A review by dc7
Unforgivable Love, by Sophfronia Scott
2.0
DANGEROUS LIAISONS is one of my favourite classics and I know countless of its many retellings. Unfortunately this wasn't one of the best. It's not a bad book per se, but I found it quite slow. There was a lot of superfluous description that could have been cut to help with the pacing.
In the original, Merteuil (here: Mae) was my favourite character, she is a marvellous villain. Unfortunately this retelling didn't quite capture her character as well as some of the other adaptations did.
That being said, the book is a good read for anyone who loves DANGEROUS LIAISONS and doesn't mind a slower paced story. The writing style is good and the story follows the original fairly closely.
In the original, Merteuil (here: Mae) was my favourite character, she is a marvellous villain. Unfortunately this retelling didn't quite capture her character as well as some of the other adaptations did.
That being said, the book is a good read for anyone who loves DANGEROUS LIAISONS and doesn't mind a slower paced story. The writing style is good and the story follows the original fairly closely.