Review: Could've been fantastic stories
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 09 22, 2013
I only read 3 of the stories. I am not enamoured with werewolf stories and didn't want to waste my time reading one. I actually would've enjoyed all 3 stories if only -The Marriage List: If the Hero spent less time pursuing the immature Lady Lillian, and being more of a take control kind of person. If he hadn't been passing by the townhouse and seen the debacle that the h was in he very well was quite content to end up being married to someone who ticked all the boxes. It was a sweet story and it made me want to read the next story.Lady Iona's Rebellion: I liked the H here and I wished that the h was a bit more mature or that she acted with more conviction. If she wanted to be a sculptress why was she only shown as doing sketches? How can she suddenly decide she wants to do that when she doesn't seem to spend much time on her art? And why did she have to keep on being a blow hot - blow cold person towards the H. I also think it was downright mean of her to lead the H along and not even tell him that she was practically engaged. If you look at it she really was just a user and I wished that the H had been landed with someone better.The Nude: I thought the story started well and kept me interested. After awhile though with all this mystery of who Dionysus was and the plot to kill the Marquess and what was the connection between Dionysus and Lady Mercer's marriage got quite convoluted. How did Lord Mercer get hold of Dionysus' paintings and pass these off as his work to Elsbeth. I have so many questions because frankly the story didn't make sense. It is still one big mystery to me how the h thought that Dionysus was a madman and that he was the one plotting to kill the Marquess. The actions of the characters, the explanations of the characters just didn't make sense to me. And I really hate it when characters lie by omission. The h should've just come clean about her marriage so that the poor H could begin to understand her. I don't see any reason why we were presented with the fact that H had a son by his former mistress. I am surprised that the h knew how to get in contact with Ducky and the questions she asked "Did you know that there have been attempts on Lord Edgeware's life?" It is a mystery to me how this story got to be A Daphne du Maurier Award of Excellence Winner. I would've overlooked the convoluted storyline if there had been a romance between the h and H but the h's actions just about killed any romance between the H and h. I don't see why the H was so obsessed with the h.I am glad though I only paid 99 cents for the whole set. I have returned free books when I couldn't even finish the story so the fact that I am not returning it means all in all it wasn't that bad just could've been a whole lot better.