. At 99 cents I think it's worth the read, as long as you don't mind getting frustrated at your characters every so often (which happens with quite a few books so it definitely shouldn't put this one out of the running).