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A review by illstoptheworldandreadwithyou
And the Miss Ran Away with the Rake by Elizabeth Boyle
2.0
2.5 Stars
The premise behind this book-two people falling in love via letters written under pseudonyms, only to later discover that they are members of two families with a longstanding feud-held such promise, and I really wanted to like the book.
It started off strong, but as I got farther along in the book, I found myself repeatedly checking to see how much I had left to read. Something felt lost in the tension and push-pull between the characters after the first kiss. I considered marking it as DNF but pushed myself through to the end.
Something just felt missing to me.
I also tend to like historical romances with more of a feminist bent and felt like that was lacking in this book.
Some language, like the word “demmed,” also felt overused to the point of being annoying to me.
I could tell that the author enjoyed writing this book. Unfortunately for me, I did not enjoy reading all of it.
The premise behind this book-two people falling in love via letters written under pseudonyms, only to later discover that they are members of two families with a longstanding feud-held such promise, and I really wanted to like the book.
It started off strong, but as I got farther along in the book, I found myself repeatedly checking to see how much I had left to read. Something felt lost in the tension and push-pull between the characters after the first kiss. I considered marking it as DNF but pushed myself through to the end.
Something just felt missing to me.
I also tend to like historical romances with more of a feminist bent and felt like that was lacking in this book.
Some language, like the word “demmed,” also felt overused to the point of being annoying to me.
I could tell that the author enjoyed writing this book. Unfortunately for me, I did not enjoy reading all of it.