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A review by b0okcupidity
Dangerous by Amanda Quick
2.0
I really do love a good eccentric character (or characters) in my romances. Lord Angelstone could probably qualify as such, with his penchant for mystery solving. And to that end, his new wife Prudence would qualify as well. Named the season's Original, Prue's hobby of investigating spectral phenomena is unique.
Though I found both of them amusing at times, especially while Angelstone is discovering Prudence's naiveté, I thought that overall they were painted very thinly and wanted more from both of them. For example, I'm not sure how Angelstone earned the moniker "the Demon Earl", nor did I feel any real mystery about him since he was so completely open with Prudence from the beginning. His mysterious/dangerous side is very vague and yet most of the story is wrapped up in his image.
Couple that with the weak mystery and conclusion that wrenches the tell-all from the villain right at the end, and I felt like this was a very mediocre read.
I've read a couple of Amanda Quick's books now, I enjoyed [b:Scandal|367749|Scandal|Amanda Quick|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1339828418s/367749.jpg|2527742], but felt like [b:Ravished|367689|Ravished|Amanda Quick|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1298321910s/367689.jpg|1424708] was as lack luster as this one. I think I'll return to Quick if a particular book is recommended but will not actively seek out another read of hers.
Though I found both of them amusing at times, especially while Angelstone is discovering Prudence's naiveté, I thought that overall they were painted very thinly and wanted more from both of them. For example, I'm not sure how Angelstone earned the moniker "the Demon Earl", nor did I feel any real mystery about him since he was so completely open with Prudence from the beginning. His mysterious/dangerous side is very vague and yet most of the story is wrapped up in his image.
Couple that with the weak mystery and conclusion that wrenches the tell-all from the villain right at the end, and I felt like this was a very mediocre read.
I've read a couple of Amanda Quick's books now, I enjoyed [b:Scandal|367749|Scandal|Amanda Quick|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1339828418s/367749.jpg|2527742], but felt like [b:Ravished|367689|Ravished|Amanda Quick|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1298321910s/367689.jpg|1424708] was as lack luster as this one. I think I'll return to Quick if a particular book is recommended but will not actively seek out another read of hers.