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Two little plot, too much tedious relationship angst

Revisado: 10-31-24

I have come to expect better action/plot/and even character development in KJ Charles books. The issue of the emotional isolation of the Duke became tedious. Charles is an accomplished author and half of the content dealing with the Duke’s identity issues would have dealt amply with his situation. Instead, his identity crisis seems to be the entire raison d’etre of the book. All in all, the poor, poor, pitiful me storyline was rather sophomoric. I kept hoping that the book would get interesting, but rather it just plodded along with minor variations on the same theme.
There were many interesting minor characters whose development could have made the storyline much more interesting. At the same time, the whole subplot of the double elopement was a bit ridiculous. A woman with that much money and her supposed intrepidness seemed woefully incapable of managing her situation. And the final resolution was just unbelievable. Charles could have just written, and they all lived happily ever after. All in all, rather a disappointment.

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Totally unbelievable

Revisado: 10-07-24

This author just takes too many liberties with reality in order to make it acceptable to modern readers. Why bother to write an historical romance that has nothing to do with history.

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A fun idea made irritating by lack of effort

Revisado: 02-18-24

No Earl died unaccounted for in the Levantine or wherever he supposedly died. News of his death would have been sent immediately to the British Consulate. Also, there would have been provision in his will for her. It would not have taken much effort to make it realistic. Moreover, dying of yellow fever in this area would also have been unlikely. Typhus typhoid, or cholera would have had better verisimilitude. I won’t read another one of her books.

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Tedious

Revisado: 12-02-23

The original premise was rather fun but the heroine was needy and self indulgent. Moreover, regency romances have become not so subtle soap boxes for diatribes against the admittedly appalling 19th century position on women’s rights. But being hit over the head for three hundred or so pages by yet another young woman’s need for self expression by methods other than through embroidery or water colors and that same young woman’s insistence on not being a brood mare or being compelled to obey in all ways the decrees of a husband has become tedious in the extreme. This author as have others has forgotten the art of dialogue, cannot tell a story through action, and has resorted to yet another story which relies on saccharine emotions interspersed with graphic sex.

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Predictable

Revisado: 04-15-23

Everything about this novel was trite. I found myself longing for any sort of descriptive narrative rather than drone on about scowling faced insecurities.

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Long and Tedious

Revisado: 07-14-22

This book was mired with over description,, a somewhat unbelievable plotline, too little dialogue, and an actual lack of character growth even though that seems to be the purported intent of the author.
Most of the book was devoted to relieving characters of blame and heaping blame upon the father which was already obvious. The rest of the book seemed devoted to sermonizing about the nature of love rather than developing any sort of real plot. Needless to say I was very disappointed. I looked forward with pleasant anticipation to this novel, but I doubt if I continue with the intended series.

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Every cliche in the book

Revisado: 10-01-15

It's a shame that someone who strings words together as well as this author can not invent a storyline that is nothing but over the top sentimentalism, trite, unbelievable characters, and a stunning lack of moral values. The reformed rake is a tried, true, and appealing character in romance fiction, but we are offered instead a self proclaimed brutal killer full of self loathing for deeds done to and by him, but who simultaneously declares enjoying his acts of depravity. In this not very subtle homage to "beauty and the beast," we have a lack witted beauty and a beast without contrition. I wish that I had not wasted any of my time on this book and will not be tempted to read other books by this author.

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