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Scoundrels of St. James #4
Midnight Pleasures with a Scoundrel
She Sought Revenge But Discovered Desire.
On a quest to avenge her sister's death, Eleanor Watkins never expected to fall for the man following her through pleasure gardens and into ballrooms. But soon nothing can keep her from the arms of the sinfully attractive scoundrel, not even the dangerous secrets she keeps. Strong, compassionate, and utterly irresistible, James is all she desires. But can she trust him enough to let herself succumb to all the pleasures that midnight allows?
James Swindler has worked hard to atone for his unsavory past. He is now as at home in London's glittering salons as he is in the roughest streets. But when the inspector is tasked with keeping watch on a mysterious lady suspected of nefarious deeds, he is determined to use his skills at seduction to lure Eleanor into revealing her plans. Instead, he is the one seduced, turning away from everything he holds dear in order to protect her—no matter the cost to his heart.
On a quest to avenge her sister's death, Eleanor Watkins never expected to fall for the man following her through pleasure gardens and into ballrooms. But soon nothing can keep her from the arms of the sinfully attractive scoundrel, not even the dangerous secrets she keeps. Strong, compassionate, and utterly irresistible, James is all she desires. But can she trust him enough to let herself succumb to all the pleasures that midnight allows?
James Swindler has worked hard to atone for his unsavory past. He is now as at home in London's glittering salons as he is in the roughest streets. But when the inspector is tasked with keeping watch on a mysterious lady suspected of nefarious deeds, he is determined to use his skills at seduction to lure Eleanor into revealing her plans. Instead, he is the one seduced, turning away from everything he holds dear in order to protect her—no matter the cost to his heart.
384 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published October 13, 2009
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About the author
Lorraine Heath
90 books4,376 followersAlso writes Young Adult under Rachel Hawthorne, Jade Parker, and with her son as J.A. London.
Lorraine Heath has always had a soft spot for emotional love stories. No doubt because growing up, watching movies with her mom, she was taught that the best movies "won't half make you cry."
She is the daughter of a British beauty (her mom won second place in a beauty contest sponsored by Max Factor® during which she received a kiss from Caesar Romero, (the Joker on the original Batman TV series) and a Texan who was stationed at Bovingdon while serving in the air force. Lorraine was born in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, but soon after moved to Texas. Her "dual" nationality has given her a love for all things British and Texan, and she enjoys weaving both heritages through her stories.
When she received her BA degree in psychology from the University of Texas, she had no idea she had gained a foundation that would help her to create believable characters—characters that are often described as “real people.” She began her career writing training manuals and computer code for the IRS, but something was always missing. When she read a romance novel, she became not only hooked on the genre, but quickly realized what her writing lacked: rebels, scoundrels, and rogues. She's been writing about them ever since.
Her work has been recognized with numerous industry awards including RWA's RITA®. Her novels have appeared on bestseller lists, including USA TODAY and the New York Times.
The author of more than 60 novels, she writes historical and contemporary romance for adults and historical romance for teen readers.
Under the names Rachel Hawthorne and Jade Parker, she writes popular contemporary, historical, and paranormal romance for teens readers. She also writes young adult novels with her son under the name J. A. London.
Lorraine Heath has always had a soft spot for emotional love stories. No doubt because growing up, watching movies with her mom, she was taught that the best movies "won't half make you cry."
She is the daughter of a British beauty (her mom won second place in a beauty contest sponsored by Max Factor® during which she received a kiss from Caesar Romero, (the Joker on the original Batman TV series) and a Texan who was stationed at Bovingdon while serving in the air force. Lorraine was born in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, but soon after moved to Texas. Her "dual" nationality has given her a love for all things British and Texan, and she enjoys weaving both heritages through her stories.
When she received her BA degree in psychology from the University of Texas, she had no idea she had gained a foundation that would help her to create believable characters—characters that are often described as “real people.” She began her career writing training manuals and computer code for the IRS, but something was always missing. When she read a romance novel, she became not only hooked on the genre, but quickly realized what her writing lacked: rebels, scoundrels, and rogues. She's been writing about them ever since.
Her work has been recognized with numerous industry awards including RWA's RITA®. Her novels have appeared on bestseller lists, including USA TODAY and the New York Times.
The author of more than 60 novels, she writes historical and contemporary romance for adults and historical romance for teen readers.
Under the names Rachel Hawthorne and Jade Parker, she writes popular contemporary, historical, and paranormal romance for teens readers. She also writes young adult novels with her son under the name J. A. London.
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April 18, 2017
Definitivamente esta serie no baja el nivel. Aunque esta entrega varía un poco respecto de las anteriores, en que el fuerte era la evolución de sus personajes, aquí encontramos una historia como se la merecía Jim, con una intriga al nivel del mejor detective de Scotland Yard y en que sus sentimientos se ven involucrados en la investigación. A la mitad del libro hay un giro que realmente no me esperaba y sólo por eso ya se gana una estrella (ya he comentado que mi debilidad son los libros que me sorprenden).
Muy bien trabajado el conflicto interno de Jim, entre su responsabilidad para con la policía y lo que siente por la mujer que, en un principio, sólo quería vengar a su hermana. La resolución también me ha gustado mucho, ya que permite absolver de culpa a algunos personajes que realmente se lo merecían, así como al propio Jim, después de conocer la responsabilidad que carga desde su infancia.
Como ya estamos en el cuarto libro, también es muy entretenido leer como la banda de Feagan en conjunto (y sus respectivas parejas) intervienen en la historia.
Realmente disfruté muchísimo esta lectura.
Muy bien trabajado el conflicto interno de Jim, entre su responsabilidad para con la policía y lo que siente por la mujer que, en un principio, sólo quería vengar a su hermana. La resolución también me ha gustado mucho, ya que permite absolver de culpa a algunos personajes que realmente se lo merecían, así como al propio Jim, después de conocer la responsabilidad que carga desde su infancia.
Como ya estamos en el cuarto libro, también es muy entretenido leer como la banda de Feagan en conjunto (y sus respectivas parejas) intervienen en la historia.
Realmente disfruté muchísimo esta lectura.
November 21, 2021
4.5 stars
I have been flying through this series and finally got to book four! I have to say, the beginning of this book was interesting, but I wasn't loving the romance. It all felt too easy and fast for me and I had no idea where it was going to go. But there was a huge twist halfway through and I literally could not put this book down. I did anything I could around the house so that I could finish the audiobook and I loved it. James grew up on the street and currently works for the police, so he needs to get involved with Eleanor when he hears she wants a man dead who she believes is responsible for her sister's death. The twist surprised me so much and I could not stop reading this book. This one definitely had more mystery/suspense and the characters do some pretty dangerous stuff at the end in order to solve a mystery. But I ended up loving the romance and am so sad this series is over!
I have been flying through this series and finally got to book four! I have to say, the beginning of this book was interesting, but I wasn't loving the romance. It all felt too easy and fast for me and I had no idea where it was going to go. But there was a huge twist halfway through and I literally could not put this book down. I did anything I could around the house so that I could finish the audiobook and I loved it. James grew up on the street and currently works for the police, so he needs to get involved with Eleanor when he hears she wants a man dead who she believes is responsible for her sister's death. The twist surprised me so much and I could not stop reading this book. This one definitely had more mystery/suspense and the characters do some pretty dangerous stuff at the end in order to solve a mystery. But I ended up loving the romance and am so sad this series is over!
August 31, 2021
So.. this one might be 6 stars... this is my favorite in the series. I absolutely loved it.
It's so good! I loved the surprise. I loved the characters and I loved the plot. The mystery and secret society. Wow... so good.
6/5 Stars
It's so good! I loved the surprise. I loved the characters and I loved the plot. The mystery and secret society. Wow... so good.
6/5 Stars
January 10, 2019
Nuestra reseña en A la cama con... un libro
Dos estrellitas desbordantes de generosidad. Megafail total
Dos estrellitas desbordantes de generosidad. Megafail total
April 23, 2012
I love a good story twist that can outsmart the reader, and this one had it. Just when I thought this was going to be yet another oh-so-boring-typical regency romance, Lorraine Heath pulls out a pretty solid storyline twist that kept me entertained and glued to the book up to the end.
This is James Swindler's story, the man who thought himself in love with Frannie Darling. He is a notorious inspector with the knack for solving murders, and finds himself hired to protect a lord from possible danger. But the danger comes in a small package of Eleanor Watkins, a harmless young lady grieving the loss of sister. She believes the lord in question was the cause of her sisters suicide.
As James becomes smitten with Eleanor, he starts to suspect the lord who hired him is not as innocent as he first assumed. Willing to risk all to protect Eleanor, he finds that he has misread nearly everyone and everything.
I read the first three books in this series several years ago, but it didn't take long to remember the interesting characters and their romance stories once I got deeper into this book.
In typical Heath style, this was a passionate and steamy romance with steep obstacles that will make you wonder just how the heck are they ever going to get an HEA?! By the end of the book, I was chiding myself for not reading more books by this author. I don't know why it took me several years to continue with this series, but now I plan to finish it up. While it started slow and boring, this book ended up being anything but.
This is James Swindler's story, the man who thought himself in love with Frannie Darling. He is a notorious inspector with the knack for solving murders, and finds himself hired to protect a lord from possible danger. But the danger comes in a small package of Eleanor Watkins, a harmless young lady grieving the loss of sister. She believes the lord in question was the cause of her sisters suicide.
As James becomes smitten with Eleanor, he starts to suspect the lord who hired him is not as innocent as he first assumed. Willing to risk all to protect Eleanor, he finds that he has misread nearly everyone and everything.
