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A review by waclements7
A Kiss of Lies by Bronwen Evans
4.0
I was pleasantly surprised by this book. What sets it apart from other romances, I think, is the fact that the characters actually think about things and react in a realistic manner when presented with the usual tropes (secrets uncovered that a character has been hiding)--they _deal_ with things instead of storming off, leaving things hanging and undiscussed, and messing everything up. They act like adults. They take responsibility for their actions, and they explain them, and the other characters listen. It's amazing--they do all of this and, believe it or not, there's still a good story and the plot still succeeds, and it's still enjoyable. Yay! Intelligent characters! What a concept. It's such a refreshing change. I like that these books take place after the "Libertine Scholars'" exploits, as well, so that there's the mystery involved that includes all of them, as well as their personal stories.
Heavy on the romance, but also has historical details and the heroine using untraditional methods to escape her horrific marriage. Interesting ideas about how what one looks like doesn't represent the "inner beauty" of a person at all, and how people react to what they see as marred perfection, or imperfection. Especially in the sense that scars, in that case, seem to render someone as "not whole," as in the person is no longer complete, possibly no longer even as intelligent. I like the concept of a mental meeting of minds as more important, possibly, than physical attraction; or, rather, that a mental meeting of minds adds to physical attraction and makes superficial appearances unimportant.
Heavy on the romance, but also has historical details and the heroine using untraditional methods to escape her horrific marriage. Interesting ideas about how what one looks like doesn't represent the "inner beauty" of a person at all, and how people react to what they see as marred perfection, or imperfection. Especially in the sense that scars, in that case, seem to render someone as "not whole," as in the person is no longer complete, possibly no longer even as intelligent. I like the concept of a mental meeting of minds as more important, possibly, than physical attraction; or, rather, that a mental meeting of minds adds to physical attraction and makes superficial appearances unimportant.