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A Proper Façade (Proper Scandals, #4)
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DNF at 80%
I’m genuinely sorry to anyone who loved this. The short answer is, I abhor this book. The long answer is below. I didn't DNF sooner because people were raving about "the kiss scene" and I’ve loved how this author has done them in previous books, so I pushed through until I couldn't.
*************POSSIBLE SPOILERS BELOW**************
I’ve read a lot of kissing scenes and that was the most gag worthy. It's the enemy of sexy. “Putting that cravat over my mouth was the most thoughtful thing anyone has ever done for me. Thank you.” What the hell?!
The writing was simple, and bland. Not witty and smart like I expected. The dialogue was 95% cringe, odd, painfully repetitious and boring. In 10 short sentences we read the words “court” and or “courting” 6 times. This happened with different words frequently.
It’s a romance, but nothing happens until around 70% into the book. What were we doing the whole time? Oh, dancing and playing chess.
The FMC Mercy, didn't act like a woman in this time. She was historically inaccurate for most of the book.
Why do we spend so many pages with previous book couples who only brag about their love stories?
The MC is weirdly obsessed with her freckles and can't stop yacking about them. “I find those flecks on your skin fascinating. They keep me up at night.”
The pace dragged. It took 7 paragraphs to describe and talk about the flowers she received. I lost count on how many times Mercy was determined to marry someone who could make her happy and then she refused to connect with the one man who could.
Mercy was aggravating and a manipulative wench. She doesn’t like the Duke because he: acts like a man of his station and a gentleman, he dances perfectly, and he has stiff handwriting. None of those things are red flags. Then she proceeds to push him away by forcing him to have social interactions with a woman who seduced him when he was 17yrs old. Her reasoning is ridiculous.
I had a friend spoil the last 20% and it didn't improve. I’ve loved previous books by Esther, and I can recommend her earlier books, but I will not be reading anything new by her.
I’m genuinely sorry to anyone who loved this. The short answer is, I abhor this book. The long answer is below. I didn't DNF sooner because people were raving about "the kiss scene" and I’ve loved how this author has done them in previous books, so I pushed through until I couldn't.
*************POSSIBLE SPOILERS BELOW**************
I’ve read a lot of kissing scenes and that was the most gag worthy. It's the enemy of sexy. “Putting that cravat over my mouth was the most thoughtful thing anyone has ever done for me. Thank you.” What the hell?!
The writing was simple, and bland. Not witty and smart like I expected. The dialogue was 95% cringe, odd, painfully repetitious and boring. In 10 short sentences we read the words “court” and or “courting” 6 times. This happened with different words frequently.
It’s a romance, but nothing happens until around 70% into the book. What were we doing the whole time? Oh, dancing and playing chess.
The FMC Mercy, didn't act like a woman in this time. She was historically inaccurate for most of the book.
Why do we spend so many pages with previous book couples who only brag about their love stories?
The MC is weirdly obsessed with her freckles and can't stop yacking about them. “I find those flecks on your skin fascinating. They keep me up at night.”
The pace dragged. It took 7 paragraphs to describe and talk about the flowers she received. I lost count on how many times Mercy was determined to marry someone who could make her happy and then she refused to connect with the one man who could.
Mercy was aggravating and a manipulative wench. She doesn’t like the Duke because he: acts like a man of his station and a gentleman, he dances perfectly, and he has stiff handwriting. None of those things are red flags. Then she proceeds to push him away by forcing him to have social interactions with a woman who seduced him when he was 17yrs old. Her reasoning is ridiculous.
I had a friend spoil the last 20% and it didn't improve. I’ve loved previous books by Esther, and I can recommend her earlier books, but I will not be reading anything new by her.
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August 23, 2024
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August 23, 2024
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August 23, 2024
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