Reviews - Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake

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Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake

Como sempre, aqui ando eu a começar novas séries/trilogias sem parar... mas bem, para passar um bom tempo entretida, já sabia que podia contar com a Sarah MacLean. Esta autora é perita em contar romances de época picantes, em que entre cada acontecimento importante, tem de haver um quentinho para intercalar. Confesso que gostava que o enredo fosse mais desenvolvido - à conta desta tendência da autora, na minha opinião, é perdido algum tempo que podia ser aproveitado para desenvolver personagens, história, relacionamentos. Por exemplo, a mãe de Callie parece ser uma senhora de quem muita gente deve fugir mas praticamente não interage com os filhos, principalmente com a protagonista. Idem aspas para o irmão. Portanto, acaba por ser um livro que entretém mas não puxa para ser relido.

jadeverbick's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

jgohlke's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

kathrynhager's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

rachelagain's review against another edition

5.0

Sarah MacLean’s historical romances are the best in the game. Gabriel is my favourite rake turned wife guy in the MacLean universe so far.

yaakovakiva's review against another edition

3.0

This was REALLY fun in some parts and I want to give it four stars, but then I keep thinking about some of the cliché love bits and I can't do it. I don't know if it's the writer or just that this genre makes me nuts (all virgins, all marriages, all doe-eyes being tutored in love by rakes, pregnancies and scandals amuck, reminders of how recently things simply sucked for women). I did enjoy the humor, the banter, and the heroine herself. I'm going to give one more of this author's books a try.

sheadel's review against another edition

4.0

This is one of those books where I was acutely aware of how ridiculous both it and my reaction to it were at all times but just didn't care. Curse you, Ralston.