I read the first three books in this series several years ago, but it didn't take long to remember the interesting characters and their romance stories once I got deeper into this book.
In typical Heath style, this was a passionate and steamy romance with steep obstacles that will make you wonder just how the heck are they ever going to get an HEA?! By the end of the book, I was chiding myself for not reading more books by this author. I don't know why it took me several years to continue with this series, but now I plan to finish it up. While it started slow and boring, this book ended up being anything but.
May 17, 2018
1.5 ☆
Qué rabia con lo que me gustaron los anteriores de la serie (especialmente el primero) Ha sido un coñazo de libro. Me ha parecido muy absurdo todo, desde el instalove inicial, pasando por los comportamientos de los protagonistas hasta llegar al desenlace del conflicto.
Puedo leer lo que sea, no me molestan los instaloves ni otro tipo de clichés, pero es que incluso eso pasa a un segundo plano después de encontrarme con una mezcla de ideas sin apenas conexión ni sentido.
Ni siquiera he identificado el estilo de Lorraine en este cuarto libro de la serie. Una pena, porque James es un personaje que prometía.
Qué rabia con lo que me gustaron los anteriores de la serie (especialmente el primero) Ha sido un coñazo de libro. Me ha parecido muy absurdo todo, desde el instalove inicial, pasando por los comportamientos de los protagonistas hasta llegar al desenlace del conflicto.
Puedo leer lo que sea, no me molestan los instaloves ni otro tipo de clichés, pero es que incluso eso pasa a un segundo plano después de encontrarme con una mezcla de ideas sin apenas conexión ni sentido.
Ni siquiera he identificado el estilo de Lorraine en este cuarto libro de la serie. Una pena, porque James es un personaje que prometía.
October 2, 2014
4 Stars
James Swindler grew up on the streets since he was 8 until Claybourne's grandfather took all of Feagan's lads in and taught them how to rise above the circumstances of their childhood. Now one of the most respected inspectors of Scotland Yard, with no crime he hasn't been able to solve, he is quite vexed when he finds himself following a lady around as an assignement. It's quite obvious that the lady can't be a danger to anyone although the lord who made the complaint seems to believe that she has it in for him. But before long is assignement will start to seem less and less annoying and when he finds himself quite taken with the lady. And as he seeks to seduce her into revealing her reasons for following the lord around, it seems to be her the one who seduces him.
Eleanor Watkins has come to London with only one purpose in mind, find the man who she knows is responsible for her sister's suicide and make him pay for what he did to her sister. When Swindler starts following her around just after the lord's visit to Scotland Yard she is almost certain that he works for the him and decides to try and seduce him into helping her avenge her sister. What she doesn't expect is to fall into his web of seduction just as he falls in hers. But when neither of them is being honest with their motives can what they have between them be anything real?
In the first 50% of the book I was completely bored, even slightly angry with the book. I felt completely disconnected with the book, with the characters. The insta-love/lust seems way too much, and the self-proclaimed connection between the characters was nowhere to be found for me. They mostly professed their feelings, either in thought or in words, but I just couldn't see it. The lies, the deceptions and the way too easily given virginity just made me think that this book would be a total bust.
And then, halfway through the book, Lorraine Heath takes a two-by-four and hits me upside the head with it.
The twist on the storyline was something I never saw coming. It was...WoW. Just Wow!!
After that the book picked up like a phoenix rising from its ashes. The couple becomes more interesting, the story darker and the action more. It took me 2 days to finish the first half of the book and only 3 hours to finish the second. I can't explain more without spoiling the whole thing but damn...
In the end LH managed to make this book totally unforgettable. If I based my rating in the first half I'd give it a 2 but the second gets a 10. So for now it's 4.
James Swindler grew up on the streets since he was 8 until Claybourne's grandfather took all of Feagan's lads in and taught them how to rise above the circumstances of their childhood. Now one of the most respected inspectors of Scotland Yard, with no crime he hasn't been able to solve, he is quite vexed when he finds himself following a lady around as an assignement. It's quite obvious that the lady can't be a danger to anyone although the lord who made the complaint seems to believe that she has it in for him. But before long is assignement will start to seem less and less annoying and when he finds himself quite taken with the lady. And as he seeks to seduce her into revealing her reasons for following the lord around, it seems to be her the one who seduces him.
Eleanor Watkins has come to London with only one purpose in mind, find the man who she knows is responsible for her sister's suicide and make him pay for what he did to her sister. When Swindler starts following her around just after the lord's visit to Scotland Yard she is almost certain that he works for the him and decides to try and seduce him into helping her avenge her sister. What she doesn't expect is to fall into his web of seduction just as he falls in hers. But when neither of them is being honest with their motives can what they have between them be anything real?
In the first 50% of the book I was completely bored, even slightly angry with the book. I felt completely disconnected with the book, with the characters. The insta-love/lust seems way too much, and the self-proclaimed connection between the characters was nowhere to be found for me. They mostly professed their feelings, either in thought or in words, but I just couldn't see it. The lies, the deceptions and the way too easily given virginity just made me think that this book would be a total bust.
And then, halfway through the book, Lorraine Heath takes a two-by-four and hits me upside the head with it.
The twist on the storyline was something I never saw coming. It was...WoW. Just Wow!!
After that the book picked up like a phoenix rising from its ashes. The couple becomes more interesting, the story darker and the action more. It took me 2 days to finish the first half of the book and only 3 hours to finish the second. I can't explain more without spoiling the whole thing but damn...
In the end LH managed to make this book totally unforgettable. If I based my rating in the first half I'd give it a 2 but the second gets a 10. So for now it's 4.
June 16, 2022
✨This book has it all.✨
Let me warn you, this review will not do this book justice nor will it really tell you what the book is like because I don’t want to even tempt you with spoilers. Simply go into this book knowing that it is intense and lovely and completely beguiling. Think Practical Magic with more intrigue and less witches. I was charmed and deceived and bewitched and mislead at every possible turn. This one comes for your life.
I absolutely love the main relationship in this book. I love where it began, where it went, and where it ended. They both went into the ✨entanglement✨ with false pretenses and ulterior motives. I loved that they were equal in their deceit but also completely unable to keep their hands off each other. Once they fell, they fell hard (and into bed). Since they started their relationship on half-truths and mutual deception, there was a glorious point where they realized fighting was futile so they might as well be kissing.
As for the steam, the level was pretty much perfect for me. There were multiple spicy moments and they added to character and plot development but didn't oversaturate the narrative. We even got some action at the end (the holy grail honestly)!
I found both characters to have such depth to their stories and interactions. That scene where James answered the question in her eyes? I choked! “I know what it is to have you in my life. I know what it is to have you walk out of it. I will do whatever I must to see that you don’t walk out of it again.” Out of context this may not be the most moving quote but when I read it I had to take a moment for myself.
The third act breakup was more of a third act unraveling of secrets and schemes. As soon as one bomb was dropped, another table was turned. I’m pretty sure this book gave me trust issues. I was excited for it all to shake out rather than daunted by the prospect of unnecessary trifles. The last chapter was everything I crave in a last chapter. Their intimacy was delicious and so sweet. There was also a secondary romance that warmed my heart.
This was definitely not a light read though. It was a romance, a drama, and a mystery. There was death and grief and each character had ghosts that came back to haunt. It made me cry multiple times but thankfully at the end they were happy tears. I was thoroughly ravished by everything that this book was.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 🌶🌶🌶.25/5
CWs: Suicide, SA, Death of a relative
_______________
*initial reaction*
😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮
Let me warn you, this review will not do this book justice nor will it really tell you what the book is like because I don’t want to even tempt you with spoilers. Simply go into this book knowing that it is intense and lovely and completely beguiling. Think Practical Magic with more intrigue and less witches. I was charmed and deceived and bewitched and mislead at every possible turn. This one comes for your life.
I absolutely love the main relationship in this book. I love where it began, where it went, and where it ended. They both went into the ✨entanglement✨ with false pretenses and ulterior motives. I loved that they were equal in their deceit but also completely unable to keep their hands off each other. Once they fell, they fell hard (and into bed). Since they started their relationship on half-truths and mutual deception, there was a glorious point where they realized fighting was futile so they might as well be kissing.
As for the steam, the level was pretty much perfect for me. There were multiple spicy moments and they added to character and plot development but didn't oversaturate the narrative. We even got some action at the end (the holy grail honestly)!
I found both characters to have such depth to their stories and interactions. That scene where James answered the question in her eyes? I choked! “I know what it is to have you in my life. I know what it is to have you walk out of it. I will do whatever I must to see that you don’t walk out of it again.” Out of context this may not be the most moving quote but when I read it I had to take a moment for myself.
The third act breakup was more of a third act unraveling of secrets and schemes. As soon as one bomb was dropped, another table was turned. I’m pretty sure this book gave me trust issues. I was excited for it all to shake out rather than daunted by the prospect of unnecessary trifles. The last chapter was everything I crave in a last chapter. Their intimacy was delicious and so sweet. There was also a secondary romance that warmed my heart.
This was definitely not a light read though. It was a romance, a drama, and a mystery. There was death and grief and each character had ghosts that came back to haunt. It made me cry multiple times but thankfully at the end they were happy tears. I was thoroughly ravished by everything that this book was.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 🌶🌶🌶.25/5
CWs: Suicide, SA, Death of a relative
_______________
*initial reaction*
😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮
April 11, 2015
3.5
Porque hay una parte en medio que se me ha hecho un poco pesada y tengo dos peros importantes, pero si los comento spoilearía la historia y no quiero.
