A review by booksalacarte
Remember Love by Mary Balogh

hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

The handsome and charismatic earl was exposed for his secret affairs— by his own son.

Devin public ally called his family to account and was exiled. After enlisting to fight against Napoleon, he returns home after his father’s death. With the help of Gwyneth, the women he loved and left when he was banished by his family, he tries to piece together his broken family.

This was very obviously the first book in a series involving each of the children of the Ravenswood estate. The first 10 pages explained each of the 6 children as well as what the manor looked like (in GREAT detail.) My preference is to jump straight into the action of a book, so it was a slow start for me. I thought that one of the main characters, Devin, felt a little “meh”, searching for validation of his actions in every conversation he has, making the self-righteous anger he had when he exposed his father’s affairs seem really out of character, not like character growth. I wish the angst between Devlin and Gwyneth would have been drawn out just a little bit more… deliciously. But all in all, it was a nice, easy read. I think the following books in this series will be played out nicely!