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A review by sarah_moynihan
To Seduce a Scoundrel by Darcy Burke
3.0
'A lady on the brink of disaster
Quintessential debutante Lady Philippa Latham is determined to avoid scandal at all costs so that she may marry well. When her mother’s outrageous behavior threatens their family’s reputation, Philippa unwittingly follows her to a party no unmarried Society girl would risk attending. As if that wasn’t bad enough, Philippa is “rescued” from disaster by England’s most notorious scoundrel, which sets them both on a path to public and personal ruin.
A scoundrel in need of seduction
Lord Ambrose Sevrin is infamous for ruining his brother’s fiancée and refusing to marry her. Content to remain among the fringe of the upper ten thousand, he is an intriguing enigma to London’s elite. Philippa thinks she’s met the true Ambrose—a gentleman who would fight to defend her and help her secure a husband before it’s too late. But he can’t be that husband, even for her. He won’t tolerate redemption—or love—for his crimes are far worse than anyone can imagine.'
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3.5 stars, rounded down to 3 stars.
To Seduce a Scoundrel is the third book in Darcy Burke's Secrets and Scandals series.
This book has such a strong start and I was fully on board, I found both main characters to be really sweet and I was invested in them. I also loved that while trying to make their escape from the party unseen, it was like Murphy's Law was seriously working against them, making sure that everything could go wrong to thwart their escape did. And Philippa actually acknowledges this, which made it more amusing for me and kind of broke down the sheer impracticality of it for me.
But unfortunately I found that the book kind of started to lose steam for me at about the halfway point. What had been a really promising connection between Philippa and Ambrose turned a bit sour. Philippa is just constanly chasing him, despite him pushing her away multiple times. And Ambrose is playing with her emotions by allowing these situations between them to progress to a certain point only bring everything screeching to a halt to stick to his self made oath.
I think largely the problem was that Ambrose had his head up his butt for a little to long and nearly reuined everything as a result. I know that this is one of Darcy Burke's earliest series and so it is not of the calibre of writing that I am used to, but I will still be continuing with the series.
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I read this book with my Kindle Unlimited membership.
Quintessential debutante Lady Philippa Latham is determined to avoid scandal at all costs so that she may marry well. When her mother’s outrageous behavior threatens their family’s reputation, Philippa unwittingly follows her to a party no unmarried Society girl would risk attending. As if that wasn’t bad enough, Philippa is “rescued” from disaster by England’s most notorious scoundrel, which sets them both on a path to public and personal ruin.
A scoundrel in need of seduction
Lord Ambrose Sevrin is infamous for ruining his brother’s fiancée and refusing to marry her. Content to remain among the fringe of the upper ten thousand, he is an intriguing enigma to London’s elite. Philippa thinks she’s met the true Ambrose—a gentleman who would fight to defend her and help her secure a husband before it’s too late. But he can’t be that husband, even for her. He won’t tolerate redemption—or love—for his crimes are far worse than anyone can imagine.'
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3.5 stars, rounded down to 3 stars.
To Seduce a Scoundrel is the third book in Darcy Burke's Secrets and Scandals series.
This book has such a strong start and I was fully on board, I found both main characters to be really sweet and I was invested in them. I also loved that while trying to make their escape from the party unseen, it was like Murphy's Law was seriously working against them, making sure that everything could go wrong to thwart their escape did. And Philippa actually acknowledges this, which made it more amusing for me and kind of broke down the sheer impracticality of it for me.
But unfortunately I found that the book kind of started to lose steam for me at about the halfway point. What had been a really promising connection between Philippa and Ambrose turned a bit sour. Philippa is just constanly chasing him, despite him pushing her away multiple times. And Ambrose is playing with her emotions by allowing these situations between them to progress to a certain point only bring everything screeching to a halt to stick to his self made oath.
I think largely the problem was that Ambrose had his head up his butt for a little to long and nearly reuined everything as a result. I know that this is one of Darcy Burke's earliest series and so it is not of the calibre of writing that I am used to, but I will still be continuing with the series.
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I read this book with my Kindle Unlimited membership.