Como el resto de la saga, la atracción física y la culpabilidad de alguno de los dos tienen un papel importante.
La atracción es instantánea y estos amores tan precipitados le restan puntos a la novela.
El planteamiento y la historia son originales, pero creo que la autora lía demasiado la madeja para luego salirse con la suya por peteneras. Y sí, lo deslía todo, pero de una forma que no me ha acabado de convencer cien por cien aunque hay algún que otro giro en la trama que sorprende.
Eso sí, el ritmo de la historia atrapa y pasado el punto intermedio donde crees que todo está tan liado que no tiene remedio la historia llega un punto en que no he podido parar de leer
Reseña completa: http://masromance.blogspot.com.es/201...
Porque hay una parte en medio que se me ha hecho un poco pesada y tengo dos peros importantes, pero si los comento spoilearía la historia y no quiero.
Como el resto de la saga, la atracción física y la culpabilidad de alguno de los dos tienen un papel importante.
La atracción es instantánea y estos amores tan precipitados le restan puntos a la novela.
El planteamiento y la historia son originales, pero creo que la autora lía demasiado la madeja para luego salirse con la suya por peteneras. Y sí, lo deslía todo, pero de una forma que no me ha acabado de convencer cien por cien aunque hay algún que otro giro en la trama que sorprende.
Eso sí, el ritmo de la historia atrapa y pasado el punto intermedio donde crees que todo está tan liado que no tiene remedio la historia llega un punto en que no he podido parar de leer
Reseña completa: http://masromance.blogspot.com.es/201...
June 30, 2017
El último libro de la serie no podía ser menos y ha vuelto ha hacerme disfrutar de estos huérfanos y sus historias como lo han hecho desde que empecé la serie, y solo por ese epílogo, es que de 4 estrellas pasa a 4,5!!
En esta ocasión la historia se centra en James, el detective de Scotland Yard que en el libro anterior tuvo un mal momento amoroso. Sterling se ve involucrado en un caso que hará no solo que conozca a la mujer de su vida, sino que sea capaz de sobreponerse a si mismo a su pasado y a sus ideales.
Eleanor es una mujer que desde el principio me ha gustado él carácter que le ha dado la autora, y me ha parecido aún más destinada para James a partir de la segunda parte de la novela: porque ese ha sido otro punto que me ha hecho subirle estrellitas como la espuma: La trama.
Al principio, para mi gusto la historia iba un poco lenta y el romance entre ellos le vi demasiado precipitado, pero sobre la segunda mitad y a raíz de un hecho que sucede entre ambos, la autora nos sumerge en una trama trepidante y llena de sorpresas que hacen que te replantees todo lo que habías leído hasta el momento, y eso es algo que valoro mucho en las novelas históricas.
En resumen, esta serie para mí, ha sido uno de los mayores descubrimientos que he tenido este año y me apena haberla terminado a falta de un relato corto del último huérfano que falta, porque todos y cada uno de los protagonistas tienen algo que enamoran y enganchan.
Espero con impaciencia más series de esta autora!!
Recomendada para todas aquellas personas que les gusta el romance histórico, combinado con personajes no tan clichés y misterios a partes iguales.
En esta ocasión la historia se centra en James, el detective de Scotland Yard que en el libro anterior tuvo un mal momento amoroso. Sterling se ve involucrado en un caso que hará no solo que conozca a la mujer de su vida, sino que sea capaz de sobreponerse a si mismo a su pasado y a sus ideales.
Eleanor es una mujer que desde el principio me ha gustado él carácter que le ha dado la autora, y me ha parecido aún más destinada para James a partir de la segunda parte de la novela: porque ese ha sido otro punto que me ha hecho subirle estrellitas como la espuma: La trama.
Al principio, para mi gusto la historia iba un poco lenta y el romance entre ellos le vi demasiado precipitado, pero sobre la segunda mitad y a raíz de un hecho que sucede entre ambos, la autora nos sumerge en una trama trepidante y llena de sorpresas que hacen que te replantees todo lo que habías leído hasta el momento, y eso es algo que valoro mucho en las novelas históricas.
En resumen, esta serie para mí, ha sido uno de los mayores descubrimientos que he tenido este año y me apena haberla terminado a falta de un relato corto del último huérfano que falta, porque todos y cada uno de los protagonistas tienen algo que enamoran y enganchan.
Espero con impaciencia más series de esta autora!!
Recomendada para todas aquellas personas que les gusta el romance histórico, combinado con personajes no tan clichés y misterios a partes iguales.
February 19, 2020
3,5/5 αστεράκια.
Μετά από αρκετούς μήνες αναμονής, οι Απατεώνες αριστοκράτες της Lorraine Heath επιστρέφουν από τις εκδόσεις Elxis. Στο τέταρτο βιβλίο, με τίτλο «Η ώρα της εκδίκησης», έχει έρθει η σειρά του άλλοτε μέλους της συμμορίας του Φίγκαν και νυν επιθεωρητή της Σκότλαντ Γιαρντ, Τζέιμς Σουίντλερ, να βρει τον έρωτα.
Τον Τζέιμς τον έχουμε ξανασυναντήσει στα προηγούμενα βιβλία της σειράς. Αν και έχει αφήσει πίσω του τη ζωή στους δρόμους, δεν έχει ξεχάσει τα παλιά κόλπα του που άλλοτε τον βοηθούσαν να επιβιώνει. Κάτι που του είναι πολύ χρήσιμο, όταν καλείται να δράσει μυστικά για λογαριασμό της Υπηρεσίας ή του Στέμματος. Όπως στην υπόθεση που έχει αναλάβει τώρα: να προστατέψει έναν λόρδο από μια γυναίκα που εκείνος πιστεύει πως μπορεί να αποπειραθεί να τον σκοτώσει. Αν κι ο Σουίντλερ θεωρεί χάσιμο χρόνου τη συγκεκριμένη υπόθεση, αλλάζει γνώμη όταν γνωρίζει την «επικίνδυνη» δεσποινίδα Έλινορ Γουάτκινς, για την οποία από την πρώτη κιόλας στιγμή νιώθει ένα παράξενο συναίσθημα να ξυπνά μέσα του.
Η Έλινορ είναι κόρη ενός φτωχού υποκόμη, που έρχεται για πρώτη φορά στο Λονδίνο. Η επίσκεψή της όμως δεν έχει να κάνει με το ντεμπούτο της στην υψηλή κοινωνία, αλλά με έναν πολύ διαφορετικό στόχο: είναι αποφασισμένη να τιμωρήσει τον άνθρωπο που ευθύνεται για τον θάνατο της αδελφής της. Και, προκειμένου να τα καταφέρει, δεν θα διστάσει μπροστά σε οποιονδήποτε κίνδυνο. Δεν θα διστάσει να χρησιμοποιήσει τον αστυνόμο της Σκότλαντ Γιαρντ που έχει γίνει η σκιά της. Και αν νιώθει την καρδιά της να σφίγγεται στη θέα του και την επιθυμία να του ομολογήσει τα πάντα -την αλήθεια για την ταυτότητά της και τα αισθήματά της για εκείνον-, έχει αποφασίσει να μην αφήσει τίποτα να επηρεάσει την αποστολή της.
Ο Τζέιμς και η Έλινορ μπλέκονται σε ένα επικίνδυνο παιχνίδι γεμάτο απάτες, ψέματα, μυστικά και παράτολμες πράξεις. Ο ένας σκοπεύει να χρησιμοποιήσει τον άλλον, όμως δεν υπολογίζουν τη δυνατή αγάπη που γεννιέται ανάμεσά τους. Πόσο όμως μπορεί να αντέξει αυτή, όταν τα θεμέλιά της είναι στηριγμένα στο ψέμα και η εμπιστοσύνη ανάμεσά τους τόσο εύθραυστη; Για πρώτη φορά, ο Τζέιμς θα βρεθεί σε ένα μεγάλο δίλημμα: αν πρέπει να εμπιστευτεί το ένστικτο ή τη λογική του, αν θα ακολουθήσει την καρδιά ή το μυαλό του κι αν θα βάλει την αγάπη του για την Έλινορ πάνω από την καριέρα και τη φήμη που με τόσο κόπο και αγώνα έχει χτίσει…
Το βιβλίο αυτό ίσως δεν έχει τόσο δυνατό παλμό όπως τα τρία προηγούμενα, όμως ξεχωρίζει με τον τρόπο του: με την εξαιρετική και ταλαντούχα πένα της Heath, τους χαρακτήρες του και τις πρωτοτυπίες που συναντούμε εδώ (και για τις οποίες δεν μπορώ να πω πολλά, αν δεν θέλω να αποκαλύψω σημαντικά κομμάτια της πλοκής στον αναγνώστη). Μέχρι τη μέση η αφήγηση είναι κάπως επίπεδη, εκεί όμως γίνεται μια αποκάλυψη που έρχεται να ανατρέψει τα πάντα και να δώσει νέα, διαφορετική δυναμική στην πλοκή. Και τότε ξεκινάει μια κούρσα εξελίξεων και ανατροπών μέχρι το τέλος, όπου τα πράγματα μπαίνουν επιτέλους στη θέση τους.
