Review: Could've been so much better
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 26, 2013
While I didn't hate it, it wasn't great. I'm all for people fighting an attraction for someone they don't initially like or want because it'll change their lives - love those kind of stories - but once established in London, they did nothing but lust after each other, especially him. The descriptions of those lusting scenes were near vulgar and crass.Then, instead of being a gentleman and visiting her the next morning to explain their misunderstanding, he goes over that night and marches up to her bedroom. She had already decided she wanted him, proprieties be hanged, so she sluts herself - their word was tart - without a declaration of love or any hint of commitment. The next morning, she regrets it - no surprise there. This was around 52% and I tossed the kindle away, determined to not finish the book, but someone had said it only went to 60%, so I picked it up the next morning. The actual story picked up and the conclusion wasn't too bad. My copy went to 75%. The epilogue wasn't much of an epilogue singe it just continued the story with their engagement. They still weren't married by the end and the 'heroine' - who I really wanted to like - kept trying to find a way to be alone with the hero so they could misbehave. It ended with a private picnic, which mercifully wasn't described.I don't like it when authors project 21st century 'values' on 19th century people, especially when it comes to sex. Most people did not behave that way and would never consider having sex before getting married. For those who like reading 'steamy, raunchy' sex scenes, may I suggest some internet porn and let those of us who still honor traditional values have a cute, fun, fluffy story. I know I'm not alone in this. Sex does not equal romance and romance does not equal sex.