The Viscount Who Loved Me was exactly the same book as The Duke and I, but slightly better.
A heroine who is a naive virgin? Check.
Hero with daddy issues? Check.
Toxic relationship? Check.
Shotgun wedding? Check.
While The Viscount Who Loved Me was a much more fun read that the first book of the series, and its toxicity a lot less damaging and more relatable, it was still rather boring with insipid characterisation.
The real tragedy, however, is that this book contains one of the most boring sex scenes ever put to page. I pity the sex life of anyone who finds the vanilla missionary sex of The Viscount Who Loved Me even slightly titillating. I've seen hilariously shaped vegetables with more sex appeal that the "erotic romance" contained in this book.
I'm going to give book three a try because I definitely saw an improvement in this book from the first, but if it follows the same formula then I'll be bowing out. There's only so many forced marriages that come good in the end that any reader should have to take.
Reviewed by pamela on
Reading updates
- 5 January, 2021: Started reading
- 5 January, 2021: on page 0 out of 376
- 26 January, 2021: Finished reading
- 27 January, 2021: Reviewed