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acesarrows's review against another edition
4.0
I adore Jennifer Ashley's books - and this novella doesn't disappoint. You get all the Mackenzie family interactions you could want, while still finally seeing Lloyd and Louisa find their happy ending.
The "mystery" in this takes second place to the romance story, so don't expect a great whodunit.
The "mystery" in this takes second place to the romance story, so don't expect a great whodunit.
erikajay's review against another edition
2.0
This was pretty disappointing. Ashley usually does a pretty good job of having an actual storyline, outside of the romance. But I feel like both of those fell flat here. There is a mystery, which should have been really cool because Fellows is the lead investigator on it, but it wasn’t. I feel like everything just came together at the end really quickly.
birdloveranne's review against another edition
5.0
*sigh* Wonderful story!!!! I loved it. This entire series is superb!
lectorliber04's review against another edition
4.0
A whodunit story with a romantic touch and I really liked it. Detective Inspector Lloyd Fellows is in charge of the investigation of a murder whose main suspect is none other than Lady Louisa Scranton (Isabella's younger sister); a woman he's been attracted to for a long time. Lloyd Fellows is a favourite of mine. As the bastard son of the patriarch (now dead) of the Mackenzie clan Lloyd has some of the traits of the Mackenzie men: determination and unwavering loyalty. We get to learn some of his background story. Those were moving scenes. Nice to see a regular guy getting the girl and having his happy ever after.
sjb86's review against another edition
5.0
this book was a bit slow for me to get into sight away but once fellows was on the case it was a great story. I did Feel for Louisa with fellows going hot and cold all time. great story and HEA.
bookloverchelle's review against another edition
4.0
I've loved the Mackenzie series and this novella, The Untamed Mackenzie, was a great continuation. Detective Inspector Lloyd Fellows has come to accept his family, even if he's still not 100% comfortable with London's elite. His talent as a detective comes in handy when extended family member, Lady Louisa Scranton, comes under scrutiny for murder. Lloyd knows that Louisa could not have killed anyone and he's not letting their shared kisses cloud his judgement. With evidence continuing to pile up against her and the call for her arrest getting stronger, Lloyd knows that he will need to step up his skills because he cannot let the woman he loves to end up in prison. Loved the evolution of their feelings and how Louisa was able to break down Lloyd's walls. Great read!
tessisreading2's review against another edition
3.0
I find Jennifer Ashley's books generally pretty readable, but this one fell completely flat for me, perhaps because it is as much a mystery as a romance - but the type of mystery is a police procedural, and it rings completely untrue for the Victorian era. The idea that the police would be expected to thoroughly and honestly investigate a murder, find evidence that it was perpetrated by an earl's sister, and promptly arrest the woman in question is just... too much. This is one of the problems with series books - with the succession of rich, powerful noblemen who are friends (or in this case relatives) of the hero and heroine, it becomes difficult to swallow that anyone could be powerful enough to put the heroine at risk of hanging. The whole book swings on this idea that the law, the police, and the truth are powerful entities (more powerful than the high nobility), which really seem... pretty unbelievable for a book set in the Victorian era. So when I was reading this, I was all-too-conscious that I was reading a contemporary romance in foofy Victorian costume. I prefer my historicals a little more historical than that. Additionally, the resolution to the mystery came essentially out of nowhere. Enough time was given to the mystery that this felt kind of like a cheat.
sharonwb's review against another edition
3.0
A sweet novella, too short to be completely satisfying. Wish it was a full length book to go more in depth, felt rushed in the end but I did enjoy it.
balletbookworm's review against another edition
4.0
Plays out much differently than how I thought the romance between Louisa (who was dead-set on making a Society match during the Mackenzie's Christmas novella) and Fellowes (who was pretty much dead-set on never getting married although he and Louisa kiss like a house on fire) would go. This is set in the spring following the Mackenzie Christmas novella (but possibly after the Epilogue in Hart's book bc Fellowes and Louisa aren't in the family picture). Very fun and a nice cross-class romance - I didn't see the resolution coming ahead of time so that was nice.
The only thing I thought odd that no one (and I mean NO ONE) mentioned was the big age difference between Louisa and Fellowes. Louisa is, what, 23? 24? in this novella (I'm basing on her age in Mac's book, when she was to debut, and it's about 5 years later now) and Fellowes is Hart's age, give or take a year (I think in Ian's book it's mentioned that Fellowes is two years older) so that puts him mid-40s. That's a pretty big age gap even for a Victorian-set novel.
The only thing I thought odd that no one (and I mean NO ONE) mentioned was the big age difference between Louisa and Fellowes. Louisa is, what, 23? 24? in this novella (I'm basing on her age in Mac's book, when she was to debut, and it's about 5 years later now) and Fellowes is Hart's age, give or take a year (I think in Ian's book it's mentioned that Fellowes is two years older) so that puts him mid-40s. That's a pretty big age gap even for a Victorian-set novel.
seeinghowitgoes's review against another edition
3.0
Remembering the sheer venom that Lloyd Fellows had towards his half MacKenzie brothers, it's a little strange to see them acting so cordially towards one another.
The romance angle has been building up over the course of the past few novels, and tho I found the placement of the sexytimes unbelievaly awkward and off putting I enjoyed the novella overall.
The romance angle has been building up over the course of the past few novels, and tho I found the placement of the sexytimes unbelievaly awkward and off putting I enjoyed the novella overall.