26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Perfect bedtime reading, June 8, 2003
This review is from: London's Perfect Scoundrel (Lessons in Love, Book 2) (Mass Market Paperback)
When I picked up this book it was with the intention that this light fluff would enable me to escape the worries of the day and fall asleep with a bit of a smile on my lips. For doing so I thank Suzanne Enoch. I also blame her for writing such a novel that I felt compelled to stay up until I had finished the entire book and lost a bit of sleep. :)"London's Perfect Scoundrel" supposes the idea that in each of us there has to be some grain of goodness which is what Evelyn Ruddick believes. And as she sets out to prove to "Saint" that her intentions for the orphanage are more than a mere whim, she also intends to prove that he is much more than what he appears.
This book was a delightful romp that had you rooting for Evelyn and hoping she is truly right when it comes to Saint.
I ranked this 4 stars for 2 reasons. I would have loved to see Evelyn grow a backbone where it concerns her overly ambitious brother. And I would have enjoyed an epilogue to this.
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24 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Anything but Saintly, May 9, 2003
This review is from: London's Perfect Scoundrel (Lessons in Love, Book 2) (Mass Market Paperback)
London's Perfect Scoundrel is a good devil/angel themed story, but yet Enoch's newest has much more than the category romance fiction theme going for it. It is truly about a man who has an epiphany, has redemption due to the heroine of the story.
Evelyn wanted to make a difference in her life, so one day while passing the Heart of Hope Orphanage, she decides to volunteer there. But she has to get the board of trustees permission first, and the head of the board is Michael, the Marquis of St. Aubyn who is known as Saint for his unsaintly like ways. He ridicules Evie because he doesn't believe her efforts will amount to much, and that she is only volunteering for a diversion.
There are several skirmishes during the first half of the novel, that come to a head when Evie kidnaps Saint and locks him in the orphanage basement for a week.
While he tries to repent (half heartedly at first) he eventually comes to care very deeply for Evie and her cause. He too wants to make a difference and not let her down, so he has to find a way to keep the orphanage open and not have her be married off to Clarence, Mr. Avlington.
The only thing I didn't like was how Evie kept crying in the book. She really didn't stand up much as a heroine, she was kind of weak willed. She should have stood up to her brother, no matter how much she loved her family. Saint was a totally wicked hero, but he was wonderful too. I don't think I have ever read about a more jaded, cynical Regency hero. They seem mismatched, especially with Evie's weak-willed personality, but in the end, they did fit together.
All in all, a great story. I enjoyed the romantic scenes and the orphanage scenes which provided a lot of humor for the story. Suzanne Enoch has written another winner and I look forward to Lucinda Barrett's story, featuring Robert Carroway, Lord Dare's war tormented brother.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
An enriching lesson of love, May 18, 2003
This review is from: London's Perfect Scoundrel (Lessons in Love, Book 2) (Mass Market Paperback)
Fans of Ms. Enoch would probably miss the lack of robust humour from Meet Me At Midnight but fret not, London's Perfect Scoundrel has redeemed itself with laudable characters who set themselves apart from the reckless couple in The Rake.
This love story is essentially a tale of redemption and a faithful ode to love and its reforming powers. Evie Ruddick is set to derive meaningful pleasure in her life by dedicating herself to voluntary work at the Heart Of Hope Orphanage, who unfortunately gets mocked by the director and notorious rogue of the ton Marquis of St. Aubyn whom ironically everyone calls "Saint". This hardened cynic sets himself to seduce the virginial Evie while giving her a tour of the house. With no particular attachment to the orphanage, he agrees to sell to the Royal Prince to pave way for development - indirectly crushing the dreams of Evie.
Readers seethe at what a scoundrel he is and joyfully laud at his "imprisonment" at the cellars of the orphanage executed by Evie and the children. Isolation and darkness forces him to rethink and admire Evie's passion as well as falling inexorably in love. He reforms by taking political ambitions, making amendments while courting Evie, who is ruthlessly used by her brother Victor as a pawn to his political career. She is to marry the dull Lord Alvington and give up Saint.
Ms. Enoch heats the tale with sizzles and seduction but also manages to deliver responsible matured characters who are true to themselves. Evie weighs family obligations with love; Saint is a flawed man who admits mistakes and rectifies them. These are endearing creatures who make this lesson of love ultimately sobering and enriching.
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