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A review by koalathebear
How to Catch a Wicked Viscount by Amy Rose Bennett
2.0
I wanted to rate this book book higher because I enjoyed the writing and found it entertaining. Unfortunate Sophie seemed very bland and uninteresting to me. Naturally we are supposed to find her beautiful, witty, unusual and mesmerising .. but really she just came across very beautiful but rather insipid and bland. The other female characters were actually much more engaging and I'm looking forward to their stories more ...
The other thing that detracted is that perhaps I'm getting old but the idea of a rakehell no longer appeals. Nate is handsome and charming... but to me he came across as a somewhat useless dandy with no real skills, talents or intellect to recommend himself. Also, there was much talk of all the conquests of Nate and his friends and all I could think about was syphilis - which was a real romance dampener. That being said, the book was enjoyable - I just didn't like either of the main characters even though I know I was supposed to.
The other thing that detracted is that perhaps I'm getting old but the idea of a rakehell no longer appeals. Nate is handsome and charming... but to me he came across as a somewhat useless dandy with no real skills, talents or intellect to recommend himself. Also, there was much talk of all the conquests of Nate and his friends and all I could think about was syphilis - which was a real romance dampener. That being said, the book was enjoyable - I just didn't like either of the main characters even though I know I was supposed to.