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Attracted to the Earl
by Bronwen Evans
Guy becomes an earl upon the untimely death of his brother. Guy harbors a secret that he worries could cost him his estate and freedom - and possibly send him to asylum.
Abigail grew up an orphan and lives for studying and drawing plants. She goes to Guys estate to draw the elusive ghost orchid.
Guy and Abigail both have a lot of baggage and secrets. I liked that these were revealed in pieces as the book went on, instead of slammed together at the end. However, I feel like because of all the extra things going on, they remained virtual strangers in the story. I felt like they didn’t spend a lot of time getting to know each other. It was more of an attraction at first sight feeling. There’s deception and mistrust coming into play, but they didn’t have a problem sharing their bodies with each other, and that felt very wrong. I can’t enjoy the physical side unless the emotional connection is there, and I didn’t feel it in this book. There’s a side story with Abigail’s sister Dora that I think takes away page time from the main characters who desperately needed it.
I also didn’t like how the problem came between them of their class differences and it being a huge obstacle in their relationship, then it was basically ignored at the end.
Overall I felt like this book had just way too much going on for there to be a focus on the romance. However if you like an action packed book with lots of bombshell revelations, this might be a hit for you. Sadly for me, it was not my cup of tea.
I was able to receive an ARC copy complimentary from netgalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.
Abigail grew up an orphan and lives for studying and drawing plants. She goes to Guys estate to draw the elusive ghost orchid.
Guy and Abigail both have a lot of baggage and secrets. I liked that these were revealed in pieces as the book went on, instead of slammed together at the end. However, I feel like because of all the extra things going on, they remained virtual strangers in the story. I felt like they didn’t spend a lot of time getting to know each other. It was more of an attraction at first sight feeling. There’s deception and mistrust coming into play, but they didn’t have a problem sharing their bodies with each other, and that felt very wrong. I can’t enjoy the physical side unless the emotional connection is there, and I didn’t feel it in this book. There’s a side story with Abigail’s sister Dora that I think takes away page time from the main characters who desperately needed it.
I also didn’t like how the problem came between them of their class differences and it being a huge obstacle in their relationship, then it was basically ignored at the end.
Overall I felt like this book had just way too much going on for there to be a focus on the romance. However if you like an action packed book with lots of bombshell revelations, this might be a hit for you. Sadly for me, it was not my cup of tea.
I was able to receive an ARC copy complimentary from netgalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.