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A review by juliana_aldous
After Dark with a Scoundrel by Alexandra Hawkins
2.0
I'm not going to lie. I picked this up at Goodwill and I needed a quick read after spending time the past couple of months with some big books and big authors that require some big thought. I haven't read a regency in a long time, I finished the Virgin River series, I watched Season 1 of Bridgerton, so thought I'd give this a try.
I read it until the end. There were some overused words and phrases which I won't repeat here. I find it irritating when all people talk in insults, one-ups, and the main character sticks out their tongue instead of witty repartee. I detected no underlying themes or prose I'd want to quote. It was quick. It seemed to plod along and then introduced a lot of things in the last 30 pages or so. I had a hard time keeping the names of the Lords of Vice apart as they are all interchangeable and have nicknames like Frost, Dare, Sin, Reign, Squid, Fingers (the last two made up). It was fine.
Would I read more of this series? Probably not.
I read it until the end. There were some overused words and phrases which I won't repeat here. I find it irritating when all people talk in insults, one-ups, and the main character sticks out their tongue instead of witty repartee. I detected no underlying themes or prose I'd want to quote. It was quick. It seemed to plod along and then introduced a lot of things in the last 30 pages or so. I had a hard time keeping the names of the Lords of Vice apart as they are all interchangeable and have nicknames like Frost, Dare, Sin, Reign, Squid, Fingers (the last two made up). It was fine.
Would I read more of this series? Probably not.