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A review by midknytowl
When a Rogue Meets His Match by Elizabeth Hoyt
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I liked the characters as a whole, but the two times Messalina got extremely angry at Gideon were a bit lame. I mean honestly, storming out of a ball because you found out that your husband lied to you brother about consummating your marriage? Did he have plans to them seduce her that night? Sure. But he didn't initiate it, she did. She kissed him earlier that day in the bath, she told him to kiss her that night. Unreasonable outrage. I just kept thinking she was overreacting just to have conflict between the characters.
The second one was even more of a no win situation for Gideon.
M: Tell me what my uncle told you to do.
G: I can't, you'll hate me.
M: Tell me or we have no trust and can't start over.
G: I can't, you'll hate me.
M: Guess we can't have a relationship because you don't trust me. I'm leaving.
G: Fine! -tells her-
M: I hate you.
Honestly you can't demand an answer to something and then get mad when they answer it. She kept setting Gideon up for failure. He sends flowers as amends, normal behavior 101? She hates flowers how could he be so trite.
I read the trilogy out of order, and compared to the other ones Messalina has the least amount of character development and nuance. The ending felt rushed, and how are you going to throw in a classic crowd pleaser trope and not utilize it/give the people what they want?You had Gideon injured twice! Where was my decent sick bed scenes?? Why throw that in there and then do nothing with it?
Also, that very last secondkidnapping thing seemed so very random. It wasn't necessary for them to get back together or realize they loved each other (at that point), and it was resolved so very quickly.
Sad way to end my trilogy experience, but glad I read book three first or I probably wouldn't have picked it up after this one. I'll probably try the fourth one, since I'm sure there will be one. My prediction is Quinton, though I think Lucrecia will go first based on what I know from book 3.
(And maybe Freya's sister will get a book, because I'd like to know if her name is Catrina like books 1&2 said, or Catriona, which was used in book 3. Or if the narrator just messed up.)
The second one was even more of a no win situation for Gideon.
M: Tell me what my uncle told you to do.
G: I can't, you'll hate me.
M: Tell me or we have no trust and can't start over.
G: I can't, you'll hate me.
M: Guess we can't have a relationship because you don't trust me. I'm leaving.
G: Fine! -tells her-
M: I hate you.
Honestly you can't demand an answer to something and then get mad when they answer it. She kept setting Gideon up for failure. He sends flowers as amends, normal behavior 101? She hates flowers how could he be so trite.
I read the trilogy out of order, and compared to the other ones Messalina has the least amount of character development and nuance. The ending felt rushed, and how are you going to throw in a classic crowd pleaser trope and not utilize it/give the people what they want?
Also, that very last second
Sad way to end my trilogy experience, but glad I read book three first or I probably wouldn't have picked it up after this one. I'll probably try the fourth one, since I'm sure there will be one. My prediction is Quinton, though I think Lucrecia will go first based on what I know from book 3.
(And maybe Freya's sister will get a book, because I'd like to know if her name is Catrina like books 1&2 said, or Catriona, which was used in book 3. Or if the narrator just messed up.)