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Wilde in Love
by Eloisa James
2.5-3 stars
This was my first Eloisa James book and from everything I've heard, I don't think I started with the right book. WILDE IN LOVE just didn't hit any excitement buttons for me. In fact, I read it over a few weeks, dipping in and out, keeping up with the story but not getting truly drawn in.
The story itself has potential with a hero that felt a bit unusual to me in historical romance. Alaric Wilde was an 'Indiana Jones' of his day but as interested in people of distant countries as he was relics. I really liked the idea of Alaric but I didn't fully connect with him. Alaric returns to England and everyone is wowed by him (but me?) but I loved that Willa wasn't wowed by him either. I liked Willa most of the time and was most engaged by her out of all the characters in the book.
I can't exactly put my finger on what the problem was with this read but I think it was a combination of the story line and lack of connection with Alaric because I found myself bored. I will press on and try something else of Eloisa James as I have heard great things about her writing. Sadly, I can't enthusiastically recommend this book.
A copy of this book was provided by the publisher through Edelweiss, in return for a honest review.
Reviewed for Jo&IsaLoveBooks Blog.
This was my first Eloisa James book and from everything I've heard, I don't think I started with the right book. WILDE IN LOVE just didn't hit any excitement buttons for me. In fact, I read it over a few weeks, dipping in and out, keeping up with the story but not getting truly drawn in.
The story itself has potential with a hero that felt a bit unusual to me in historical romance. Alaric Wilde was an 'Indiana Jones' of his day but as interested in people of distant countries as he was relics. I really liked the idea of Alaric but I didn't fully connect with him. Alaric returns to England and everyone is wowed by him (but me?) but I loved that Willa wasn't wowed by him either. I liked Willa most of the time and was most engaged by her out of all the characters in the book.
I can't exactly put my finger on what the problem was with this read but I think it was a combination of the story line and lack of connection with Alaric because I found myself bored. I will press on and try something else of Eloisa James as I have heard great things about her writing. Sadly, I can't enthusiastically recommend this book.
A copy of this book was provided by the publisher through Edelweiss, in return for a honest review.
Reviewed for Jo&IsaLoveBooks Blog.