Review: Her Mad Baron
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 06 11, 2013
The premise intrigued me and. I had to get it.  The first section of the novel was really entertaining.  What wouldn't grab you with the thought if a thief being locked in with a mad man!As I kept reading however, the story lost its pull on me.  Sometimes the characterisations were disconnected.  I felt that the 'understanding'  Florie had of Nathaniel was unrealistic.  There was a lot going on in his head he was trying to deal with.  Not to mention the psychotropic drugs he was forced to take.  The intrigue was poor at best.  You eventually found out the 'why', but the resolution was weak and unsatisfying.The relationship between Nathaniel's mother and uncle was downright insane.  I couldn't figure out the behaviour.  The relationship with Nathaniel and his uncle WAS abuse, but I suppose it was to be expected at that time.This started really strong and I was enjoying myself, then it got weaker and weaker and I barely slogged through it to get to the end.