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A review by bruacioly
Beauty and the Rake by Erica Monroe
2.0
I received this book for free from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This in no way affected my opinion of the book, or the content of my review.
This book was a bit disappointing.
I wasn't expecting prime literature, but I was expecting fun and flirty romance, but this was overall a little "meh".
This is a part of a series, and I know that a lot of what happened to Abbie is in the previous book, but I was still able to understand the story. I can't say how much I'm missing out on, but this definitely can be read as a stand alone, no problem.
I enjoyed the idea of the story a lot - a beauty and the beast retelling is always appealing in my eyes and the parallels with the fairy-tale/disney movie were very well done and obvious, while remaining true to the new story, not feeling too forced. I also really liked Abigail's background and personality - she is a really strong character and she has been through a really traumatic experience that has made her lose a lot of her self-confidence and happiness. But she still keeps on trying hard to take care of her sister.
Michael was a good character as well, I liked how he shows he softer side from time to time, but remains his gruffly self. However, I don't think his character was very well explored in this - we get a sense of his past and he goes through a change along with Abigail, but he didn't made an impression on me as much as she did.
I can't point exactly what it was that made me not like this book other than the fact that it was simply average.
First of all, I thought that the things that happened to the characters and the antagonist were a little too dark - not overly, but just a little darker than I would have preferred. When I read these romances, I'm looking for some fluff. This isn't really a criticism, but just me stating my personal preference.
Also, as I said, I really like the premise, which is why I read it and the romance had its fun moments, but ultimately I wasn't enchanted by it - it didn't have that "wow-factor" to set it apart from other books.
I'd recommend it for someone who really likes historical romance - maybe it wasn't for me, but someone else may enjoy it.
This book was a bit disappointing.
I wasn't expecting prime literature, but I was expecting fun and flirty romance, but this was overall a little "meh".
This is a part of a series, and I know that a lot of what happened to Abbie is in the previous book, but I was still able to understand the story. I can't say how much I'm missing out on, but this definitely can be read as a stand alone, no problem.
I enjoyed the idea of the story a lot - a beauty and the beast retelling is always appealing in my eyes and the parallels with the fairy-tale/disney movie were very well done and obvious, while remaining true to the new story, not feeling too forced. I also really liked Abigail's background and personality - she is a really strong character and she has been through a really traumatic experience that has made her lose a lot of her self-confidence and happiness. But she still keeps on trying hard to take care of her sister.
Michael was a good character as well, I liked how he shows he softer side from time to time, but remains his gruffly self. However, I don't think his character was very well explored in this - we get a sense of his past and he goes through a change along with Abigail, but he didn't made an impression on me as much as she did.
I can't point exactly what it was that made me not like this book other than the fact that it was simply average.
First of all, I thought that the things that happened to the characters and the antagonist were a little too dark - not overly, but just a little darker than I would have preferred. When I read these romances, I'm looking for some fluff. This isn't really a criticism, but just me stating my personal preference.
Also, as I said, I really like the premise, which is why I read it and the romance had its fun moments, but ultimately I wasn't enchanted by it - it didn't have that "wow-factor" to set it apart from other books.
I'd recommend it for someone who really likes historical romance - maybe it wasn't for me, but someone else may enjoy it.