Passions of a Wicked Earl (London's Greatest Lovers, Bk 1)
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Genre: Romance
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
Author:
Genre: Romance
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
Laura T. reviewed on
Story: 4 stars
Romance: 5 stars
Overall rating: 4.5 stars
Wow, I ALMOST gave this book a perfect 5 stars! In fact, by page 300, I was planning to place it on my Keeper Shelf. The first 80% of the book had an excellent story line with witty dialogue. In addition, the tempo of the growing romance between H/h was just about right. (I admit I am a sucker for the separated-then-reunited redemption storyline.)
Then, sadly, when the HEA ending was almost in sight, Ms. Heath pulled out not one, not two but THREE (3!) cliches to bring the story to its conclusion:
a) BIG Misunderstanding
b) Tragedy/Ultimate Crisis
c) Last Desperate Attempt by Predictable Villain
This combination caused me to change my score from 5 to 4--and prompted me to post the book to the next reader. I would expect a writer of Ms. Heath's talents to find at least one interesting twist. But, she's a favorite of mine so maybe my expectations were too high
Still, I give this book a very high score and highly recommend it. (I'll be interested to see if the ending causes a reaction from any other reviewers.)
Romance: 5 stars
Overall rating: 4.5 stars
Wow, I ALMOST gave this book a perfect 5 stars! In fact, by page 300, I was planning to place it on my Keeper Shelf. The first 80% of the book had an excellent story line with witty dialogue. In addition, the tempo of the growing romance between H/h was just about right. (I admit I am a sucker for the separated-then-reunited redemption storyline.)
Then, sadly, when the HEA ending was almost in sight, Ms. Heath pulled out not one, not two but THREE (3!) cliches to bring the story to its conclusion:
a) BIG Misunderstanding
b) Tragedy/Ultimate Crisis
c) Last Desperate Attempt by Predictable Villain
This combination caused me to change my score from 5 to 4--and prompted me to post the book to the next reader. I would expect a writer of Ms. Heath's talents to find at least one interesting twist. But, she's a favorite of mine so maybe my expectations were too high
Still, I give this book a very high score and highly recommend it. (I'll be interested to see if the ending causes a reaction from any other reviewers.)
