Review: A decent historical romance
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 07 15, 2013
I enjoyed reading this book, the first time I have read anything by this author that I can recall.  The story was well written from a grammar, punctuation,  flow and dialogue standpoint.  The characters were interesting and complex,  but I just couldn't help feeling that the pieces of the characters personalities were very choppily revealed. I liked both the H and h, but I'm not sure why they fell in love with each other. It seemed like they went from yelling at each other and her not telling him anything, to all of a sudden being in love. We were told what the characters did and how they acted, but not how they really felt, nor did the author deal with much personal growth. For example, Gideon is encouraging Malvina to make her own rational decisions and sends her to a room for some privacy to read Mary Wollestone's book A Vindication of the Rights of Women. However, they never talk about what she thought about the book or what effect it would have on her upcoming choices. I felt a lot more could have been done with the characters. Why is Malvina's son Wolf so angry? What triggers the Duke to act in such a volatile manner toward Malvina?The plot is interesting and complicated, but never fully explained. We're not sure of the full extent of  "That Man"'s involvement, nor what he's really doing or how Malvina's involved either. There's precious little explanation.On the whole, the book was an enjoyable read, but I wished it had been fleshed out a little more, so as a reader, I had a richer experience.Heat factor mild.