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stuffandwhatnot 's review for:
Lady Gallant
by Suzanne Robinson
adventurous
emotional
tense
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Set during the last few months of the reign of Mary I. Both the hero (Christian) and the heroine (Nora) are secretly working to promote Elizabeth as Mary's successor, unbeknownst to each other. Christian is a classic old school romance rogue--witty, sharp, skilled in fighting (both dirty and honorable), and irresistible to all women save for Nora. She's shy, sweet, beautiful but believes she's plain (sooooo old school romance there!), and loves children and animals far more than sweet words and jewels. She confounds Christian and it's clear to everyone but him that he's obsessed with her.
I admit I picked this up solely because I heard there was an epic grovel, and oh lordy, there is. Through various plot events, he comes to believe she betrayed him. His cruelty towards her at that point is heartbreaking. He hits at every insecurity she has with precision accuracy and twists the blade while he's there. I could only keep reading because I knew it would be delicious agony when he realized he was wrong and that he'd hurt her for nothing. I'm telling you, the grovel is basically the last FORTY PERCENT of the book. *fans self* And yet... I could have done with a little more? No, I'm too greedy. But...
There's a few old school 80s/90s tropes that weren't great and knocked a star off for me. In particular the 'evil gay' trope--overt with de Ateca and implied with Jack Midnight. And Christian's traumatic childhood got quite a bit more attention than Nora's. Still, delicious agony, epic grovel.
I admit I picked this up solely because I heard there was an epic grovel, and oh lordy, there is. Through various plot events, he comes to believe she betrayed him. His cruelty towards her at that point is heartbreaking. He hits at every insecurity she has with precision accuracy and twists the blade while he's there. I could only keep reading because I knew it would be delicious agony when he realized he was wrong and that he'd hurt her for nothing. I'm telling you, the grovel is basically the last FORTY PERCENT of the book. *fans self* And yet... I could have done with a little more? No, I'm too greedy. But...
There's a few old school 80s/90s tropes that weren't great and knocked a star off for me. In particular the 'evil gay' trope--overt with de Ateca and implied with Jack Midnight. And Christian's traumatic childhood got quite a bit more attention than Nora's. Still, delicious agony, epic grovel.