A review by kblincoln
Gentleman Jim by Mimi Matthews
3.0
3.5 stars, actually
This is billed as a tale of revenge....but I would say its more like a clean historical romance where the hero gets a second chance to win his woman.
Lord St. Clare comes back to London and encounters Maggie Honeywell. She's immediately drawn to him despite having refused countless suitors before him based on her undying love for a childhood love who was driven away from her father's estate by a rival.
She's sure he's her lover returned, but he doesn't acknowledge her, although he does pay her every kind of attention. Meanwhile, Maggie's busy fending off the bullying advances of the rival, and St. Clare's trying to keep his identity secret.
There's some shenanigans involving low class taverns, pretend highwaymen, duels, and nefarious cousins, but the states felt somewhat low and Maggie's "reckless" decisions a bit....stupid at times?
Anyway, it was a nice place to visit, but I wouldn't want to spend much more time in this world. I like steamier stories for one, and two, the characters just too often made decisions based on plot advantage rather than feeling organic to their characters.
This is billed as a tale of revenge....but I would say its more like a clean historical romance where the hero gets a second chance to win his woman.
Lord St. Clare comes back to London and encounters Maggie Honeywell. She's immediately drawn to him despite having refused countless suitors before him based on her undying love for a childhood love who was driven away from her father's estate by a rival.
She's sure he's her lover returned, but he doesn't acknowledge her, although he does pay her every kind of attention. Meanwhile, Maggie's busy fending off the bullying advances of the rival, and St. Clare's trying to keep his identity secret.
There's some shenanigans involving low class taverns, pretend highwaymen, duels, and nefarious cousins, but the states felt somewhat low and Maggie's "reckless" decisions a bit....stupid at times?
Anyway, it was a nice place to visit, but I wouldn't want to spend much more time in this world. I like steamier stories for one, and two, the characters just too often made decisions based on plot advantage rather than feeling organic to their characters.