A review by nipomuki
Slightly Sinful, by Mary Balogh
4.0
I liked the premise with the brothel, and the amnesia story line. So much was going on. I was also very much into the redemption of the relationship between Rachel and her uncle. And I found the hero quite likeable in his vulnerability.
This hero was the first in this series to at least attempt some sort of contraception.
Again I thought about Veryan and how she was urged to include sex scenes in her historicals. She refused and stayed true to her old fashioned ways. Balogh obviously was able to better adapt to the needs of a modern audience, but I am not sure she is entirely comfortable with it. As I am not reading my romance for the sex, I am completely ok with Veryanâs approach. Because even though her heroes and heroines never have sex before marriage, and no on the page sex at all, she has - in my opinion - written some of the hottest heroes and hottest scenes in historical romance ever.
This hero was the first in this series to at least attempt some sort of contraception.
Again I thought about Veryan and how she was urged to include sex scenes in her historicals. She refused and stayed true to her old fashioned ways. Balogh obviously was able to better adapt to the needs of a modern audience, but I am not sure she is entirely comfortable with it. As I am not reading my romance for the sex, I am completely ok with Veryanâs approach. Because even though her heroes and heroines never have sex before marriage, and no on the page sex at all, she has - in my opinion - written some of the hottest heroes and hottest scenes in historical romance ever.