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A review by miaev
Shame the Devil by Rosalind James
5.0
Thor aka Harlan Kristiansen meets his match when he meets Jennifer Cardello at a rustic inn at Yellowstone. And due to a lot of misconceptions and perceptions, the antics start. Harlan doesn't really introduce himself properly leading to some interesting assumptions on Jennifer's side. And sine initially Harlan thinks Jennifer's daughter is actually her sister, things get interesting fairly fast.
I am not going to go into the plot other than to say it is well written, convoluted at times but not in a tiresome way, well developed characters, fantastic scenery that plays a plot in moving the storyline along. In other words, a normal book by Rosalind James. This book is longer than most people are used to these days since most novels I have been reading are really novellas, aka it is longer than 200 pages. Yes, there is a difference and it matters. Novels have well developed characters and storylines and move along sometimes at a little slower pace than a novella but they draw you in and engage your mind. Ms. James is a master at this skill.
I highly recommend her books due to the fact that she has developed and continually works on her skilcraft in her novels. She takes the time to do her research and plot things out. Think about the classics and various novels you were required to read in school, those authors were/are highly skilled and Ms. James belongs in this group. She takes her time with her writing and one key thing is she has it read at various stages along the way and her novels are proof read. One thing that will turn me off an author's writing is a lack of proofreading and poor character development. And Ms. James' skills are why I will read anything she publishes.
Take the time to set aside time to enjoy this novel.
I did receive a copy of this novel in advance from the author in exchange for a fair and unbiased reviewed.
I am not going to go into the plot other than to say it is well written, convoluted at times but not in a tiresome way, well developed characters, fantastic scenery that plays a plot in moving the storyline along. In other words, a normal book by Rosalind James. This book is longer than most people are used to these days since most novels I have been reading are really novellas, aka it is longer than 200 pages. Yes, there is a difference and it matters. Novels have well developed characters and storylines and move along sometimes at a little slower pace than a novella but they draw you in and engage your mind. Ms. James is a master at this skill.
I highly recommend her books due to the fact that she has developed and continually works on her skilcraft in her novels. She takes the time to do her research and plot things out. Think about the classics and various novels you were required to read in school, those authors were/are highly skilled and Ms. James belongs in this group. She takes her time with her writing and one key thing is she has it read at various stages along the way and her novels are proof read. One thing that will turn me off an author's writing is a lack of proofreading and poor character development. And Ms. James' skills are why I will read anything she publishes.
Take the time to set aside time to enjoy this novel.
I did receive a copy of this novel in advance from the author in exchange for a fair and unbiased reviewed.