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A review by alisonb
The Sinner Who Seduced Me by Stefanie Sloane
3.0
This was my first time reading a book by this author and I can say that it entertained me, but I wasn’t enamored with the hero and heroine.
There are spies, nefarious plans, and a double hostage situation. We also had a spoiled, but complex, secondary character who carried most of the action of the plot.
The romance was not very interesting in that James and Clarissa fell in love years ago and separated because of a disagreement. Then they make up and confess that they still love one another. There really was no journey towards the reconciliation other than their internal musings. And, at times, I felt James would have been perfectly fine with any woman as indicated in a scene where the heroine is in the room next to him and a different woman is making him contemplate intimacy with her because she is mostly nude and he is physically ready, just not emotionally invested in this particular woman.
The spy plot did not make a lot of sense to me and I wish that there was resolution with Clarissa’s mother knowing the truth about her husband, but I was entertained, just not emotionally engaged.
There are spies, nefarious plans, and a double hostage situation. We also had a spoiled, but complex, secondary character who carried most of the action of the plot.
The romance was not very interesting in that James and Clarissa fell in love years ago and separated because of a disagreement. Then they make up and confess that they still love one another. There really was no journey towards the reconciliation other than their internal musings. And, at times, I felt James would have been perfectly fine with any woman as indicated in a scene where the heroine is in the room next to him and a different woman is making him contemplate intimacy with her because she is mostly nude and he is physically ready, just not emotionally invested in this particular woman.
The spy plot did not make a lot of sense to me and I wish that there was resolution with Clarissa’s mother knowing the truth about her husband, but I was entertained, just not emotionally engaged.