Review: Entertaining, but Missing Crucial Information
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 07 7, 2014
This book was surprisingly entertaining.  I wasn't expecting much so I was pleasantly surprised.I thought our hero was endearing.  He is interesting in that most heroes do not disorders, and Montford is severely OCD. I enjoy when an author writes a hero with a twist.  Of course, he is also painfully boring and annoying at times, but still a strong hero.  His uptight personality and OCD do make it more entertaining when he loosens up and has fun.I have very mixed feeling about Astrid.  As a female, of course I appreciate a strong female lead.  She is very independent and knows how to run an estate better than many males.  At the same time that she manages to be a strong female, she also managed to act like a brat.  She is fussy and bossy and expects everyone to do as she says.  I can understand that her upbringing was less than ideal, but she just throws caution and custom to the wind.  She claims to be concerned about her family, but it's almost like it never crosses her mind that her sometimes ridiculous behavior might negatively affect her family's lives.*There will be spoilers*I enjoyed this book and ended up laughing quite a bit while reading it, but I still have some burning questions left unanswered.  I'll keep it short and sweet since I liked the story and don't want to go on a rant here.  First, where on earth does Montford's supposed OCD go?  I understand that he is just described as being uptight, but the behaviors he displays are quite obviously legitimate OCD.  I'm sorry to be that person, but true love does not cure a disorder like OCD.  I would have enjoyed the story more if his disorder didn't just disappear into thin air.  Speaking of disappearing into thin air, what happens to the villain?  Montford rescues Astrid and the villain rides angrily away...and is not mentioned again?  I can only wonder if maybe his fate will not be resolved in the next book, but that's not very good cause for having absolutely no mention of him.As mentioned quite a few times, I very much enjoyed this story and recommend it to anyone.  I will definitely read the next book in the series.  I just hope that the author does not leave the same glaring loose ends.