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A review by amym84
The Art of Sinning by Sabrina Jeffries
4.0
I feel like I've been seeing this book everywhere. At first I just kind of passed on by without a second glance, but I'm of the theory that if something keeps popping up eventually you stop and take notice.
I've not read anything else by Sabrina Jeffries, but just based on reading The Art of Sinning I will no doubt be looking into her other books very soon.
Overall, I enjoyed the read. I don't think there was anything ground-breaking as far as historical romances go, but that's ok with me. I liked really just being able to curl up with my Kindle and read a book where I liked the characters enough that I wanted to see things work out for them in the end, and I was invested enough to care about how events unfolded.
Yvette was a great heroine. I liked that she was a good mix of being very self-aware and proud of who she is, yet she still harbors vulnerabilities about her appearance. She desperately wants love but she's not willing to settle for anything less than true love. Even though in her past she wasn't always able to see things clearly, she always had the best intentions at heart.
I don't think I've read a historical before with an artist as our hero. I rather liked Jeremy Keane. I liked that he's not quite what you see on the outside. I suppose in that way he's like one of his paintings. He can be interpreted in any varying ways based on who's looking. I liked that Yvette almost immediately has his measure even if she doesn't know everything in his past.
The chemistry between Jeremy and Yvette was pretty hot. Of the historical romances I've read I typically wouldn't describe the sex as hot, I find in my opinion they usually fall in the middle ground between chaste and hot, but Sabrina Jeffries definitely turns things up a notch almost to smoldering.
Probably one of the things I liked that most wasn't the romantic relationship (but of course I did enjoy that) but the relationship that we see between siblings, specifically Yvette and her older brother. Blakeborough comes across as a slightly stodgy older brother only concerned with marrying his younger sister off, but he too has predisposed perceptions placed on him somewhat mirroring those placed on Jeremy. I loved seeing brother and sister interact and even though Yvette was a bit blind to her brother's finer qualities, they shined through perfectly well for this reader. I can't wait to see him find his match in a future book within the series.
I found a lot to like about The Art of Sinning. I think if you're a fan of historical romances it will be right up your alley. If you're on the fence, I say go ahead and give it a try you won't be disappointed.
I've not read anything else by Sabrina Jeffries, but just based on reading The Art of Sinning I will no doubt be looking into her other books very soon.
Overall, I enjoyed the read. I don't think there was anything ground-breaking as far as historical romances go, but that's ok with me. I liked really just being able to curl up with my Kindle and read a book where I liked the characters enough that I wanted to see things work out for them in the end, and I was invested enough to care about how events unfolded.
Yvette was a great heroine. I liked that she was a good mix of being very self-aware and proud of who she is, yet she still harbors vulnerabilities about her appearance. She desperately wants love but she's not willing to settle for anything less than true love. Even though in her past she wasn't always able to see things clearly, she always had the best intentions at heart.
I don't think I've read a historical before with an artist as our hero. I rather liked Jeremy Keane. I liked that he's not quite what you see on the outside. I suppose in that way he's like one of his paintings. He can be interpreted in any varying ways based on who's looking. I liked that Yvette almost immediately has his measure even if she doesn't know everything in his past.
The chemistry between Jeremy and Yvette was pretty hot. Of the historical romances I've read I typically wouldn't describe the sex as hot, I find in my opinion they usually fall in the middle ground between chaste and hot, but Sabrina Jeffries definitely turns things up a notch almost to smoldering.
Probably one of the things I liked that most wasn't the romantic relationship (but of course I did enjoy that) but the relationship that we see between siblings, specifically Yvette and her older brother. Blakeborough comes across as a slightly stodgy older brother only concerned with marrying his younger sister off, but he too has predisposed perceptions placed on him somewhat mirroring those placed on Jeremy. I loved seeing brother and sister interact and even though Yvette was a bit blind to her brother's finer qualities, they shined through perfectly well for this reader. I can't wait to see him find his match in a future book within the series.
I found a lot to like about The Art of Sinning. I think if you're a fan of historical romances it will be right up your alley. If you're on the fence, I say go ahead and give it a try you won't be disappointed.