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A review by mephala
Temptations of a Wallflower by Eva Leigh
4.0
Although it has a slow start, Temptations of a Wallflower offers a delightful story of two unique characters not only finding true love, but themselves along the way.
I’ve read my first Eva Leigh’s book some time ago, and as it happens it was the previous one in this very series. I remember it vaguely, but looking at my review notes, I guess I wasn’t very taken with it. Nevertheless, as I heard and read so much good things about Temptations of a Wallflower, I decided to finally take a gander myself.
The first couple of chapter were a little rough for me. The story was interesting, especially because of the main hero, but the slow pacing and seemingly lack of tension bored me. Fortunately, somewhere around the middle mark the story finally picked up and I was enjoying the build up to the ending.
The thing that intrigued me the most about this book was Jeremy, a Vicar as a romantic lead. It was the first time I’ve read a romantic novel with such unique main hero. I can safely say he was great; Eva Leigh did an amazing job developing his character. Among the sea of rakes, rogues and silver tongue charmers, this stoic, reserved, almost virginal hero was like a breath of fresh air. Not only that, he wasn’t “too good to be true”; in fact it was his character that brought the most tension and dramatic scenes in the book. And that sensual hidden streak of his? Very very nice, indeed. I fully admit, I was disappointed whenin the epilogue, it was revealed he actually left the Clergy, but it’s understandable given his wife’s literary career.
Compared to him Sarah didn’t stand out so much, but I still thoroughly enjoyed her journey to finding herself and the independence that went with this discovery.
They worked well as a couple; I liked their chemistry, especially during those, oh so delicious, erotic scenes.
The plot and characters were great, unfortunately the prose felt a little awkward in places. The uneven pacing mentioned earlier, made the annoying word repetitions and clumsy sentence structures stand out even more. It’s interesting, as Eva Leigh knows how to sizzle the pages with delicious sex scenes. The difference in narrative flow between “regular” scenes and the intimate ones was curiously noticeable.
Temptations of a Wallflower might be a little rough around the edges, with pacing issues and a slightly awkward prose, but it has a compelling story with well-developed characters. Jeremy Cleland was definitely the strongest element of the book, and I loved how complex his personality was.
3,5/5 stars
I’ve read my first Eva Leigh’s book some time ago, and as it happens it was the previous one in this very series. I remember it vaguely, but looking at my review notes, I guess I wasn’t very taken with it. Nevertheless, as I heard and read so much good things about Temptations of a Wallflower, I decided to finally take a gander myself.
The first couple of chapter were a little rough for me. The story was interesting, especially because of the main hero, but the slow pacing and seemingly lack of tension bored me. Fortunately, somewhere around the middle mark the story finally picked up and I was enjoying the build up to the ending.
The thing that intrigued me the most about this book was Jeremy, a Vicar as a romantic lead. It was the first time I’ve read a romantic novel with such unique main hero. I can safely say he was great; Eva Leigh did an amazing job developing his character. Among the sea of rakes, rogues and silver tongue charmers, this stoic, reserved, almost virginal hero was like a breath of fresh air. Not only that, he wasn’t “too good to be true”; in fact it was his character that brought the most tension and dramatic scenes in the book. And that sensual hidden streak of his? Very very nice, indeed. I fully admit, I was disappointed when
Compared to him Sarah didn’t stand out so much, but I still thoroughly enjoyed her journey to finding herself and the independence that went with this discovery.
They worked well as a couple; I liked their chemistry, especially during those, oh so delicious, erotic scenes.
The plot and characters were great, unfortunately the prose felt a little awkward in places. The uneven pacing mentioned earlier, made the annoying word repetitions and clumsy sentence structures stand out even more. It’s interesting, as Eva Leigh knows how to sizzle the pages with delicious sex scenes. The difference in narrative flow between “regular” scenes and the intimate ones was curiously noticeable.
Temptations of a Wallflower might be a little rough around the edges, with pacing issues and a slightly awkward prose, but it has a compelling story with well-developed characters. Jeremy Cleland was definitely the strongest element of the book, and I loved how complex his personality was.
3,5/5 stars