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A review by jackiehorne
At Last Comes Love by Mary Balogh
2.0
4/1
I remembered this as my favorite of the Huxtable books. I love seeing Margaret, the eldest Huxtable sister who sacrificed her romantic opportunity to remain and take care of her orphaned siblings, having the chance to rebel a little from being the good girl. And I love the subverting of the second chance romance plotline, in which Margaret comes to see that if she'd married that early love, she probably wouldn't have been happy now. And I love the insight that Duncan shares with Margaret: that those who are all about serving others deny others the chance to love when they do not make themselves vulnerable ever.
But I'd totally forgotten the ugly homophobic climatic backstory revelation, and felt disappointed in my past self for rating the book so highly in spite of it thee first time I read it. So, 4 stars without that ugly twist, 1 star because of it.
I remembered this as my favorite of the Huxtable books. I love seeing Margaret, the eldest Huxtable sister who sacrificed her romantic opportunity to remain and take care of her orphaned siblings, having the chance to rebel a little from being the good girl. And I love the subverting of the second chance romance plotline, in which Margaret comes to see that if she'd married that early love, she probably wouldn't have been happy now. And I love the insight that Duncan shares with Margaret: that those who are all about serving others deny others the chance to love when they do not make themselves vulnerable ever.
But I'd totally forgotten the ugly homophobic climatic backstory revelation, and felt disappointed in my past self for rating the book so highly in spite of it thee first time I read it. So, 4 stars without that ugly twist, 1 star because of it.