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A review by simone16
A Gentleman Never Tells by Eloisa James
2.0
So boring. Thank goodness it was short. Lacked all of the lightness and fun of the Essex sisters books, which shouldn't be a surprise, as Eloisa James hasn't written something light and fun since the Duchess series.
Related: What is with all these writers going back to their old ideas? The Bridgertons should have been finished with Hyacinth's book. The Smythe-Smiths and the new Bridgerton book were all excruciating. Now Eloisa James is writing new "Essex sisters" books, and Lisa Kleypas is about to write Sebastian & Evie's son. Forget it. The question is rhetorical. They're going back to those good ideas because none of them seem to be able to write decent new stuff, and so they're relying on the moneymakers. This novella reads like that.
You ladies all wrote amazing books in the past -- why not try to come up with a new idea now? This is why I'm waiting for new Tessa Dare & Sarah MacLean books. At least when they write a stinker, it's because it's a new idea and not some rehash of something they wrote 20 years ago.
Related: What is with all these writers going back to their old ideas? The Bridgertons should have been finished with Hyacinth's book. The Smythe-Smiths and the new Bridgerton book were all excruciating. Now Eloisa James is writing new "Essex sisters" books, and Lisa Kleypas is about to write Sebastian & Evie's son. Forget it. The question is rhetorical. They're going back to those good ideas because none of them seem to be able to write decent new stuff, and so they're relying on the moneymakers. This novella reads like that.
You ladies all wrote amazing books in the past -- why not try to come up with a new idea now? This is why I'm waiting for new Tessa Dare & Sarah MacLean books. At least when they write a stinker, it's because it's a new idea and not some rehash of something they wrote 20 years ago.