A review by fiadhnd
Between the Devil and Desire by Lorraine Heath
dark
emotional
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
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Audio (Susan Ericksen)
3.5/5
Summary: After the sudden death of her much older husband, widowed mother Lady Olivia must contend with the former child thief turned gambling/general debauchery lord Jack Dodger, who has been assigned as her son’s guardian and largely as her husband’s heir.
Stats: HR - victorian, M/F, part of a series but could stand alone, open door.
Notes: This book felt more cobbled together than most of Lorraine Heath’s work. I found I was having trouble paying attention to the narration, but still not missing much, which tells me there’s a lot that doesn’t do much for either the characterization or the plot. Neither character caught me as particularly interesting. Neither were they insufferable. Overall, a bit of a let down.
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Audio (Susan Ericksen)
3.5/5
Summary: After the sudden death of her much older husband, widowed mother Lady Olivia must contend with the former child thief turned gambling/general debauchery lord Jack Dodger, who has been assigned as her son’s guardian and largely as her husband’s heir.
Stats: HR - victorian, M/F, part of a series but could stand alone, open door.
Notes: This book felt more cobbled together than most of Lorraine Heath’s work. I found I was having trouble paying attention to the narration, but still not missing much, which tells me there’s a lot that doesn’t do much for either the characterization or the plot. Neither character caught me as particularly interesting. Neither were they insufferable. Overall, a bit of a let down.
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