Review: Overall a Delight
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 18, 2013
I found "Devil's Thief" by Samantha Kane to be a lot of fun. Ms. Kane portrays her characters well, and they were fun to get to know. I especially enjoyed the interactions between Alasdair (hero) and his friends. Ms. Kane has the male mind-set down to a T! The other secondary characters were equally delightful, from Julianne's father (heroine's father) down to the street kid, Wiley.I also loved the growing relationship between the hero and heroine. Julianne was innocent at the beginning, but had plenty of backbone and could more than stand up to Alasdair all the way through their adventures.I only had two problems with the book. One was the overuse of the F-bomb. It really took away from the fun of the story and the beauty of Ms. Kane's prose. Once or twice would have been okay (used appropriately--perhaps by Wiley), but after that it just took away from the narrative. Any high-impact word would do the same if overused.There are so many other colorful, interesting slang choices to substitute, especially in a historical. I find it discouraging that currently romance writers feel they need to use f*** so much. I start to feel like I'm dealing with middle schoolers trying to be cool or shocking. Will be glad when this trend is in the past.The other sticking point for me was the scene in the carriage with the h/h and their gang of male friends. It wasn't believable that they would start necking while surrounded by all those other men. Oi! I was embarrassed for them. It made Julianne seem like a whore, which wasn't particularly likable. Cool that h/h felt the nearly overwhelming pull of attraction to each other--long looks...good...maybe a light touch on the knee...okay--but pulling her into his lap and getting it on? Hmm.... I didn't see people of that time period going that far with an audience.Overall however, this was a fun and enjoyable read, and I'd recommend it to anyone who likes Regency romance. Plenty of action, emotion and relationship focus, good dialogue, and a beautiful writing style.