Η σκοτεινή πλευρά του Λονδίνου αναδεικνύεται με περισσότερους από έναν τρόπους, αφού από τη μία ο Σουίντλερ είναι… μυημένος σε αποτρόπαιες σκηνές εγκλημάτων και από την άλλη η αδελφή της Έλινορ είχε πέσει θύμα μιας οργάνωσης που αρέσκεται στις άγριες απολαύσεις, που πολλές φορές ξεπερνούν τα όρια. Οι σκηνές που περιγράφονται δεν σοκάρουν, αλλά αποτυπώνουν μια εικόνα διαφορετική από την ειδυλλιακή, γεμάτη αβροφροσύνη που σχηματίζει κανείς ως φόντο ανάλογων ιστοριών.
Ο Τζέιμς Σουίντλερ -που δεν έχει καμία με την αριστοκρατία- ίσως είναι ο πιο ανθρώπινος χαρακτήρας απ’ την πεντάδα των «απατεώνων αριστοκρατών». Μέχρι τώρα είχαμε δει τη δυναμική πλευρά του αστυνομικού επιθεωρητή, που δρα πάντα με επαγγελματισμό, αποφασιστικότητα και αποτελεσματικότητα. Εδώ βλέπουμε την πιο ευάλωτη πλευρά του και το πώς ο έρωτας κατορθώνει να γεμίσει όλα τα κενά της καρδιάς και της ζωής του. Για πρώτη φορά, ο Σουίντλερ γυμνώνει την ψυχή του σε έναν άλλον άνθρωπο. Κι αυτός δεν είναι ένας από τους φίλους που γνωρίζει μια ζωή σχεδόν, αλλά μια γυναίκα που φέρνει τα πάνω-κάτω στον τακτοποιημένο του κόσμο. Που τον κάνει απρόσεκτο και αφηρημένο, αλλά και ικανό να θυσιάσει τα πάντα προκειμένου να είναι μαζί της. Όμως κι εκείνη είναι εξίσου ξεχωριστή και διαθέτει μια πλούσια παλέτα συναισθημάτων, που κυμαίνονται από το πάθος και την αγάπη μέχρι την περιφρόνηση και το μίσος. Ικανή για μια ψυχρή δολοφονία όσο και για μια παθιασμένη ερωτική συνεύρεση. Προσηλωμένη στον στόχο της και ταυτόχρονα αποπροσανατολισμένη από τα πρωτόγνωρα αισθήματα που βιώνει, χωρίς καν να το περιμένει.
Αυτοί οι δύο άνθρωποι, λοιπόν, μας δείχνουν τον κόσμο μέσα από τα μάτια τους· έναν κόσμο σκοτεινό, γεμάτο αρρωστημένα πάθη και ίντριγκες, όπου πολλές φορές η εικόνα είναι απατηλή. Γιατί η αριστοκρατία μπορεί να συμβαδίζει με την ανηθικότητα και ένα άτομο μεγαλωμένο στους δρόμους του Λονδίνου να αποδειχτεί πολύ πιο αξιόλογος χαρακτήρας από ένα άτομο μεγαλωμένο στα καλύτερα σαλόνια. Ο Τζέιμς και η Έλινορ, έχοντας παλέψει ο καθένας για πολύ καιρό με τους δικούς του δαίμονες, τώρα αφήνονται να αποκαλύψουν τους πιο κρυφούς φόβους και τις πιο βαθιές πληγές τους ο ένας στον άλλον, με την αγάπη να αποδεικνύεται το καλύτερο φάρμακο ώστε αυτές τελικά να επουλωθούν. Επομένως, το happy end εδώ είναι όχι απλά αναμενόμενο, αλλά κάτι που αξίζει ολόψυχα και στους δυο τους!
Η κριτική μου για το βιβλίο και στο site "Book City" και τον παρακάτω σύνδεσμο: Η ώρα της εκδίκησης
Μετά από αρκετούς μήνες αναμονής, οι Απατεώνες αριστοκράτες της Lorraine Heath επιστρέφουν από τις εκδόσεις Elxis. Στο τέταρτο βιβλίο, με τίτλο «Η ώρα της εκδίκησης», έχει έρθει η σειρά του άλλοτε μέλους της συμμορίας του Φίγκαν και νυν επιθεωρητή της Σκότλαντ Γιαρντ, Τζέιμς Σουίντλερ, να βρει τον έρωτα.
Τον Τζέιμς τον έχουμε ξανασυναντήσει στα προηγούμενα βιβλία της σειράς. Αν και έχει αφήσει πίσω του τη ζωή στους δρόμους, δεν έχει ξεχάσει τα παλιά κόλπα του που άλλοτε τον βοηθούσαν να επιβιώνει. Κάτι που του είναι πολύ χρήσιμο, όταν καλείται να δράσει μυστικά για λογαριασμό της Υπηρεσίας ή του Στέμματος. Όπως στην υπόθεση που έχει αναλάβει τώρα: να προστατέψει έναν λόρδο από μια γυναίκα που εκείνος πιστεύει πως μπορεί να αποπειραθεί να τον σκοτώσει. Αν κι ο Σουίντλερ θεωρεί χάσιμο χρόνου τη συγκεκριμένη υπόθεση, αλλάζει γνώμη όταν γνωρίζει την «επικίνδυνη» δεσποινίδα Έλινορ Γουάτκινς, για την οποία από την πρώτη κιόλας στιγμή νιώθει ένα παράξενο συναίσθημα να ξυπνά μέσα του.
Η Έλινορ είναι κόρη ενός φτωχού υποκόμη, που έρχεται για πρώτη φορά στο Λονδίνο. Η επίσκεψή της όμως δεν έχει να κάνει με το ντεμπούτο της στην υψηλή κοινωνία, αλλά με έναν πολύ διαφορετικό στόχο: είναι αποφασισμένη να τιμωρήσει τον άνθρωπο που ευθύνεται για τον θάνατο της αδελφής της. Και, προκειμένου να τα καταφέρει, δεν θα διστάσει μπροστά σε οποιονδήποτε κίνδυνο. Δεν θα διστάσει να χρησιμοποιήσει τον αστυνόμο της Σκότλαντ Γιαρντ που έχει γίνει η σκιά της. Και αν νιώθει την καρδιά της να σφίγγεται στη θέα του και την επιθυμία να του ομολογήσει τα πάντα -την αλήθεια για την ταυτότητά της και τα αισθήματά της για εκείνον-, έχει αποφασίσει να μην αφήσει τίποτα να επηρεάσει την αποστολή της.
Ο Τζέιμς και η Έλινορ μπλέκονται σε ένα επικίνδυνο παιχνίδι γεμάτο απάτες, ψέματα, μυστικά και παράτολμες πράξεις. Ο ένας σκοπεύει να χρησιμοποιήσει τον άλλον, όμως δεν υπολογίζουν τη δυνατή αγάπη που γεννιέται ανάμεσά τους. Πόσο όμως μπορεί να αντέξει αυτή, όταν τα θεμέλιά της είναι στηριγμένα στο ψέμα και η εμπιστοσύνη ανάμεσά τους τόσο εύθραυστη; Για πρώτη φορά, ο Τζέιμς θα βρεθεί σε ένα μεγάλο δίλημμα: αν πρέπει να εμπιστευτεί το ένστικτο ή τη λογική του, αν θα ακολουθήσει την καρδιά ή το μυαλό του κι αν θα βάλει την αγάπη του για την Έλινορ πάνω από την καριέρα και τη φήμη που με τόσο κόπο και αγώνα έχει χτίσει…
Το βιβλίο αυτό ίσως δεν έχει τόσο δυνατό παλμό όπως τα τρία προηγούμενα, όμως ξεχωρίζει με τον τρόπο του: με την εξαιρετική και ταλαντούχα πένα της Heath, τους χαρακτήρες του και τις πρωτοτυπίες που συναντούμε εδώ (και για τις οποίες δεν μπορώ να πω πολλά, αν δεν θέλω να αποκαλύψω σημαντικά κομμάτια της πλοκής στον αναγνώστη). Μέχρι τη μέση η αφήγηση είναι κάπως επίπεδη, εκεί όμως γίνεται μια αποκάλυψη που έρχεται να ανατρέψει τα πάντα και να δώσει νέα, διαφορετική δυναμική στην πλοκή. Και τότε ξεκινάει μια κούρσα εξελίξεων και ανατροπών μέχρι το τέλος, όπου τα πράγματα μπαίνουν επιτέλους στη θέση τους.
Η σκοτεινή πλευρά του Λονδίνου αναδεικνύεται με περισσότερους από έναν τρόπους, αφού από τη μία ο Σουίντλερ είναι… μυημένος σε αποτρόπαιες σκηνές εγκλημάτων και από την άλλη η αδελφή της Έλινορ είχε πέσει θύμα μιας οργάνωσης που αρέσκεται στις άγριες απολαύσεις, που πολλές φορές ξεπερνούν τα όρια. Οι σκηνές που περιγράφονται δεν σοκάρουν, αλλά αποτυπώνουν μια εικόνα διαφορετική από την ειδυλλιακή, γεμάτη αβροφροσύνη που σχηματίζει κανείς ως φόντο ανάλογων ιστοριών.
