A review by hookedbythatbook
Because the Baron Broods by Darcy Burke

3.0

 This is a sweet, heart-warming story of redemption and self-forgiveness. 

Let’s start with the beginning, which was my least favourite part. It started out slow, even though a lot of things were happening, and I kept wondering where all of this was heading. There were way too many discussions on the subject of rogues, which just made me think that the ladies weren’t all that well-versed in rogue-ery and were basing all of their observations on one friend’s bad experience. And then, of course, the man that our FMC was interested in couldn’t possibly fall in the rogue category, so she was free to associate with him. 

I quite enjoyed the middle part a lot more where it was mostly only Tamsin and Isaac confronting their relationship issues. It was sweet and very reflective of the tentative connection between them. I understand that when Isaac was young it was easier to let his family take care of his problem, but surely as he got older and gained more influence, he could’ve tried to find out the truth, instead of torturing himself with guilt and his own imagination. 

Isaac spent so much time trying to avoid Tamsin and his growing feelings for her, and that made the ending feel a bit rushed. There was enough chemistry to make them believable and interesting. And I loved the mention of the town Marrywell from the Marrywell Brides series. 

This is book two in the series, but it stands well on its own. You might like this if you like your historical romance with tortured heroes and strong, supporting heroines. 

Thank you to Netgalley for providing me with a copy. All thoughts and opinions are my own.