Angie
Yes, Notorious Pleasures involves cheating. I just thought I’d throw that out there, since I know a lot of readers don’t like cheating in their Romance. I don’t mind it, as long as it’s done in a way that doesn’t try to excuse the behavior. Cheating is cheating. This one does kind of straddle the line though. Hero and Griffin start their relationship behind his brother’s back, but Mandeville isn’t exactly who he’s believed to be. I don’t think his behavior was 100% meant to make Hero cheating on him okay, but it did feel like that in places. I’m still a bit unsure about how it was handled, although I think his reaction at the end is realistic.
I did really like how Hero takes responsibility for her actions though. She knows what she’s doing is wrong and intends to fix it. However, it does take her awhile to stop trying to please everyone around her. She’s been raised to be obedient and proper, but that’s not who she is! Break free! She has her moments, but the back and forth was a bit frustrating, especially when Griffin could have taken care of all of it anyway.
I did like Notorious Pleasures a lot. Hero and Griffin have a lot of chemistry. I also liked continuing to get to know the residents of Maiden Lane. Silence has another subplot in this one to set up for her book, which I’m looking forward to quite a bit.
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