Ο Τζέιμς Σουίντλερ -που δεν έχει καμία με την αριστοκρατία- ίσως είναι ο πιο ανθρώπινος χαρακτήρας απ’ την πεντάδα των «απατεώνων αριστοκρατών». Μέχρι τώρα είχαμε δει τη δυναμική πλευρά του αστυνομικού επιθεωρητή, που δρα πάντα με επαγγελματισμό, αποφασιστικότητα και αποτελεσματικότητα. Εδώ βλέπουμε την πιο ευάλωτη πλευρά του και το πώς ο έρωτας κατορθώνει να γεμίσει όλα τα κενά της καρδιάς και της ζωής του. Για πρώτη φορά, ο Σουίντλερ γυμνώνει την ψυχή του σε έναν άλλον άνθρωπο. Κι αυτός δεν είναι ένας από τους φίλους που γνωρίζει μια ζωή σχεδόν, αλλά μια γυναίκα που φέρνει τα πάνω-κάτω στον τακτοποιημένο του κόσμο. Που τον κάνει απρόσεκτο και αφηρημένο, αλλά και ικανό να θυσιάσει τα πάντα προκειμένου να είναι μαζί της. Όμως κι εκείνη είναι εξίσου ξεχωριστή και διαθέτει μια πλούσια παλέτα συναισθημάτων, που κυμαίνονται από το πάθος και την αγάπη μέχρι την περιφρόνηση και το μίσος. Ικανή για μια ψυχρή δολοφονία όσο και για μια παθιασμένη ερωτική συνεύρεση. Προσηλωμένη στον στόχο της και ταυτόχρονα αποπροσανατολισμένη από τα πρωτόγνωρα αισθήματα που βιώνει, χωρίς καν να το περιμένει.
Αυτοί οι δύο άνθρωποι, λοιπόν, μας δείχνουν τον κόσμο μέσα από τα μάτια τους· έναν κόσμο σκοτεινό, γεμάτο αρρωστημένα πάθη και ίντριγκες, όπου πολλές φορές η εικόνα είναι απατηλή. Γιατί η αριστοκρατία μπορεί να συμβαδίζει με την ανηθικότητα και ένα άτομο μεγαλωμένο στους δρόμους του Λονδίνου να αποδειχτεί πολύ πιο αξιόλογος χαρακτήρας από ένα άτομο μεγαλωμένο στα καλύτερα σαλόνια. Ο Τζέιμς και η Έλινορ, έχοντας παλέψει ο καθένας για πολύ καιρό με τους δικούς του δαίμονες, τώρα αφήνονται να αποκαλύψουν τους πιο κρυφούς φόβους και τις πιο βαθιές πληγές τους ο ένας στον άλλον, με την αγάπη να αποδεικνύεται το καλύτερο φάρμακο ώστε αυτές τελικά να επουλωθούν. Επομένως, το happy end εδώ είναι όχι απλά αναμενόμενο, αλλά κάτι που αξίζει ολόψυχα και στους δυο τους!
Η κριτική μου για το βιβλίο και στο site "Book City" και τον παρακάτω σύνδεσμο: Η ώρα της εκδίκησης
April 17, 2017
4 Estrellitas. Admito que el anterior libro dejó el listón muy alto, y lo cierto es que éste libro comenzó yendo por el mismo camino. Ha sido una lectura muy agradable y con el sello indiscutible de la autora.
La primera mitad de la novela me atrapó enseguida. Ver al duro de Jim sucumbir por una chica dulce hizo que no tuviera ojos para entretenerme con otra cosa. ¿Qué nos cuenta ésta historia? La historia de Jim, como éste hombre duro y torturado por su propio y oscuro pasado es capaz de sobrevivir y superarse gracias a la luz que una chica despierta en él. Jim siempre estuvo enamorado de su amiga Frannie, o él pensó que era amor, yo más bien creo que era admiración y devoción hacia ésa figura femenina y maternal que siempre le faltó.
Ahora Jim es el mejor detective de Scotland Yard y sus superiores le mandan a una nueva misión: un marqués está siendo perseguido por una chica, con la clara intención, según él, de que quiere matarlo, de modo que la denuncia a la policía, y a Jim le ordenan perseguir a ésta chica. Un encontronazo en un parque hará que Jim conozca a Eleanor. Lo que pensó que fue un encontronazo inocente hará que él la engañe, que la entretenga, para que así no pueda perseguir al marqués, pero nunca imaginó que el engañado sería él.
Eleanor ha perdido a su hermana gemela, Elisabeth. Ésta, al ser la mayor de una familia noble y venida a menos, le cayó la responsabilidad de acudir a Londres y granjearse un marido para "salvar" a la familia. Tras la tragedia acaecida, Eleanor decide tomarse la venganza por su propia mano y destruir al marqués que arruinó la vida y la reputación de su hermana. En Londres y persiguiendo al marqués, conocerá a un hombre admirable que tambaleará su mundo y le hará tomar decisiones respecto a su venganza y su vida que no imaginó.
La historia de amor empieza de una manera muy dulce y bonita. Admito que la primera mitad de la novela me encantó, pero a partir de la segunda mitad ocurre algo, un giro inesperado que me sorprendió de una manera que no imaginaba. Aplaudo la decisión de la autora, pero también admito que no me gustó el cariz que estaba tomando la historia, me dio un regusto agridulce porque o lo encaminaba o destrozaba el argumento. Por suerte, y quizás esto es subjetivo, me gustó cómo lo resolvió Lorraine Heath.
Simplemente podría definir éste libro como el crimen perfecto, y donde todo lo que ocurre no es lo que parece, donde los personajes urden una estrategia infalible para conseguir salir adelante, pero también es una historia que esconde un montón de engaños que sus personajes deberán ir superando. Los capítulos finales me han encantado, he adorado ver a todos los chicos de Feagan conspirando para salvar la situación de los protagonistas.
Por el argumento puede parecer un libro simple, pero no lo es para nada, ha sido un libro muy complicado y complejo, con unos personajes muy bien pulidos y definidos que también lo son, y aunque el romance me ha encantado, ha llegado a un punto en que me parecía que la historia de trasfondo eclipsaba el romance. Aún así he acabado muy satisfecha y lo que más me ha gustado es que toda ésta serie mantiene un listón muy alto, probablemente es de las mejores series de novela romántica que he leído, cosa que es de agradecer, porque la primera serie que publicaron a Lorraine Heath fue muy mala, y me ha costado mucho ver a la misma autora, me alegro un montón de que su estilo y sus historias hayan cambiado y madurado para darnos unos libros maravillosos.
Ahora terminaré la serie con el relato de William, que a pesar de ser un relato y no dé para mucho, esté a la altura de los libros de sus compañeros.
La primera mitad de la novela me atrapó enseguida. Ver al duro de Jim sucumbir por una chica dulce hizo que no tuviera ojos para entretenerme con otra cosa. ¿Qué nos cuenta ésta historia? La historia de Jim, como éste hombre duro y torturado por su propio y oscuro pasado es capaz de sobrevivir y superarse gracias a la luz que una chica despierta en él. Jim siempre estuvo enamorado de su amiga Frannie, o él pensó que era amor, yo más bien creo que era admiración y devoción hacia ésa figura femenina y maternal que siempre le faltó.
Ahora Jim es el mejor detective de Scotland Yard y sus superiores le mandan a una nueva misión: un marqués está siendo perseguido por una chica, con la clara intención, según él, de que quiere matarlo, de modo que la denuncia a la policía, y a Jim le ordenan perseguir a ésta chica. Un encontronazo en un parque hará que Jim conozca a Eleanor. Lo que pensó que fue un encontronazo inocente hará que él la engañe, que la entretenga, para que así no pueda perseguir al marqués, pero nunca imaginó que el engañado sería él.
Eleanor ha perdido a su hermana gemela, Elisabeth. Ésta, al ser la mayor de una familia noble y venida a menos, le cayó la responsabilidad de acudir a Londres y granjearse un marido para "salvar" a la familia. Tras la tragedia acaecida, Eleanor decide tomarse la venganza por su propia mano y destruir al marqués que arruinó la vida y la reputación de su hermana. En Londres y persiguiendo al marqués, conocerá a un hombre admirable que tambaleará su mundo y le hará tomar decisiones respecto a su venganza y su vida que no imaginó.
La historia de amor empieza de una manera muy dulce y bonita. Admito que la primera mitad de la novela me encantó, pero a partir de la segunda mitad ocurre algo, un giro inesperado que me sorprendió de una manera que no imaginaba. Aplaudo la decisión de la autora, pero también admito que no me gustó el cariz que estaba tomando la historia, me dio un regusto agridulce porque o lo encaminaba o destrozaba el argumento. Por suerte, y quizás esto es subjetivo, me gustó cómo lo resolvió Lorraine Heath.
Simplemente podría definir éste libro como el crimen perfecto, y donde todo lo que ocurre no es lo que parece, donde los personajes urden una estrategia infalible para conseguir salir adelante, pero también es una historia que esconde un montón de engaños que sus personajes deberán ir superando. Los capítulos finales me han encantado, he adorado ver a todos los chicos de Feagan conspirando para salvar la situación de los protagonistas.
Por el argumento puede parecer un libro simple, pero no lo es para nada, ha sido un libro muy complicado y complejo, con unos personajes muy bien pulidos y definidos que también lo son, y aunque el romance me ha encantado, ha llegado a un punto en que me parecía que la historia de trasfondo eclipsaba el romance. Aún así he acabado muy satisfecha y lo que más me ha gustado es que toda ésta serie mantiene un listón muy alto, probablemente es de las mejores series de novela romántica que he leído, cosa que es de agradecer, porque la primera serie que publicaron a Lorraine Heath fue muy mala, y me ha costado mucho ver a la misma autora, me alegro un montón de que su estilo y sus historias hayan cambiado y madurado para darnos unos libros maravillosos.
Ahora terminaré la serie con el relato de William, que a pesar de ser un relato y no dé para mucho, esté a la altura de los libros de sus compañeros.
