Tina's Reading Books

Lightning Review:

• Felt more Historical Fiction that Historical Romance -- although interestingly the romance is very much the center of the story
• Takes place during The Restoration, a period very much not explored in Hist-Rom

• Reckless, Brilliant, Angsty, hero Alex starts out kind of an asshole -- not in a Romance Novel Hero asshole way, just as a general asshole.  But then he gets complex and has layers and you start thinking about him and you start to like him.  Good, deep characterization with him.

• Heroine Chloe is a bit of a Mary-Sue.  But she's not sickly sweet with it, so you also kinda like her.  But I ended up liking Alex more than Chloe

• I actually was digging best friend Giles and for a long time lamented that he wasn't he hero.  Wonder if he gets a book?

• Lots of current event-y stuff happening around them.  History stuff.  Important stuff.

• Also some Spy Stuff happens.  There is actually a really cool sub-plot where they need to find a traitor and Alex goes totally bad ass in a great fight scene in the end.

• This author does supporting characters and friendships very well.  I have noticed this over the three books of hers that I read.  These people act and are portrayed like they are real friends who like each other even when they are arguing and fighting and pouting at each other.

Good book!