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A review by amshofner
My Beautiful Enemy by Sherry Thomas
3.0
3.5
My Beautiful Enemy is told in dual timelines, and, like other books that employ this tactic, it took a while to settle into the story. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, but it can require a specific mood to get into, especially when the bulk of the romance happens in the past timeline.
As is the case here.
That said, the only thing stopping me from rating this book higher is the ending; certain parts of the romance (not the sex! AHEM) happened so easily I had to blink and reread just to make sure it had really happened. It was anti-climatic, especially when the rest of the book seemed to pull and tug at my heart strings because ALL THE THINGS THAT HAPPENED.
The suspense plot line was, perhaps, also lacking in tension right in the end, with enough clues early on to guess who was causing trouble, but not enough clues to figure out why or how beforehand, so it was a surprise and obvious, all at once. If that makes sense.
But I did enjoy that a good portion of this book took place away from England and included Chinese culture. I want more Sherry Thomas books, and despite my promise to myself that I'd attend to my non-historical romance books sitting unread on my shelves, all I want to do is check to see if my library has more Sherry Thomas books.
My Beautiful Enemy is told in dual timelines, and, like other books that employ this tactic, it took a while to settle into the story. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, but it can require a specific mood to get into, especially when the bulk of the romance happens in the past timeline.
As is the case here.
That said, the only thing stopping me from rating this book higher is the ending; certain parts of the romance (not the sex! AHEM) happened so easily I had to blink and reread just to make sure it had really happened. It was anti-climatic, especially when the rest of the book seemed to pull and tug at my heart strings because ALL THE THINGS THAT HAPPENED.
The suspense plot line was, perhaps, also lacking in tension right in the end, with enough clues early on to guess who was causing trouble, but not enough clues to figure out why or how beforehand, so it was a surprise and obvious, all at once. If that makes sense.
But I did enjoy that a good portion of this book took place away from England and included Chinese culture. I want more Sherry Thomas books, and despite my promise to myself that I'd attend to my non-historical romance books sitting unread on my shelves, all I want to do is check to see if my library has more Sherry Thomas books.