kat_gale 's review for:

Slightly Dangerous by Mary Balogh

3.0

emotional funny medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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so basically this uppity bitch named Wulfric (yes-- you read that right) gets caught in this party where the FMC Christine (normal name!) is also attending. Christine is a widow of two years, has been ostracized for her Extroverted realness, and is ready to never ever see Wulfric again. Wulfric is the human embodiment of a cold stone wall while Christine (as described mannnnyyy times) is a ray of sunlight. It's grumpy/sunshine with slowburn* (they have sex before the 30 mark or something but it's a one night stand thing w no passion). 

I found Christine's antics very entertaining, and Wulfric's reaction to her was very typical of a classist man. To be honest if we never got the insight into his thinking I would've been sooooooo confused at his behavior. The payoff when he finally laughs was VERY satisfying--  also this man wants that cookie BAAAAAD. He would egg her on cause he liked when she made fun of him and liked to see her laugh... and the situations he would put himself in just to help her out--- "ambivalent" I'm Sure!!!!! 

I'm always SUPER glad when the heroine has her frontal lobe developed in these books cause apparently one of the other books in the Bedwyn Saga the FMC was 18 and by the time this book happens it has been 2 years and she already has two kids-- GAG ME, I'm sure!!! That's a fucking horror story!!! Luckily Christine is like 29 and has been previously married so she passes my test. Rip to the other girl though... 

This book was a sweet Pride and Prejudice (ish) retelling and was a solid read. On the emotional end, this book was a satisfying slow burn. Idk if I would reread it, but it was pretty solid.