Review: Lord Midnight
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 14, 2013
Reviewed by: ReganBook provided by:AuthorReview originally posted at Romancing the BookThis is an interesting Regency romance. Cummings' writing is very good and she has presented a solid story, obviously taking care to convey a feeling for the period--and that is why I'm giving this book 4 stars. However, the middle of the story dragged for me. There just wasn't that much happening, and after a while, the scenes in her bedroom with Gabriel began to feel repetitive.The love scenes were also a bit strung out, though some might like that. Most of the story takes place in the Westbrook estate, at night or in Marisa's bedroom. Except for the "extras," the characters are few: the hero, heroine, her brother, the villain and two members of the hero's band of thieves. Though he's had years to plot how he can regain his lands and title his uncle stole from him, Gabriel seems to have no strategy. Cummings can write action and there was a pretty good action scene when Lord Westbrook tried to re-capture Marisa by force.At times, Marisa seems overly nave and at others a bit too experienced in physical love. I had a hard time getting a fix on her. The hero, Gabriel, is an honorable sort who is so polite and caring of Marisa, he seems a bit unreal. One would have thought the life he'd been forced to live would have hardened him more, but that is not the case.I expect to see more novels from this worthy author but I'd like to see a more complex plot with more historical elements. This one was entertaining but could have been more suspenseful and more intriguing given her writing ability.