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A review by alisonb
One Little Sin by Liz Carlyle
3.0
Liz Carlyle is a terrific author and I am slowly working my way through her body of work. What I love about Carlyle is the talent with which she transports and immerses me in the story through her descriptive writing that sees to the heart of the characters she is bringing to life from the page.
Unfortunately, this book is the first one that left me feeling disappointed in the characters. I did not connect with either of them. I am all for a rake and a scoundrel who becomes reformed, but Alasdair's reformation did not feel like a natural progression and he was never redeemed in my eyes (other than his commitment and connection with his daughter, Sorcha).
This book also falls under the category of a romance in which the couple are instantly attracted to one another, and then exist separately for a good portion of the novel (she is engaged to someone else in the last quarter of the book). It lacked the building blocks that I needed to witness in order to believe in the changes that came about with Alasdair. I also just didn't respect him as a man.
4 stars for the writing and 2 stars for the characters= 3 stars
CW/TW: Hero is intimate with mistress after meeting the heroine, a child is seriously injured in an accident, fire emergency/situation, hero still hanging around one of his mistresses late in the novel (no infidelity).
Unfortunately, this book is the first one that left me feeling disappointed in the characters. I did not connect with either of them. I am all for a rake and a scoundrel who becomes reformed, but Alasdair's reformation did not feel like a natural progression and he was never redeemed in my eyes (other than his commitment and connection with his daughter, Sorcha).
This book also falls under the category of a romance in which the couple are instantly attracted to one another, and then exist separately for a good portion of the novel (she is engaged to someone else in the last quarter of the book). It lacked the building blocks that I needed to witness in order to believe in the changes that came about with Alasdair. I also just didn't respect him as a man.
4 stars for the writing and 2 stars for the characters= 3 stars
CW/TW: Hero is intimate with mistress after meeting the heroine, a child is seriously injured in an accident, fire emergency/situation, hero still hanging around one of his mistresses late in the novel (no infidelity).