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A review by reeyabeegale
The Devil and the Heiress by Harper St. George
3.0
3.5 stars.
I feel very sad that I only have this rating to offer, especially after being so sure it would be a 5-star read for me. The beginning up until 70%-ish of the book was so strong, I caught myself feeling swept off my feet by the budding romance between Violet and Leigh (I refuse to call him by Christian, I think Leigh suits him better).
Sadly, it was the aftermath and the reconciliation/conclusion that brought down my rating.
It would seem that the author is very confident inserting miscommunication and misunderstanding as both conflict and aftermath -- at least in this series. I've had the same problem with the first book, and with the synopsis of this, I was anticipating it but I was blindsided. When Leigh chose to be honest, I would've thought Violet would've reacted differently than she did. But the falling out happened waaaay after that which I didn't appreciate.
I didn't like how the aftermath was played out. It did seem that Leigh didn't understand the extent of damage it put on Violet's trust. I wish things were differently, I don't mind when there's groveling, but I would've appreciated this more if it was done differently.
And then the conclusion felt weak. It didn't satisfy. It felt so anticlimactic in comparison to the strong beginning of this book. Also, Leigh's deeds to prove his love was a bit pretentious in my opinion, especially if I'll take it into account in real life -- it will not fly. I didn't find it romantic at all. Don't get me wrong, I love Leigh as a hero, but I think the profession of his love and adoration should've been given more justice and depth. I can't fully explain it but it just fell short for me and I wish it could've been more.
I'm so disappointed, not because I didn't like this book but because I actually loved more than half of this book and then suddenly it went downhill. I thought I found another yearly favorite, but it fell through in the last minute. I would definitely read the third installment, which is Max's book and I'm hoping it will not have similar conflicts to both the first and the second books in the series.
I gave this a lower rating than the first book, but regardless of my dislike of the latter part of this book, I still much prefer this over that one. This was better overall, except for how it treaded in the latter chapters. I wish the ones who will read it, will enjoy it more than I did because this really deserves high ratings.
I feel very sad that I only have this rating to offer, especially after being so sure it would be a 5-star read for me. The beginning up until 70%-ish of the book was so strong, I caught myself feeling swept off my feet by the budding romance between Violet and Leigh (I refuse to call him by Christian, I think Leigh suits him better).
Sadly, it was the aftermath and the reconciliation/conclusion that brought down my rating.
It would seem that the author is very confident inserting miscommunication and misunderstanding as both conflict and aftermath -- at least in this series. I've had the same problem with the first book, and with the synopsis of this, I was anticipating it but I was blindsided. When Leigh chose to be honest, I would've thought Violet would've reacted differently than she did. But the falling out happened waaaay after that which I didn't appreciate.
I didn't like how the aftermath was played out. It did seem that Leigh didn't understand the extent of damage it put on Violet's trust. I wish things were differently, I don't mind when there's groveling, but I would've appreciated this more if it was done differently.
And then the conclusion felt weak. It didn't satisfy. It felt so anticlimactic in comparison to the strong beginning of this book. Also, Leigh's deeds to prove his love was a bit pretentious in my opinion, especially if I'll take it into account in real life -- it will not fly. I didn't find it romantic at all. Don't get me wrong, I love Leigh as a hero, but I think the profession of his love and adoration should've been given more justice and depth. I can't fully explain it but it just fell short for me and I wish it could've been more.
I'm so disappointed, not because I didn't like this book but because I actually loved more than half of this book and then suddenly it went downhill. I thought I found another yearly favorite, but it fell through in the last minute. I would definitely read the third installment, which is Max's book and I'm hoping it will not have similar conflicts to both the first and the second books in the series.
I gave this a lower rating than the first book, but regardless of my dislike of the latter part of this book, I still much prefer this over that one. This was better overall, except for how it treaded in the latter chapters. I wish the ones who will read it, will enjoy it more than I did because this really deserves high ratings.