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lausol's review
1.0
So I started reading this and I... really wasn't into the romance dynamic, so I decided to peruse a little bit the reviews on Goodreads before I decided to DNF it, and yikes.
this_wretched_hive's review
5.0
Brilliant! I want more like this, please!
Upon reflection, I upgraded my rating from a 4 to 5 stars.
Upon reflection, I upgraded my rating from a 4 to 5 stars.
amshofner's review
3.0
Two words: ghost sex.
So this book wasn't anything that I expected. I picked it up for this line in the synopsis: Wanton lust overwhelms him whenever she is near. Wanton lust! Overwhelming wanton lust! How could it possibly go wrong?
Perhaps the introduction of the paranormal, which isn't hinted at at all in the synopsis.
It's not that I dislike paranormal in my historical romance, it was just so... unexpected. And Valerian spent a good portion of the book as a ghost/spirit/whatever. It. You know. Ghost. Sex. Ghost sex. I expect that kind of thing from the GLA erotica I read with Kelly, not in my historical romance. Though I guess it rather takes care of the contraceptive question? OR DOES IT? Can a ghost impregnate you? Big life questions not answered in For the Earl's Pleasure.
Despite that, I did enjoy the relationship between Valerian and Abby. I'm just not sure the paranormal aspect of it hindered the development of their relationship (or rather, my enjoyment of it), especially since the end of the book raises more questions than it answers about Abby's abilities. So much of their relationship depended on her ability, and yet it was never fully explained. It almost made me want more of the animosity between Valerian and Abby throughout the book.
As an introduction to Anne Mallory -- paranormal parts aside -- it wasn't a bad one. It's just that the paranormal parts threw me enough that I perhaps spent less time taking it seriously than I could have. I would pick up another one.
So this book wasn't anything that I expected. I picked it up for this line in the synopsis: Wanton lust overwhelms him whenever she is near. Wanton lust! Overwhelming wanton lust! How could it possibly go wrong?
Perhaps the introduction of the paranormal, which isn't hinted at at all in the synopsis.
It's not that I dislike paranormal in my historical romance, it was just so... unexpected. And Valerian spent a good portion of the book as a ghost/spirit/whatever. It. You know. Ghost. Sex. Ghost sex. I expect that kind of thing from the GLA erotica I read with Kelly, not in my historical romance. Though I guess it rather takes care of the contraceptive question? OR DOES IT? Can a ghost impregnate you? Big life questions not answered in For the Earl's Pleasure.
Despite that, I did enjoy the relationship between Valerian and Abby. I'm just not sure the paranormal aspect of it hindered the development of their relationship (or rather, my enjoyment of it), especially since the end of the book raises more questions than it answers about Abby's abilities. So much of their relationship depended on her ability, and yet it was never fully explained. It almost made me want more of the animosity between Valerian and Abby throughout the book.
As an introduction to Anne Mallory -- paranormal parts aside -- it wasn't a bad one. It's just that the paranormal parts threw me enough that I perhaps spent less time taking it seriously than I could have. I would pick up another one.
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