Review: Didn't live up to my expectations
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 02 6, 2014
I love British historical romance--whether Regency period, Victorian period, or anything like that.  So when I read that this was a modern take on that, I was really excited to read this.I felt like I had to force myself to plow through the pages.  Yes, Millie was quite funny with things that came out of her mouth.  But I also felt her "issues" were overdone.  I can only imagine what it would be like to always be rich--to the point you never have to do anything for yourself, and can shop whenever you want and buy whatever expensive items you want, and never have to cook or clean for yourself--to all of a sudden find out you're no longer in that position.  I just felt though, that it took way too long for her to get over her issues.Of course Blair had to be "the forbidden fruit."  Although there were times there were humorous exchanges between the two of them, I thought his black moods were also overplayed.  I also questioned his part during the sex scenes.  I felt he bordered on violence during their sexual encounters--which maybe was what the author intended, but it's not something I enjoy reading about.I was happy that it seemed to work out for them in the end, but I felt it could be done without dragging everything out.  Yes, dragging it gave the book some tension, but it just didn't work for me.