Review: I don't get the hype!
Rating: 1 out of 5
Date: 10 21, 2012
I don't understand the 5 stars. It started out good enough but then as you read further, you practically know what will happen before it happens.I didn't like the fact that the brother(Ned) was written one way, changed character, changed again, then written another way. He was a villain type, then her brother, changed to villain type, then her brother again.The story alludes to something happening to Emerald's brother when he was a Royal Marine Officer which is never explained. Also, this should have some how tied into why the hero and the brother were supposed enemies.It may be a novella, but that doesn't mean it shouldn't be well written.I have other issues with it too. This will be a SPOILER so if you are satisfied with what I wrote above and intend to read you shouldn't read any further.SPOILER::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::I didn't like the fact that her brother tried to rape her even if he was drunk. His character was full of contradictions, one minute he is her brother from their childhood, the next he is the mean(evil) brother you might read in other books. I also hated the fact that when the old earl attempted to rape her, at some point she was feeling something( in a good way) What?? It was talking about her body betraying her, her pulse beating faster, "untold pleasure never experienced overcame her." Talk about extreme? How is it an attempt rape yet on minute she is fighting the next she feels pleasure and then she is back to fighting? Why do you even need two attempted rape in a novella?