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A review by jaclynder
How to Catch a Wicked Viscount by Amy Rose Bennett
2.0
I loved the premise for How to Catch a Wicked Viscount. A group of friends get kicked out of a ladies academy for drinking and reading disreputable material. Sophie and her friends are all banished completely from society, which is kind of a problem since they are all expected to make their debut and find a husband (as one does in historical England). The situation is more dire for Sophie Brightwell because her family's financial circumstances aren't all that great and one of her stepfather's acquaintances is making his interest know. Sophie is not impressed and instead dreams of publishing her children's novel and saving her family that way. Since publishing a novel will be tricky from the country, its a lucky thing that Sophie's friend, Lady Charlotte, invites her to town. Even better since Charlotte just so happens to have an attractive, rakish brother. Chances are that Sophie might just get to publish her novel and find a husband.
While the whole setup for How to Catch a Wicked Viscount was great, I personally felt that the story was lacking something. Sophie and Nate (the rakish brother of the friend) had a kind of tepid romance considering that they were "in love" by the end. Nate's this rake figure and suddenly Sophie makes him change his ways, and I gotta admit, I didn't really buy it. What was so special about Sophie? Not to mention, I'm rather tired of romances that market the ladies that came before the heroine as somehow not good enough. This doesn't exactly put the hero in the best of lights. I know that many romances have this same setup where the heroine is "special", I just feel that many others do this better, especially in painting a stronger picture of the hero and heroine's growing relationship.
Considering that I prefer my historical romances with much stronger character development, its clear that How to Catch a Wicked Viscount was just not for me. I read a lot of historical romance and this one struck me as a bit dated and simplistic.
*Review copy provided by the publisher via NetGalley.
While the whole setup for How to Catch a Wicked Viscount was great, I personally felt that the story was lacking something. Sophie and Nate (the rakish brother of the friend) had a kind of tepid romance considering that they were "in love" by the end. Nate's this rake figure and suddenly Sophie makes him change his ways, and I gotta admit, I didn't really buy it. What was so special about Sophie? Not to mention, I'm rather tired of romances that market the ladies that came before the heroine as somehow not good enough. This doesn't exactly put the hero in the best of lights. I know that many romances have this same setup where the heroine is "special", I just feel that many others do this better, especially in painting a stronger picture of the hero and heroine's growing relationship.
Considering that I prefer my historical romances with much stronger character development, its clear that How to Catch a Wicked Viscount was just not for me. I read a lot of historical romance and this one struck me as a bit dated and simplistic.
*Review copy provided by the publisher via NetGalley.