Review: Good characters but ignores the historical details
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 09 21, 2013
The good: I loved the character growth. I started out hating the hero, because he was a useless, spoiled rich kid. I could not see what she loved about him. He changed during the story, and he grew on me. I loved the part of the story about his father, it was humbling for him. Also enjoyed that it has an epilogue.The bad: A lot of far fetched plot details, some absurd. The author could have used a more subtle approach. Also, some run on sentences, she is a little wordy. Some parts of the story were told to the reader after the fact, instead of letting us live the moment. Also the historical details were flat out ignored. Casual sex was ok for men but not marriageable ladies. I'm sure it happened, but they at least pretended to be shocked, instead of assuming it was normal. Also the mistress was over the top, his behavior with her was not typical of the time. Simply was not done.Overall it was an ok book. The strength of the characters saved it. I wish the author had thought things out a little more, but I enjoyed the book, and enjoyed the characters.