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selsha's review against another edition
2.0
It's not terrible, but it's not outstanding either. No real intrigue.
It's like having your favorite tea but its very bland, barely any flavor.
It's like having your favorite tea but its very bland, barely any flavor.
webbsusa's review against another edition
3.0
This book was okay—not terrible, not great. I liked the two main characters a lot, and the machinations of their mothers were amusing. But there were too many side plots, with too much time devoted to them (especially Anglesey). That time would have been better spent developing the relationship between the two main characters.
hebberelle's review against another edition
1.0
1: Frits (that's right, not fritz... Frits, like grits) is not a rake, even though this book tries hard to convince you of that. He's perfectly sweet and kind. Too perfect. Like, literally rescuing street children.
2: Why is Crispin even in this book at all? He’s unrealistically one dimensional and useless. We didn’t need any of the chapters that show his point of view at all. I’m sure he’s there to make Frits look good, but it only serves to make a Frits look unrealistically perfect.
3: this book goes ON AND ON. Pages and pages of a rehash of what was decided the chapter before. Adaline come to the conclusion that she is liking Frits despite her best efforts at least four times.
4: i’m not sure we needed to know the names and ranks of every supporting character in this novel.
5: also, I’m not sure we needed a play-by-play of an entire London season, complete with every conversation. So drawn out. Propose and move along already.
By the end of this novel I just wanted it to end. I didn’t care about any of the characters because they were all entirely boring human beings.
2: Why is Crispin even in this book at all? He’s unrealistically one dimensional and useless. We didn’t need any of the chapters that show his point of view at all. I’m sure he’s there to make Frits look good, but it only serves to make a Frits look unrealistically perfect.
3: this book goes ON AND ON. Pages and pages of a rehash of what was decided the chapter before. Adaline come to the conclusion that she is liking Frits despite her best efforts at least four times.
4: i’m not sure we needed to know the names and ranks of every supporting character in this novel.
5: also, I’m not sure we needed a play-by-play of an entire London season, complete with every conversation. So drawn out. Propose and move along already.
By the end of this novel I just wanted it to end. I didn’t care about any of the characters because they were all entirely boring human beings.
shryanayak's review against another edition
2.0
Hardly anything I liked here.
Remember how most historical novels describe all other men from the ton other than the main lead? They're all likened to be quite boring. Fredrick was that. He was one of the men from ton. He didn't stand out for me. There was hardly anything that made him seem alpha or roguish, but he did chase skirts, plenty of skirts.
There was no jaw-dropping attraction between the protagonists. I almost yawned.
Adeline kinda feels attracted to him? But it's gone like a second later when she becomes distrustful of him and starts oogling Crispin. I felt like there were OW/OM everywhere. And why oh why did Crispin occupy large portion of the book with his point of view? I could've done without that, in fact I'd have enjoyed the book more if those parts were dedicated to developing plot from MCs' point of view instead.
Remember how most historical novels describe all other men from the ton other than the main lead? They're all likened to be quite boring. Fredrick was that. He was one of the men from ton. He didn't stand out for me. There was hardly anything that made him seem alpha or roguish, but he did chase skirts, plenty of skirts.
There was no jaw-dropping attraction between the protagonists. I almost yawned.
Adeline kinda feels attracted to him? But it's gone like a second later when she becomes distrustful of him and starts oogling Crispin. I felt like there were OW/OM everywhere. And why oh why did Crispin occupy large portion of the book with his point of view? I could've done without that, in fact I'd have enjoyed the book more if those parts were dedicated to developing plot from MCs' point of view instead.
nlfrey's review against another edition
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
amanda_siegrist's review against another edition
3.0
I wanted to really enjoy this book, but I had a hard time getting into it. I guess I found the reason she kept her distance kind of silly, especially when she didn't just come out and ask her friend why she and Lord Littleton didn't work out. I've read many historical romances and I didn't see him as a rake either.
shelbyday's review against another edition
2.0
There were a bit too many subplots. Someone trying to compromise him, someone trying to compromise her, him being disliked by her friend, slave trade, influenza, and an attack... Good grief. I also found the heroine to be way too naive.
lifeand100books's review against another edition
2.0
I really wanted to like this, but it was just way too drawn out and all over the place. The story is very choppy. There are story lines of competing men for the heroine's attention, then we're privy to the details of those men's affairs. At another point of the story (very late in the book) we're suddenly rescuing slaves from the West Indies. Then there is an influenza illness. Other women trying to trap the hero. Other people's relationship mishaps. It was just way too much packed into this book.
I've already got book 2 of the series ready to go, so I'll give the author another. Hopefully that one is paced and edited better.
I've already got book 2 of the series ready to go, so I'll give the author another. Hopefully that one is paced and edited better.