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Slightly Dangerous
by Mary Balogh
2.5
It almost pained me to dnf this book as I loved the first half so much and considered giving it at least 4.5.
The writing is quite good. It reminded me so much of Pride and Prejudice, only slightly more modern. And what's better is that it doesn't feel like a knockoff of the former but a genuine work of its own. I also adore the heroine, who reminds me of Maria from the sound of the music. The romance is well-developed and swoon-worthy as well.
But I feel like the author lost her way in the latter half and resorted to scribbling, which resulted in plots that seems like an afterthought and tedious filler, ridiculous or even ghastly development in the romance that botched everything it had before. Even the main characters don't know what they were doing. What used to be well-planned and well-crafted scenes became tedious and repetitive monologue. What used to be a charming and kind and delightful character (Christine) became unbearable and stupid. So much potential was wasted, and I'm deeply disappointed.
It almost pained me to dnf this book as I loved the first half so much and considered giving it at least 4.5.
The writing is quite good. It reminded me so much of Pride and Prejudice, only slightly more modern. And what's better is that it doesn't feel like a knockoff of the former but a genuine work of its own. I also adore the heroine, who reminds me of Maria from the sound of the music. The romance is well-developed and swoon-worthy as well.
But I feel like the author lost her way in the latter half and resorted to scribbling, which resulted in plots that seems like an afterthought and tedious filler, ridiculous or even ghastly development in the romance that botched everything it had before. Even the main characters don't know what they were doing. What used to be well-planned and well-crafted scenes became tedious and repetitive monologue. What used to be a charming and kind and delightful character (Christine) became unbearable and stupid. So much potential was wasted, and I'm deeply disappointed.