Review: Suspend logic in this romance
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 06 7, 2013
First of all, I liked the plot. Both the H and the h had their own problems to overcome. The way they coped together was touching. Alasdair was an opium addict and had a cousin chasing him, trying to have him committed; she was born out of wedlock with a scheming manipulative brother. I'm glad to have read this book.However, I was disappointed by how easily A's villainous cousin was defeated. Very anticlimactic. Also there's too much graphic sex. I like romantic scenes, even explicit, but this story had the couple romping in inns, the woods, and on their dining room table with servants out in the halls. It honesty got tedious. It was as if the author had a list of sex acts, you know, 1. Deflower the virgin, 2. Astride, 3. Oral, 4. Outdoors, 5. Dining room. It seemed formulaic.As another reviewer mentioned, Regency customs are ignored. Everything falls into place too easily. I really like the author's style. I wish more authors' books were as well written and edited as this one. However I probably won't read her again.