April 24, 2017
Me ha encantado la historia, ha sido sorprendente, vivaz, con mucha pasión y con una intriga muy bien elaborada.
Tenemos a dos personajes que se utilizan mutuamente para llegar a un fin. Pero que durante el proceso por el cual se están utilizando, terminan enamorándose sin remedio. Por supuesto, cuando se destapa el engaño, sufre su relación pero como siempre, esta autora lo lleva de una manera magistral, para hacer llegar a una resolución igual de magistral.
James es un hombre que tiene sus zonas oscuras, su tortura. Es incapaz de superar un hecho que le marco en su juventud y que ha definido su edad adulta. Pero es no le niega o le impide querer de apasionadamente (aunque el crea que no es capaz, iluso). Se ha torturado durante mucho tiempo y solamente cuando conoce a Eleanor, ve parte del error en esa tortura innecesaria.
Eleanor es el personaje más dulce, tierno de toda la serie. Pero además es fuerte, luchadora y con una fe ciega en su propósito. Es muy valiente, no solo en conseguir su meta (aunque le genere algunas duda en cuanto a James) sino que también es muy valiente consigo misma y sus propios sentimientos.
La trama de nos presenta la autora es fantástica. Con unos giros de dejarte con la boca abierta y aplaudir (ha habido un suceso, y aunque me repita, ha sido I AM FLIPPING IN COLORS). Ha sido una lectura rápida, ya que no querías parar de leer en ningún momento. Ansiosa por querer saber más y más, ver a donde llegaba todo.
Y por supuesto, como he disfrutado de todos los personajes anteriores. Cómo confabulan para conseguir su meta. Cómo se apoyan entre ellos, que manera de quererse y apoyarse sin medias tintas. En esto, he disfrutado como una enana. Ahh, mi Duque, mi Sterling, uno más del grupo, es que me lo comooooo.
Esta serie la recomiendo vehementemente, disfrutas desde el primero hasta el último.
Y claro, el epílogo, venga, de verdad que esta autora lo hace de maravilla, en serio
Tenemos a dos personajes que se utilizan mutuamente para llegar a un fin. Pero que durante el proceso por el cual se están utilizando, terminan enamorándose sin remedio. Por supuesto, cuando se destapa el engaño, sufre su relación pero como siempre, esta autora lo lleva de una manera magistral, para hacer llegar a una resolución igual de magistral.
James es un hombre que tiene sus zonas oscuras, su tortura. Es incapaz de superar un hecho que le marco en su juventud y que ha definido su edad adulta. Pero es no le niega o le impide querer de apasionadamente (aunque el crea que no es capaz, iluso). Se ha torturado durante mucho tiempo y solamente cuando conoce a Eleanor, ve parte del error en esa tortura innecesaria.
Eleanor es el personaje más dulce, tierno de toda la serie. Pero además es fuerte, luchadora y con una fe ciega en su propósito. Es muy valiente, no solo en conseguir su meta (aunque le genere algunas duda en cuanto a James) sino que también es muy valiente consigo misma y sus propios sentimientos.
La trama de nos presenta la autora es fantástica. Con unos giros de dejarte con la boca abierta y aplaudir (ha habido un suceso, y aunque me repita, ha sido I AM FLIPPING IN COLORS). Ha sido una lectura rápida, ya que no querías parar de leer en ningún momento. Ansiosa por querer saber más y más, ver a donde llegaba todo.
Y por supuesto, como he disfrutado de todos los personajes anteriores. Cómo confabulan para conseguir su meta. Cómo se apoyan entre ellos, que manera de quererse y apoyarse sin medias tintas. En esto, he disfrutado como una enana. Ahh, mi Duque, mi Sterling, uno más del grupo, es que me lo comooooo.
Esta serie la recomiendo vehementemente, disfrutas desde el primero hasta el último.
Y claro, el epílogo, venga, de verdad que esta autora lo hace de maravilla, en serio
March 8, 2022
Με Μένια και Ιουλία!!!
May 19, 2020
No woman in his history could compare to her. No woman in his future could replace her. She was what he wanted now, this moment and the next, and the one that followed that, each one that led to the end of his life. He would make it happen, by God. He would keep her with him. He didn't know how. He would lie, he would cheat, he would steal. If need be, he would murder. He'd confessed that she held his heart. He'd yet to tell her that she possessed his soul.I ended up liking this book A LOT more than I thought I would. I bought it when it first came out and started the first few pages, but put it down and haven't gone back to it since. I started it last night on a whim and couldn't put it down! There were some great twists and turns and it was fun being reunited with the old Scoundrels gang. James never really stood out for me in the other books, though I had found his feelings for Frannie sweet and endearing; he really wins the spotlight here though! (Frannie's romance is featured in the book prior to this one, Surrender to the Devil ).
He'd deceived himself when he began this journey believing that he sought justice. All along all he'd sought was her.
I know some have commented that they felt he got over his feelings for Frannie too quickly, but that didn't really bother me. I basically understood it as she represented what he longed for—love, acceptance, a partner, and a family. When he found who that special person for him was, it was easy for him to replace Frannie with her in his affections, since prior to that, Frannie had been the woman he was closest to and cared the most for.
I'm not a big one for instant attraction—physical or otherwise. That definitely happened here and that was the only big weak spot in the book for me. I would have liked further emotional and intellectual connection between the hero and heroine at the beginning—if that had happened, it might have made its way onto my HR favs. It was good nonetheless and I will be rereading in the future.
March 21, 2016
★★★★✩ (This is a review of the audiobook.) What can I say about the narration of the wonderful, award-wining Susan Erickson that hasn't already been said? Other than, if you haven't discovered the joys of audiobooks, you need to know that the narrator can make a book or break it. Should you want to get into them, look to any of SE's narrations.
As far as the story, it is a comment enough theme, but so well done by Ms. Heath, who doesn't fail to provide some nice twists along the way. Yes, twists. Plural. There are several. In addition, there is plenty of steam, and actually a time when I wondered if these two could get their HEA!
Fair warning: for me, it looses a star due to the terrible sadness inherent in said plot, and also some of the twists. These caused an ache in my heart that never quite left, despite the uplifting things that occurred, too. Sometimes I can just let these things drop, when it is part of a character's background and in the past, but incredible LH writes so well, she breaths life into the sorrow, making them so poignant.
As far as the story, it is a comment enough theme, but so well done by Ms. Heath, who doesn't fail to provide some nice twists along the way. Yes, twists. Plural. There are several. In addition, there is plenty of steam, and actually a time when I wondered if these two could get their HEA!
Fair warning: for me, it looses a star due to the terrible sadness inherent in said plot, and also some of the twists. These caused an ache in my heart that never quite left, despite the uplifting things that occurred, too. Sometimes I can just let these things drop, when it is part of a character's background and in the past, but incredible LH writes so well, she breaths life into the sorrow, making them so poignant.
May 5, 2022
2019 july: 5 stars
2020 june: 4.5 stars.
2022 may: 3 stars
2022 review
Though it was an enjoyable book and while I quite liked James and Emma, I can’t say that I really believed in their love because they apparently fell for each other under false pretences. Hence I wasn’t a big fan of how the author wrote their romance.
However, I did like that James shared about his father with Emma which allowed bonding between them. This book had more action than the other books, and while I am okay with some, the action in this book bored me a little.
Lorraine heath writes the best epilogues. Love that epilogue. It was bittersweet and yet happy.
An alright read.
2020 june: 4.5 stars.
2022 may: 3 stars
2022 review
Though it was an enjoyable book and while I quite liked James and Emma, I can’t say that I really believed in their love because they apparently fell for each other under false pretences. Hence I wasn’t a big fan of how the author wrote their romance.
However, I did like that James shared about his father with Emma which allowed bonding between them. This book had more action than the other books, and while I am okay with some, the action in this book bored me a little.
Lorraine heath writes the best epilogues. Love that epilogue. It was bittersweet and yet happy.
An alright read.
January 28, 2022
3.5 stars ⭐️
I really had to suspend my disbelief for this one lol. Definitely the least romantic in the series thus far unfortunately.
The romance really lacked, but the plot and mystery was really good. Twist after twist kept coming and I was on the edge of my seat.
TW rape, sexual assault
I really had to suspend my disbelief for this one lol. Definitely the least romantic in the series thus far unfortunately.
The romance really lacked, but the plot and mystery was really good. Twist after twist kept coming and I was on the edge of my seat.
TW rape, sexual assault
November 19, 2021
3.5 stars but not for romance. For the plot. It was interesting to see a heroine commit a crime but the romance lacked. The beginning was also super slow. I also hated how everything was resolved so easily. Tw: rape and suicide.
September 14, 2018
Eleanor Watkins está decidida a vengar la muerte de su hermana, nunca pensó que empezaría a sentir algo por el hombre que la vigilaba. James Swindler se ha forjado una carrera que lo redime de alguna manera de su pasado pero todo parece irse al traste cuando se enamora de la mujer a la que ronda.
En este cuarto libro tenemos a uno de los personajes de Feagan que más secretos parece esconder o que por lo menos no hemos podido tener mucho de él en los anteriores libros, algo así pasa con el personaje de Eleanor que si pensábamos que Jim escondía cosas esta chica se lleva la palma.
