Review: Hard as I tried, just couldn't quite connect to it....
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 16, 2014
I had the toughest time finishing this book, I've put it down so many times in the hope that I would see it in a different light. But each and every time was no different from the last, because I've committed myself and the determination to see it through, propelled me to the finish line at last.I find the heroine ( funny that I just finished it but couldn't remember her name ) so inconsistent, somewhat too forward when it comes to her many encounters with the hero. During that era, the women are so docile, timid and ever so conscious of the do's and don't's, adhering to society's propriety. Considering those times especially her heritage, being Japanese descent, I thought her constant touching and kissing the hero is brass, inappropriate and unacceptable. The hero is the one who is always considering and careful of her reputation, how she would be perceived by the ton's watchful eye by some of her actions. Ever so careful he doesn't do anything to tarnish the heroine's reputation that he comes out like cold, almost unfeeling kind of a man. I think you can get more reaction from a toad, their sexual encounter is as erotic and hot as wet paper towels.I really did not find anything I can recommend about this book except that the writing is good.*** An ARC was provided by NetGalley ***