Series: The Lords of London, #1
Tropes & Traits: titled hero; annoying heroine; slow burn
Publication Date: 3.31.20
Genre/Setting: Historical; Regency; London, England
Rating: 2/5 stars
Frederick, Baron Littleton, Frits to his friends, is well known, wealthy, handsome, titled, and therefore touted as the catch of the season. He made a grievous error last season that nearly saw him wed to a woman he realized was totally wrong for him. This season he's trying again to find the right wife and thinks he's succeeded in Lady Adeline Wivenly. Too bad she is also friends with the lady he made an enemy of last season.
Lady Adeline Wivenly is determined to keep Frits at bay, despite the attraction she feels for him, out of a sense of loyalty to her friend. Frits is equally determined to show her he's no rake and that he's serious about wanting a wife, as long as it's her.
This was a bit boring for me to be honest. I can understand loyalty to one's friends of course, but I just found Adeline to be judgmental, naive, and rather ditzy. This story turned out to be an agonizingly slow burn and the amount of times Adeline questioned Frits' intentions had me questioning her intelligence. There were quite a few supporting characters as well and at times they were tough to keep straight. I never did find much plot; most of the narrative is bogged down in minutiae that did nothing to advance the story and moments of increased action and subplot that were added near the end just felt random and disjointed to me. I also never quite understood why Frits was so taken with Adeline and felt they were unevenly matched and rather flat for much of the book and this never really changed to me. Much of the book felt like added fluff for me, especially the chapters from the point of view of Adeline's other potential suitor. This is a simple plot that could've really worked as I don't think a ton of angst is needed to make a good book, but this one just wasn't really romantic to me and fell flat on the chemistry and steam. Overall, this just didn't work for me and was rather a slog to get through. I'm not sure if I'll continue the series.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3108406088
Lady Adeline Wivenly is determined to keep Frits at bay, despite the attraction she feels for him, out of a sense of loyalty to her friend. Frits is equally determined to show her he's no rake and that he's serious about wanting a wife, as long as it's her.
This was a bit boring for me to be honest. I can understand loyalty to one's friends of course, but I just found Adeline to be judgmental, naive, and rather ditzy. This story turned out to be an agonizingly slow burn and the amount of times Adeline questioned Frits' intentions had me questioning her intelligence. There were quite a few supporting characters as well and at times they were tough to keep straight. I never did find much plot; most of the narrative is bogged down in minutiae that did nothing to advance the story and moments of increased action and subplot that were added near the end just felt random and disjointed to me. I also never quite understood why Frits was so taken with Adeline and felt they were unevenly matched and rather flat for much of the book and this never really changed to me. Much of the book felt like added fluff for me, especially the chapters from the point of view of Adeline's other potential suitor. This is a simple plot that could've really worked as I don't think a ton of angst is needed to make a good book, but this one just wasn't really romantic to me and fell flat on the chemistry and steam. Overall, this just didn't work for me and was rather a slog to get through. I'm not sure if I'll continue the series.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3108406088
Comments
Post a Comment