kdf_333's review against another edition
2.0
this book said the man, lord john had seen the horrors of war and was injured in body and soul. when he had the flashback about the war i was not expecting child rape. and i was not expecting the graphic details of said rape to be repeated in the book 2 more times after that in his nightmares. THAT MADE ME MAD.
i was even more mad since Quinn penned a note in the book talking about it and her process of writing it since it is one of her earliest works. i was mad she didn't put a warning in her note. also i fail to see how a MAN who witnesses a child rape would so blame himself for not preventing said rape that he fears he will become a rapist or something like that. there are plenty of horrors about war. ones that could have affected him more directly than this and scarred his soul more so. i am mad she chose rape. i mad she chose to write about it in detail. i am mad it was a child. and i am mad it was repeated. so many other horrors of war that give soldiers PTSD. why in a romance novel would you choose rape?
other than that it was a typical Quinn funny romance. you can definitely tell it is one of her earlier works though.
i was even more mad since Quinn penned a note in the book talking about it and her process of writing it since it is one of her earliest works. i was mad she didn't put a warning in her note. also i fail to see how a MAN who witnesses a child rape would so blame himself for not preventing said rape that he fears he will become a rapist or something like that. there are plenty of horrors about war. ones that could have affected him more directly than this and scarred his soul more so. i am mad she chose rape. i mad she chose to write about it in detail. i am mad it was a child. and i am mad it was repeated. so many other horrors of war that give soldiers PTSD. why in a romance novel would you choose rape?
other than that it was a typical Quinn funny romance. you can definitely tell it is one of her earlier works though.
marlieregt's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
I loved the first 100 pages of this book and the rest of it was not good. I wish that the book had continued to be good, as I really enjoyed the beginning.
squishies's review against another edition
2.0
Belle seemed like she had a good head on her shoulders in the first book (kinda), but she turned out to be not as pragmatic as stated. Still... quite enjoyable.
pnwdermnrs's review against another edition
3.0
Vintage JQ, likable characters, pithy banter, a bit formulaic, but I didn't mind it. H blames himself for a tragedy in his past, but the h shows up to heal his soul. And the bad guy who was actually responsible shows up at the end for a little drama. Not great, but not bad either. 👍🏼
ashleylbarry's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
tense
fast-paced
2.0
ancsi's review against another edition
5.0
Könnyesre nevettem magam egyik-másik jeleneten, ez a rész is nagyon tetszett
wildflowerz76's review against another edition
4.0
Again, there's nothing new in this book. But I liked it just the same. These books are good after reading something a little more weighty or time-consuming for a brain break.