27 of 32 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Very disappointed... like everyone else, July 29, 2007
The other reviewers pointed out the major problems in this book, and there are A LOT of them, too many to justify buying this book.
In my humble opinion, the number one problem was the heroine. And apparently no other reviewer could overcome this obstacle. Take away everything you like about romance heroines--this is what you get. She was childish, vulgar, annoying, self-serving, dishonest, greedy, and she never improved! A really, really unlovable character. By chapter 3, I voted her off the island. I kept hoping that another woman would miraculously appear to take her place.
I hated that she slapped him in public just to embarass him, to get his attention. Who does that? I hated how she trapped him in public to marry her when the poor guy has been trying to extricate himself from her clutches 3/4 of the book. And then he marries her because (???) he was cast with her and had nothing to say in the matter. This is romance???
She didn't seem to have any point of interest in her life except greed and self-preservation. Her parents were wall flowers . She had no friends, no interest in gaining any, no one likes her, not even the hero. Again--is this romance? This is the woman the hero picks to raise his 6-year-old daughter. Think Cinderella's step sister/mother--that's the heroine.
The book is bogged down with politics and the hero's family members--and this was the better part of the book. At some point, when someone tried to kill him, I was actually hoping the heroine would die instead and put us out of this book's misery.
There was no sexual tension, no witty repartee, just over the top melodrama. Very mild and borig sex scenes.
If you are not a die-hard Enoch fan, don't force yourself to read this book. I would hesitated to buy her books in the future.
This book is an embarrassment to this author. A shame.
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17 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
I was so disappointed I wanted to cry! It doesn't even deserve the 1 star, July 7, 2007
I've read a lot of romance novels...in fact one could say I'm a addict. In the hundreds, yes hundreds, of romance novels I've read I've never once not finished a book. No matter how bad it is I have a compulsion to finish it. I'm a huge Suzanne Enoch fan, I have every book she's written, and I don't know if it's because I've had so much time to fantasize about Melbourne's story but, the version in my mind was so much better. I am so upset that I just can't bring myself to finish this book because I can't make myself feel even a little bit of like for the heroine. I just feel that this hero needed someone kind and soft (not weak), someone who would take care of him. The heroine in this book has no depth and because of this she comes across as just someone with a pretty face and a bad disposition, who he wants to bed. I find her so unlikable to say the least, I have no compassion for her and I'm disappointed at the shallowness of it. I know that sounds odd but, a good romance should make me fall in love. This was all sexual attraction without any personality, I got more character depth from my erotica book. I'm angry and want a re-write!
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Sins of a Duke, November 20, 2007
This was my first Suzanne Enoch novel. I am glad I gave this author another chance as this novel is definitely not one of her best.
First of all I wish I had read the series in the correct order. The references to the secondary characters were very confusing as it was assumed that the reader would know all the characters. Well I didn't and this detracted from the fun of reading as sometimes I did not know whom the author was referring to and I had to go back to make sure.
I won't be adding anything new when I say that Josefina is completely unworthy of Sebastian. I do not understand how the author could have paired such a likeable hero with a lying, scheming and deceitful heroine!
Last but not least, some of the love scenes were shockingly cold and business-like. This completely surprised me.
I would still say that this is an ok read thanks to the interesting plotline and loveable hero and secondary characters. I would also advise you not to judge the author based on this novel.
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