Maggie May answers “Does no one find it strange how the main...”

Loren asked this question about Devil in Winter (Wallflowers, #3):

Does no one find it strange how the main character kidnapped and sexually assaulted (near rape) a woman in the prior book and yet in this book he's the hero? Not only that but everyone is giving this book 4-5 stars?

Maggie May Not at all strange. This book starts from the standpoint that St Vincent is a terrible person. The kidnapping is actually the catalyst for this story.…moreNot at all strange. This book starts from the standpoint that St Vincent is a terrible person. The kidnapping is actually the catalyst for this story. I didn’t read the previous book so I don’t know if that would have colored my experience, but for me it was a 4 star read. I don’t hold fictional characters to the same standards I do real people. In these fantasy worlds we can accept that bad guys can change and sexist behavior can be sexy (I mean the things he does in this book, his actions in the previous book sounds like it was beyond just sexist). It would be difficult to reconcile the attitudes of 19th century men with our ideals of romance if we weren’t able to read without this unique kind of suspension of disbelief. I would think that people who can’t separate their real life feelings about such things from the fiction in that way would dislike pretty much all bodice rippers. (less)

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