Review: Didn't Interest Me...
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 02 28, 2012
To Desire a Scoundrel by Tracy Sumner fell short of my expectations. Due to all the 5 star reviews, I gave this novella a try. First off, I must state that I have never read the novel (To Seduce a Rogue) that precedes this novella. Therefore, maybe that's what set off the confusion for me with this book. However, I must point out that I've read series in the past that were out of order and they still made perfect sense where I felt that I wasn't losing a chunk of information and the story flowed smoothly. But, I can't say the same for this novella. The beginning had a rough start. It was hard to understand and I was left mostly confused. As mentioned before, maybe this confusion was I because I never read the prequel. The first few chapters were quite painful to read because I had no idea what was going on. Therefore, I had to read it over several times. But I must say, I stuck with it and towards the middle, things were explained and made more sense. From that point on, the story was quite enjoyable. But I found the characters were hard to like. I couldn't bring myself to feel sympathy for Tanner and Katherine or even root for their HEA. Overall, I recommend reading To Seduce a Rogue first to fully understand this story. I felt that this novella had potential, but it didn't cut it for me.