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A review by pastel_clouds
Sins of a Wicked Duke by Sophie Jordan
2.0
Re-read in 2020:
Full disclosure, I re-read by accident, not remembering that I’d read it already a couple of years ago.
I adore Fallon as a protagonist, she is the main reason I read this book. Most of the encounters with the male love interest are imo wholly lacking consent on her part and read like sexual assault, which the narrative excuses throughout the book. That is mainly why I don’t particularly like the story, despite me liking some aspects of the book. The hero is pretty much portrayed as a bully, showing glimpses of being a good person to other people, while being utterly horrible to Fallon most of the time even if you manage to ignore the dubious- to pretty much non-consensual nature of some scenes. There’s also lots of victim-blaming with the hero repeatedly accusing the protagonist of being at fault for his actions as well as the actions of others towards her.
My rating of 2 stars still stands.
Full disclosure, I re-read by accident, not remembering that I’d read it already a couple of years ago.
I adore Fallon as a protagonist, she is the main reason I read this book. Most of the encounters with the male love interest are imo wholly lacking consent on her part and read like sexual assault, which the narrative excuses throughout the book. That is mainly why I don’t particularly like the story, despite me liking some aspects of the book. The hero is pretty much portrayed as a bully, showing glimpses of being a good person to other people, while being utterly horrible to Fallon most of the time even if you manage to ignore the dubious- to pretty much non-consensual nature of some scenes. There’s also lots of victim-blaming with the hero repeatedly accusing the protagonist of being at fault for his actions as well as the actions of others towards her.
My rating of 2 stars still stands.