Issa S. (Issa-345) reviewed on 11/27/2013 + 98 more book reviews

Apparently this is a series and I haven't read the two preceding books, but the premise of this grabbed me. Had I understood more about its set up I would have stayed away as it's full of unoriginal story tropes.

Our hero is scarred and disdains society. He's blunt and rude and clueless to the point of ridiculousness but has his eye on Dahlia wants the Duchess the Duchess to help him get her. Not for love of course, but because they are compatible. They make him over but he's still a curmudgeon on the inside.

Dahlia despises him for many reasons that occur in the previous book, but they rehash the reasons her well enough I felt up to speed. But Dahlia begins to defend Kirk, they have a mucked up kiss, and Kirk applies some reverse psychology on her (that actually works) and asks her for kissing lessons (which she agrees to!) and I almost tossed the book aside cringing.

Then you have Lady Mary, a mean spirited gossip who is there mainly to saw awful things about our hero so Dahlia will defend him. Mary's later change of heart is so remarkable you know she's there simply as a plot devise.

Then there's the never ending dialogue between Kirk and his valet and Kirk and the Duchess as they hash out everything either because the author couldn't find any other way to let us know what's going on or she wanted to go for humor. It was just poor writing.

I've read many a good book from Karen Hawkins, this one, though, is not one of them.

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