Review: Just ridiculous
Rating: 1 out of 5
Date: 10 21, 2012
I'll make points because there were a few things I didn't like about this book which started off good.1) My biggest problem with this book was the heroine Angela, who spent almost 2 years married to her husband before she decided to allow herself to admit she loved him. First, it was the STUPIDEST reason for why she decided she would not love him. It was not because he treated her bad or because of some untold consequence that would precede if she did love him. It was because of some misconception that not loving him would make her free. This stems from the fact that no one loves her for herself but the problem was that the hero Andrew was the only one that loved her for her. She even said as much in her thoughts, she said she found the perfect man that saw her "Angela" and not who she was "The Baron's only daughter". So how did it make sense to commit to not loving him when he was obviously the only person who she could find love with? Almost half the book is centered about this stupid conflict. All I could think to myself was "Really? The author couldn't find another conflict so she used the "not to love" s/l?" Then from that point all I could think about was how stupid it was, almost to the point of annoying.2) The family situation was ridiculous as well. The author goes to lengths to explain how the family adored Angela because she was the only female born in the family  in a few generations. Anyway, they all love her and protect her, especially the male in her family like her brothers and cousin. Yet all of a sudden she is to be married to a Duke who is old and almost rapes her? For a girl whose family thinks she is so precious and has a "purpose" they are going to give her to an old Duke because of his title? Her father and mother was the worst! You would think for such a "miracle" in the family they would love her for her and not disown her after her little scandal with Andrew or even treat her like they love her. It was like she was nothing but a object for them to use.  Yes, and that rape....She was afraid of telling her own family even afraid of screaming when he was attacking her. A family who was described as being so protective right?3) The truth about Andrew? Really? Come on? In the beginning were are told he has to sneak to get school lessons. How the story pans out I don't understand why he couldn't just go into the room and get lessons, without having to be in the room for some odd reason. What is even worse is the explanation for the secret. Him being a bond servant was another stupid part of this story. Come on!! None of it made sense to me. They were married!! Even if of low birth why would you subject your child to a life of not having some comfort. They could have even said he was orphan or something and they took him in and sort of raised him.4) The hero at the end adding more conflict with his spat of not wanting to show love to the heroine? That was kind of unnecessary!Oh and this is just an opinion. I highly doubt anyone in their right mind would name their child after a parent who didn't care for them and treated them the way Angela parents treated her.Maybe the best thing about this book was that it was short. Imagine if I had to read through a 100 more pages of Angela convincing herself she didn't love Andrew. Or Andrew taking revenge on Angela because she took so long to love him.