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His at Night
by Sherry Thomas
This was thoroughly enjoyable (a couple of quibbles aside), and I read it so quickly that I needed to re-read it immediately to get everything I had missed first time through in my eagerness to see what happened next.
I have a weakness for the silly ass hero - think Peter Wimsey - so I had no real problems with the central premise of His at Night (though it is a bit preposterous, I agree). Vere's relationship with his brother was sweet and touching (nice to see Freddie getting his own happy ending too, after his disappointment in [b:Private Arrangements|16430602|Private Arrangements|Sherry Thomas|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/book/50x75-6121bf4c1f669098041843ec9650ca19.png|2685945]).
And Elissande was a most sympathetic heroine-tied-to-the-train-tracks. I particularly liked the way she used smiling as a weapon - the only one available to her.
The opening scenes are, on the whole, closer in nature to a screw-ball comedy than anything else, eg whenVere persuades Elissande to listen to him caterwauling outside while someone rifles a safe behind her . Great stuff. I'm always blown away by the depth of emotion Sherry Thomas can conjure up in her characters, and I love being battered and bruised as their relationships develop. His at Night is no exception, right up to the delightful final scene of reconciliation.
I did have some problems understanding Vere's motivations in particular. Even though he understands full well why Elissande behaved as she did, he insists on believing her inherently devious. And when he's got over that hump, he is then determined to believe he's not worthy of her. Neither really works for me.
The villain here shapes up as one of the nastiest ever encountered outside [a:Elizabeth von Arnim|2098|Elizabeth von Arnim|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1364066879p2/2098.jpg]'s [b:Vera|5503810|Vera|Elizabeth von Arnim|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/book/50x75-6121bf4c1f669098041843ec9650ca19.png|1283481] but I felt he dwindled quite quickly: while he certainly threatened Elissande, the potential for the emotional evil that had intrigued me earlier on dissipated rapidly.
But I know I'll go back to this book again - thoroughly recommended.
I have a weakness for the silly ass hero - think Peter Wimsey - so I had no real problems with the central premise of His at Night (though it is a bit preposterous, I agree). Vere's relationship with his brother was sweet and touching (nice to see Freddie getting his own happy ending too, after his disappointment in [b:Private Arrangements|16430602|Private Arrangements|Sherry Thomas|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/book/50x75-6121bf4c1f669098041843ec9650ca19.png|2685945]).
And Elissande was a most sympathetic heroine-tied-to-the-train-tracks. I particularly liked the way she used smiling as a weapon - the only one available to her.
The opening scenes are, on the whole, closer in nature to a screw-ball comedy than anything else, eg when
I did have some problems understanding Vere's motivations in particular. Even though he understands full well why Elissande behaved as she did, he insists on believing her inherently devious. And when he's got over that hump, he is then determined to believe he's not worthy of her. Neither really works for me.
The villain here shapes up as one of the nastiest ever encountered outside [a:Elizabeth von Arnim|2098|Elizabeth von Arnim|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1364066879p2/2098.jpg]'s [b:Vera|5503810|Vera|Elizabeth von Arnim|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/book/50x75-6121bf4c1f669098041843ec9650ca19.png|1283481] but I felt he dwindled quite quickly: while he certainly threatened Elissande, the potential for the emotional evil that had intrigued me earlier on dissipated rapidly.
But I know I'll go back to this book again - thoroughly recommended.