A review by reclusivebookslug
Alcott Hall by Emily Rath

emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

This is the hottest historical romance/erotica I've read to date, and the first with a poly romance. One thing that I didn't like was the hierarchical nature of their relationship, although this wasn't front-and-center of their dynamic.

It was like Charles and Madeline were subs and John was their dom, and both of their relationships to John were more important than the relationship between Charles and Madeline. It's suggested that this hierarchical poly dynamic is even more apparent between the main characters of the other books in this series, so I do not plan on reading those.

This is just personal preference, really, but the hierarchical, almost BDSM-like dynamic is not my thing, at least in this instance.