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A review by showmethemonet
His at Night by Sherry Thomas
3.0
2.75 Stars. The concept of an agent of the crown hiding in plain sight as a bumbling idiot is a fun one. Throw him into a secretive household to investigate a shady diamond mine owner where his niece is desperate to escape? Priceless, or st least it is for awhile. Lord Vere is comprised of extremes - so of course when he meets the girl who practically walks through his dreams, he immediately judges her lacking on all levels and misses the fact that he's staying in a household built on fear, and hates Ellisande from the first for...smiling. He apparently can see her smiles and patience through his idiotic ravings & know that she is looking to bait a husband (she couldn't just tell he was stupid and didn't want to insult him in front of his friends?) and fails to see another actor playing a role, smiling automatically as a trained response after living as an emotionally abused captive her entire life.
And as soon as he realizes it, there's still no pity- he still sees her only as a deceiver.
Lord Vere isn't flat out unlikable but he just keeps disappointing as a hero that his best felt a little too late (and our heroine only keeps from looking like an idiot for falling for him thru his feelings being revealed to the reader alone so often...)
By the end of the book, the twists feel convoluted - unnecessarily complicated. The central love story feels hollow in comparison to the secondary characters of Freddie & Angelica.
Also by the end of the book, Ellisande still doesn't seem to call her husband by his first name or any name. She doesn't use monikers with him at all... This just adds to the intimacy gap. Ultimately the pair is set up for an entertaining which I probably would have enjoyed seeing a bit of, but the book for me instead ended on a great big 'meh.'
And as soon as he realizes it, there's still no pity- he still sees her only as a deceiver.
Lord Vere isn't flat out unlikable but he just keeps disappointing as a hero that his best felt a little too late (and our heroine only keeps from looking like an idiot for falling for him thru his feelings being revealed to the reader alone so often...)
By the end of the book, the twists feel convoluted - unnecessarily complicated. The central love story feels hollow in comparison to the secondary characters of Freddie & Angelica.
Also by the end of the book, Ellisande still doesn't seem to call her husband by his first name or any name. She doesn't use monikers with him at all... This just adds to the intimacy gap. Ultimately the pair is set up for an entertaining