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A review by kashila
Lord of Scoundrels by Loretta Chase
funny
medium-paced
3.75
"i can fix him" (except she shoots him first)
It was a fun reading. The dialogue is quick and witty, and the plot is crazy enough. There is some strong character building, especially at the beginning. Dain is decidely and strongly sexist in his beliefs and speech, but Jessica won't take nonesense (though the gender essentialism is always there). I liked that she was strong-willed, intelligent, passionate and expressed her sexual desires clearly. She (at least to a certain point) has dreams of her very own, which was great (though she kind of forgot about her career-goals later in the story, which was a shame). But all and all, our Jess is a girlboss.
There's also this "passionate Italian" trope going around all the time, linked to poor-but-oh-so-virile byronic hero (the bits in Italian were a bit cringy. He's bilingual but still). I also found quite interesting that it is him that has all these huge self-image issues, and that we see how those insecurities formed in him. The prologue was nothing short of a brilliant character building/study.
The instant lust is there, but at least we see them trying to build it into something else --and we see it could work very well. I really loved grandmother Guinevere too, and the book contains a historical detail or curiosity here and there, which I liked.
Could have finished at around chapter 16, but I also liked the ending quite a bit. The last plot twist (?) was more effective than what I'd thought. I will most likely check out some of the other books in the series.
It was a fun reading. The dialogue is quick and witty, and the plot is crazy enough. There is some strong character building, especially at the beginning. Dain is decidely and strongly sexist in his beliefs and speech, but Jessica won't take nonesense (though the gender essentialism is always there). I liked that she was strong-willed, intelligent, passionate and expressed her sexual desires clearly. She (at least to a certain point) has dreams of her very own, which was great (though she kind of forgot about her career-goals later in the story, which was a shame). But all and all, our Jess is a girlboss.
There's also this "passionate Italian" trope going around all the time, linked to poor-but-oh-so-virile byronic hero (the bits in Italian were a bit cringy. He's bilingual but still). I also found quite interesting that it is him that has all these huge self-image issues, and that we see how those insecurities formed in him. The prologue was nothing short of a brilliant character building/study.
The instant lust is there, but at least we see them trying to build it into something else --and we see it could work very well. I really loved grandmother Guinevere too, and the book contains a historical detail or curiosity here and there, which I liked.
Could have finished at around chapter 16, but I also liked the ending quite a bit. The last plot twist (?) was more effective than what I'd thought. I will most likely check out some of the other books in the series.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Sexism, and Sexual content