Helpful Score: 9
I'm still up in the air about this book, although I admit it's certainly not run-of-the-mill for this genre!
Positives include an amazing plot line that has enough twists and turns to leave you delightfully dizzy.
Not-so-positives (there are no true negatives to this worthy first attempt): the heroines short, clipped sentences of dialogue became tiresome rather quickly. The style served it's purpose a bit too well. I was hearing Annique's French accent in my mind to absolute *distraction*!
The secondary characters overshadowed the primary. I would love to hear the story of Doyle and Maggie ... and Adrian goes without saying.
Grey remains an enigma, and yet, it was marvelously refreshing to have a solid male lead that we didn't have dissected before our eyes. Grey was neither haunted nor jaded nor a handsome rake. He just was. Solid, steadfast, and as such, more appealing to me than any previous hero graced with dark, brooding, angst-filled handsomeness.
And yet, there's no real spark. Something is missing but I can't lay my finger on what it is. Perhaps the author just needs a bit more experience and polish? Ah well, in the end it was a VERY interesting story and I do look forward to her next attempt!
Positives include an amazing plot line that has enough twists and turns to leave you delightfully dizzy.
Not-so-positives (there are no true negatives to this worthy first attempt): the heroines short, clipped sentences of dialogue became tiresome rather quickly. The style served it's purpose a bit too well. I was hearing Annique's French accent in my mind to absolute *distraction*!
The secondary characters overshadowed the primary. I would love to hear the story of Doyle and Maggie ... and Adrian goes without saying.
Grey remains an enigma, and yet, it was marvelously refreshing to have a solid male lead that we didn't have dissected before our eyes. Grey was neither haunted nor jaded nor a handsome rake. He just was. Solid, steadfast, and as such, more appealing to me than any previous hero graced with dark, brooding, angst-filled handsomeness.
And yet, there's no real spark. Something is missing but I can't lay my finger on what it is. Perhaps the author just needs a bit more experience and polish? Ah well, in the end it was a VERY interesting story and I do look forward to her next attempt!
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