Tengo que decir que al principio el relato me parecía poco atrayente pero la cosa va cambiando y Lorraine lo vuelve a lograr con ese giro de tuerca que rompe nuestros esquemas, llega un momento en la lectura en que todo se vuelve muy interesante y en el que empezaremos a dilucidar la verdad poco a poco, creo que por esto me gustan tanto las tramas de esta serie y es que no solo tenemos el típico romance, tenemos a unos personajes interesantes, no solo el grupo de Feagan a los que ella denomina canallas sino su respectivas parejas. Por una parte Jim ha sido un hueso duro de roer casi se va sin poder verlo en acción pero al final ha merecido la pena pero… es que creo que su compañera se lleva también la palma, Eleanor ha sido una protagonista que ha dado mucho juego y en conjunto han tenido una buena historia. Estoy encantada de ver que en cada libro tenemos al grupo reunido para ayudarse mutuamente.
Sin duda esta serie me encanta cada libro tiene su encanto, su atractivo, una buena historia y buenos personajes, ¿qué más se puede pedir? Pues el siguiente libro YA. ;)
En este cuarto libro tenemos a uno de los personajes de Feagan que más secretos parece esconder o que por lo menos no hemos podido tener mucho de él en los anteriores libros, algo así pasa con el personaje de Eleanor que si pensábamos que Jim escondía cosas esta chica se lleva la palma.
Tengo que decir que al principio el relato me parecía poco atrayente pero la cosa va cambiando y Lorraine lo vuelve a lograr con ese giro de tuerca que rompe nuestros esquemas, llega un momento en la lectura en que todo se vuelve muy interesante y en el que empezaremos a dilucidar la verdad poco a poco, creo que por esto me gustan tanto las tramas de esta serie y es que no solo tenemos el típico romance, tenemos a unos personajes interesantes, no solo el grupo de Feagan a los que ella denomina canallas sino su respectivas parejas. Por una parte Jim ha sido un hueso duro de roer casi se va sin poder verlo en acción pero al final ha merecido la pena pero… es que creo que su compañera se lleva también la palma, Eleanor ha sido una protagonista que ha dado mucho juego y en conjunto han tenido una buena historia. Estoy encantada de ver que en cada libro tenemos al grupo reunido para ayudarse mutuamente.
Sin duda esta serie me encanta cada libro tiene su encanto, su atractivo, una buena historia y buenos personajes, ¿qué más se puede pedir? Pues el siguiente libro YA. ;)
January 24, 2010
This one didn't hit the spot as strongly as the first three in this series did for me. It's a solid four for the second half, though.
I'm not sure how to explain why I had some problems with it. First and foremost, I'm certain is that I'm under a lot of stress right now with things outside the books I'm reading -- how dare real life intrude! -- so that might have been too big of a distraction for a book that focuses on a mystery with some twists.
James Swindler was brought into Feagans group of lads when he was found and befriended by Luke and Jack in the crowd gathered for James's father's hanging. The circumstances surrounding this event are heartbreaking (as are most of the past events of Feagan's kids) and the reader doesn't forget them as the story moves forward.
I can't really say much about the heroine although she's got some major issues of her own. Her sister committed suicide because of appalling abuse at the hands of a dastardly Marquess and it's revenge time in London for Eleanor, who starts out focused but evolves into a very confused girl. Initially bent on seducing James for use in her plot, she quickly falls in love with him and things get even more mixed-up.
Because of the twists and turns it's easy to give spoilers so I won't go into plot points any further except to say that the surprises had the effect of making the first half almost uninteresting. Because it was obvious there was so much being withheld from me, the reader, I found it hard to commit to the story until those details were revealed. And that didn't happen until about the halfway point. Then the story picks up nicely and I ended up liking it quite a bit.
As always, Heath's epilogue is an amazing end to the book. Even if I hadn't ended up liking the book itself, I might have walked away thinking I had based on her great skill with epilogues.
One other thing -- I skimmed ever sex scene. I also did that in Dodger's book (Between the Devil and Desire) but not the other two. Not that everything hinges on the effectiveness of sex scenes, but the two books that lost my interest in those parts are also the two books that got four rather than five stars. I think it might be a chemistry thing. While I was completely convinced and committed to the romance between Luke and Catherine and Sterling and Frannie, I think I might have harbored a tiny bit of doubt about the others. Hmm. Now I'll be thinking about sex scenes all day.
I'm assuming there is a fifth book either out or in the works for William Graves. I'm anxious to read to his story if we're lucky enough to see it. An orphan grave robber turned physician to the queen. Oh yeah.
I'm so glad I started this series and discovered Heath as an author. I'm becoming a mega-fan here. Looking forward to another scoundrel as well as her backlist.
I'm not sure how to explain why I had some problems with it. First and foremost, I'm certain is that I'm under a lot of stress right now with things outside the books I'm reading -- how dare real life intrude! -- so that might have been too big of a distraction for a book that focuses on a mystery with some twists.
James Swindler was brought into Feagans group of lads when he was found and befriended by Luke and Jack in the crowd gathered for James's father's hanging. The circumstances surrounding this event are heartbreaking (as are most of the past events of Feagan's kids) and the reader doesn't forget them as the story moves forward.
I can't really say much about the heroine although she's got some major issues of her own. Her sister committed suicide because of appalling abuse at the hands of a dastardly Marquess and it's revenge time in London for Eleanor, who starts out focused but evolves into a very confused girl. Initially bent on seducing James for use in her plot, she quickly falls in love with him and things get even more mixed-up.
Because of the twists and turns it's easy to give spoilers so I won't go into plot points any further except to say that the surprises had the effect of making the first half almost uninteresting. Because it was obvious there was so much being withheld from me, the reader, I found it hard to commit to the story until those details were revealed. And that didn't happen until about the halfway point. Then the story picks up nicely and I ended up liking it quite a bit.
As always, Heath's epilogue is an amazing end to the book. Even if I hadn't ended up liking the book itself, I might have walked away thinking I had based on her great skill with epilogues.
One other thing -- I skimmed ever sex scene. I also did that in Dodger's book (Between the Devil and Desire) but not the other two. Not that everything hinges on the effectiveness of sex scenes, but the two books that lost my interest in those parts are also the two books that got four rather than five stars. I think it might be a chemistry thing. While I was completely convinced and committed to the romance between Luke and Catherine and Sterling and Frannie, I think I might have harbored a tiny bit of doubt about the others. Hmm. Now I'll be thinking about sex scenes all day.
I'm assuming there is a fifth book either out or in the works for William Graves. I'm anxious to read to his story if we're lucky enough to see it. An orphan grave robber turned physician to the queen. Oh yeah.
I'm so glad I started this series and discovered Heath as an author. I'm becoming a mega-fan here. Looking forward to another scoundrel as well as her backlist.
June 29, 2015
“I know what it is to have you in my life. I know what it is to have you walk out of it. I will do whatever I must to see that you don’t walk out of it again.”
I thought that I wouldn't cry. I thought that I was prepared for this novel. But I was damn wrong because nothing could have prepared myself for this--this emotional roller coaster ride that made me growl with frustration, cry with sorrow, and laugh with glee.
Although the novel was beautifully written and well-paced, I admit that it was not perfect and had a few minor flaws. I couldn't care less though; I went ahead and gave it a rare 5 star rating. Why? Well, because, just like James and the heroine, the book's imperfections seemed... perfect. They made the story more realistic, more relatable, and much more meaningful.
And while the hero and the heroine were far from the ideal characters in a romance story, that fact only made me love them more. They were humans, just like us, and what they had was a flawed love built on a shaky foundation. It was definitely not the kind of love that a prince and a princess had in a fictional world. No, it was tainted with pain, deception and sacrifice--the kind that two people shared when actually living in reality. This was the beauty to their love, this realistic quality to it that made me feel as though I wasn't reading a book, but was instead meeting real people and actually seeing the world through their eyes.
The plot twists were also very unexpected and cleverly laid out by the author. I couldn't put this book down.
I hope you all enjoy this book. And now, if you will all excuse me, I'll just go to a corner and cry my eyes out.
I thought that I wouldn't cry. I thought that I was prepared for this novel. But I was damn wrong because nothing could have prepared myself for this--this emotional roller coaster ride that made me growl with frustration, cry with sorrow, and laugh with glee.
Although the novel was beautifully written and well-paced, I admit that it was not perfect and had a few minor flaws. I couldn't care less though; I went ahead and gave it a rare 5 star rating. Why? Well, because, just like James and the heroine, the book's imperfections seemed... perfect. They made the story more realistic, more relatable, and much more meaningful.
And while the hero and the heroine were far from the ideal characters in a romance story, that fact only made me love them more. They were humans, just like us, and what they had was a flawed love built on a shaky foundation. It was definitely not the kind of love that a prince and a princess had in a fictional world. No, it was tainted with pain, deception and sacrifice--the kind that two people shared when actually living in reality. This was the beauty to their love, this realistic quality to it that made me feel as though I wasn't reading a book, but was instead meeting real people and actually seeing the world through their eyes.
The plot twists were also very unexpected and cleverly laid out by the author. I couldn't put this book down.
I hope you all enjoy this book. And now, if you will all excuse me, I'll just go to a corner and cry my eyes out.
October 4, 2021
I didn’t enjoy this as much as the first three books in the series. The first half was slow. The second half focused too much on bringing the secret society responsible for the heroine’s sister’s death to justice.
February 20, 2021
***3.5 Stars***
He was hers and she was his, completely and absolutely. Regardless of what heartache tomorrow or the day following might bring, tonight would be as uncomplicated and as breathtaking as either of them could make it.
This was an enjoyable read that had a twist thrown in that I definitely did not see coming!
The mystery/suspense element kept me interested and invested, and while I really enjoyed the sweet romance, I didn't quite buy into the insta-love at the beginning.
