Colleen O. (CT1Colleen) reviewed My Lord and Spymaster (Spymasters, Bk 2) on + 146 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
I did like this book better than the first in the series. Jess Whitby is a wonderful characher and so is Captain Sebastian Kennett. They way the book goes into the London underground in that time period is very faacinating. I would like to learn more about that part of history.
Karin A. (Jerseygirltoo) -
Helpful Score: 3
It was a tossup whether I loved this book or Spymaster's Lady better, but both of them are keepers. Again, Joanna Bourne has found a way to convey the heroine's thoughts in a vernacular that is uniquely hers. I loved the main characters, and there are a number of excellently drawn secondary characters. No sloppy writing here. If I wanted to quibble about anything, I would say her H&H are almost TOO intelligent, multi-talented, and superhumanly tough and capable. She has one tiny weakness, and he is apparently perfect. But hey, for me it's part of the fantasy I'm looking for when I read romance.
Helpful Score: 2
Jess is a woman caught between two worlds. The past and her future. When Jess's father is accused of treason with France by the very man she loves, how is she going to prove it? Ms. Bourne has an amazing ability to turn just ordinary prose into something extrodinary. At times the book lagged a bit, because as a reader I kept wanting something to happen to move the book along. I knew who the guilty party was very early in the book, but was surpised at who the sidekick was. It took along time to reveal Jess's past, but I was satisfied in the end. Sebastian was a good pairing with Jess and I felt their connection. I am looking forward to the next JB. :-)
Helpful Score: 1
Although I loved the first novel in this series "The Spymaster's Lady," I was extremely disillusioned with the sequel.
The plot was was fragmented and the chemistry between the heroine and the hero was not believable. The male protagonist had nothing on his mind but sex from the first meeting and it just didn't work for me.
I almost began counting how many times the author used "as hell" in the story.
The final culmination, the "love scene" between the two characters fell extremely flat. Overall very disappointing.
The plot was was fragmented and the chemistry between the heroine and the hero was not believable. The male protagonist had nothing on his mind but sex from the first meeting and it just didn't work for me.
I almost began counting how many times the author used "as hell" in the story.
The final culmination, the "love scene" between the two characters fell extremely flat. Overall very disappointing.
