A review by sunsoar25
Roses in Red Wax by Louise Mayberry

2.0

Roses in Red Wax (Darnalay Castle #1) by Louise Mayberry is a historical romance that I pretty quickly realized wasn't for me. The historical element was fine and Jane was a decent character, but as for the romance I wasn't rooting for either Jane or Percy at all. Percy was an extremely irritating character and I didn't get at all why Jane became interested in him. But then again I guess that's the instalust for you. Even more irritating was the part where the story switched to the villain's POV - and there really wasn't a villain so much up until then (unless you count Percy's behavior). Finally, I want to mention that the back of the book says it's "inspired by actual events". I couldn't figure out what that would be unless you're factoring in some of the background stuff going on in 1820 when it's set, so I read the historical notes at the end and discovered that it was Percy and Jane's story is very loosely based on Percy Bysshe Shelley and Mary Shelley. Now, I feel like I should have just read a nonfiction book about them and wouldn't have come out so annoyed.