We haven't gotten much about Jim's backstory in the previous books, but once all was revealed here, it absolutely broke my heart. I'm so glad he got his HEA.
Overall, not my favorite in the series, but enjoyable nonetheless.
"I know what it is to have you in my life. I know what it is to have you walk out of it. I will do whatever I must to see that you don't walk out of it again."
** Content Warning: Mention of sexual assault and suicide
October 6, 2018
1st read: May 2013
Great book, amazing series! I love the twists and turns the author came up with, and though I am sure that there was a thing or 2 that I disliked, for the life of me I can't remember what it was! Ms. Heath just blew me away!
2nd read: September 2014
Buddy read with Jo
Great book, amazing series! I love the twists and turns the author came up with, and though I am sure that there was a thing or 2 that I disliked, for the life of me I can't remember what it was! Ms. Heath just blew me away!
2nd read: September 2014
Buddy read with Jo
March 7, 2022
3,5 stars!
October 4, 2015
I think this series (other than the first book) would've been better suited for a series of novellas. There's not much to the stories (at least not in the writing) that warrants full-length novels. Other than Claybourne's, these books have been a helping of loads of instalust with a side of some plot. The characters are constantly mooning over one another (from afar, close together and all distances in between) from the moment they meet and continue to do so even after they've consummated.
Generally, I think stories about mistake or hidden identities and deceit are interesting to read. If written well, that is. It makes it so delicious to watch as things play out, watching and waiting for the other shoe to drop and the fallout to commence.
At first, I thought that this was going to be a book like that. It was...to a point. The problem in the beginning was that they are both deceiving one another (though the deceit, I thought, was quite tame) and worrying about the reaction of the other. I was a little annoyed that they were both deceiving one another at first because well...where's the fun in that, yeah? I guess the author was trying to ply us into a false sense of security because we, as the readers, thought we had all the pieces...and then we found out we didn't. Anyway, because they're both being deceitful, it's pretty obvious that there's not going to be too much angst when things are revealed. Then there was a twist (and I thought there was finally going to be some great fallout) and we saw that there was more deceit that we were lead to believe. That, unfortunately, was quickly resolved and it was back to boring.
This book, like the last two, was heavy on the instalust. I could've done without all the daydreaming and fantasizing they do about one another. I thought it would get interesting after the midway twist...but nope. Swindler shows up two weeks later and it goes back to being boring with him and Emma kissing or getting it on a lot in between. Not impressed.
I was also pretty annoyed with Swindler. He was off his game in this game but it was excused because he was getting instalusty over Eleanor/Emma. He pissed me off after things are revealed and he had the audacity to go on about honesty and trust and betrayal, as if he were the only one that had been lied to. He's pissed because they out-swindle him at his own game. He wants them to trust him (he says "trust me") but he never, ever comes to trust them. Even after they get their plan rolling and speaks to the other scoundrels (with the sisters there in attendance), he makes sure to seat them facing him so he can see honesty in their faces. This is after he asks them to trust him. He's such a hypocritical bastard.
It really bothered me that he asks for her trust and understanding, but doesn't afford her the same respect. Hell, he was too cowardly to even tell her beforehand he was going to disregard her wishes (and send Eleanor) and just up and announced it to a roomful of people. She forgives him easily for his disrespect (like, right after) and they're in bed right afterwards. Sure, it can be argued that Swindler suspected Rockberry all along and had a different plan in place (and, thus, technically, respecting Emma's wishes) but she didn't know that. All she knew was that he disrespected her and her wishes and they had sex right after. That's some bullshit. Swindler lies to her so much and keeps her in the dark and doesn't trust her...but honestly cries foul at her deception? He demands (pleads?) for her to trust him...and doesn't afford her the same respect. What the hell.
I didn't really have any strong reactions to the book...until near the end. It also really, really pissed me off that Frannie didn't come with the rest of Feagan's lads when it came to the group rescue at the end. I liked the first two because it was the five Feagan's kids coming together to get stuff done. Instead, Greystone goes with them. Straight up, it felt sexist to me. She's spent her entire life on the streets with those guys, helping to swindle others and what not, but from the moment she met Greystone, he's packed her away safely onto a shelf in his house while he takes her place in their little band. Why is Greystone taking her place, anyway? He's going blind, for God's sake! He has difficulty seeing in the dark and this rescue happens AT NIGHT! My God, the hoops that are jumped for sexist bullshit. Fuck that noise.
Generally, I think stories about mistake or hidden identities and deceit are interesting to read. If written well, that is. It makes it so delicious to watch as things play out, watching and waiting for the other shoe to drop and the fallout to commence.
At first, I thought that this was going to be a book like that. It was...to a point. The problem in the beginning was that they are both deceiving one another (though the deceit, I thought, was quite tame) and worrying about the reaction of the other. I was a little annoyed that they were both deceiving one another at first because well...where's the fun in that, yeah? I guess the author was trying to ply us into a false sense of security because we, as the readers, thought we had all the pieces...and then we found out we didn't. Anyway, because they're both being deceitful, it's pretty obvious that there's not going to be too much angst when things are revealed. Then there was a twist (and I thought there was finally going to be some great fallout) and we saw that there was more deceit that we were lead to believe. That, unfortunately, was quickly resolved and it was back to boring.
This book, like the last two, was heavy on the instalust. I could've done without all the daydreaming and fantasizing they do about one another. I thought it would get interesting after the midway twist...but nope. Swindler shows up two weeks later and it goes back to being boring with him and Emma kissing or getting it on a lot in between. Not impressed.
I was also pretty annoyed with Swindler. He was off his game in this game but it was excused because he was getting instalusty over Eleanor/Emma. He pissed me off after things are revealed and he had the audacity to go on about honesty and trust and betrayal, as if he were the only one that had been lied to. He's pissed because they out-swindle him at his own game. He wants them to trust him (he says "trust me") but he never, ever comes to trust them. Even after they get their plan rolling and speaks to the other scoundrels (with the sisters there in attendance), he makes sure to seat them facing him so he can see honesty in their faces. This is after he asks them to trust him. He's such a hypocritical bastard.
It really bothered me that he asks for her trust and understanding, but doesn't afford her the same respect. Hell, he was too cowardly to even tell her beforehand he was going to disregard her wishes (and send Eleanor) and just up and announced it to a roomful of people. She forgives him easily for his disrespect (like, right after) and they're in bed right afterwards. Sure, it can be argued that Swindler suspected Rockberry all along and had a different plan in place (and, thus, technically, respecting Emma's wishes) but she didn't know that. All she knew was that he disrespected her and her wishes and they had sex right after. That's some bullshit. Swindler lies to her so much and keeps her in the dark and doesn't trust her...but honestly cries foul at her deception? He demands (pleads?) for her to trust him...and doesn't afford her the same respect. What the hell.
I didn't really have any strong reactions to the book...until near the end. It also really, really pissed me off that Frannie didn't come with the rest of Feagan's lads when it came to the group rescue at the end. I liked the first two because it was the five Feagan's kids coming together to get stuff done. Instead, Greystone goes with them. Straight up, it felt sexist to me. She's spent her entire life on the streets with those guys, helping to swindle others and what not, but from the moment she met Greystone, he's packed her away safely onto a shelf in his house while he takes her place in their little band. Why is Greystone taking her place, anyway? He's going blind, for God's sake! He has difficulty seeing in the dark and this rescue happens AT NIGHT! My God, the hoops that are jumped for sexist bullshit. Fuck that noise.
March 17, 2017
Una novela que atrapa, con un conflicto realmente difícil de resolver y con algunos giros sorprendentes. La relación de pareja queda al servicio de una trama perfectamente hilada y que se desvela al lector en pequeñas dosis y de forma que a veces lo despista, pero nos mantiene en vilo hasta un final que, aunque previsible, no desmerece en absoluto la historia. Poco puedo decir de esta novela sin hacer spoiler, solo que me habría gustado que hubiera alguna escena más de la pareja protagonista y que su enamoramiento hubiera sido menos instantáneo. Un muy buen cierre (o casi, porque hay un relato final que no han traducido al castellano y por lo tanto, no podré leer) de esta serie. Altamente recomendable para las lectoras de romántica histórica, incluso para las que os guste el subgénero de suspense romántico.
May 18, 2018
Estoy entre 2'5 y 3 (2'75 XDDD)
No se si al ser Jim el inspector de policía la autora decidió centrarse en darle lo mejor a la parte de la investigación/misterio y dejar al romance más flojo.
La primera mitad se me hizo lenta, rara e incluso algo aburrido. El libro me atrapó realmente cuando la parte de la investigación toma el mando por eso y por lo de que no son 2 sino 3 y otro giro que no me esperaba para nada y me pilló con la guarda baja creo que le daré 3 estrellitas.
Si lo comparo con el resto de los libros de la serie sin duda se quedaría con un 2.
La verdad que este libro es muy diferente a los anteriores no se qué la habrá pasado a al autora.
No se si al ser Jim el inspector de policía la autora decidió centrarse en darle lo mejor a la parte de la investigación/misterio y dejar al romance más flojo.
La primera mitad se me hizo lenta, rara e incluso algo aburrido. El libro me atrapó realmente cuando la parte de la investigación toma el mando por eso y por lo de que no son 2 sino 3 y otro giro que no me esperaba para nada y me pilló con la guarda baja creo que le daré 3 estrellitas.
Si lo comparo con el resto de los libros de la serie sin duda se quedaría con un 2.
La verdad que este libro es muy diferente a los anteriores no se qué la habrá pasado a al autora.
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