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A review by kaitrates
To Tame a Scandalous Lady by Liana De la Rosa
3.0
I absolutely ADORED this premise. A Lady disguises herself as a gent to take control of her destiny and throw off the ties society and her family use to keep her down? Sign me up!
There was a lot in this that worked for me. Andimals can be hit or miss bur De la Rosa incorporated the horses in such a fun and natural way. I loved the secondary characters SO much, the casual ways in which characters spoke about big issues like gender identity, and the setting amidst horse racing. The book doesn’t hold back with Flora’s views on the world and I fucking loved it and her. She is, by far, one of the fiercest and favorite heroines I’ve read.
On the downside, the sex scenes were steamy BUT lacked foreplay. The development of Flora and Christian’s relationship felt rushed, as did their HEA. His views track for the time period but the conflict felt like a much bigger break than could be resolved in the short span it did. I really wants more groveling!
I look forward to going back and reading the other books in this trilogy as well.
A copy of his book was provided by Netgalley in exchange for a review.
There was a lot in this that worked for me. Andimals can be hit or miss bur De la Rosa incorporated the horses in such a fun and natural way. I loved the secondary characters SO much, the casual ways in which characters spoke about big issues like gender identity, and the setting amidst horse racing. The book doesn’t hold back with Flora’s views on the world and I fucking loved it and her. She is, by far, one of the fiercest and favorite heroines I’ve read.
On the downside, the sex scenes were steamy BUT lacked foreplay. The development of Flora and Christian’s relationship felt rushed, as did their HEA. His views track for the time period but the conflict felt like a much bigger break than could be resolved in the short span it did. I really wants more groveling!
I look forward to going back and reading the other books in this trilogy as well.
A copy of his book was provided by Netgalley in exchange for a review.