Reviewed by Amanda on
Man, I like this book for the heroine JQ gives us. Caroline Trent was smart, entertaining, and resilient. There were also glimmers of the family interactions that are so frequent in JQ's later books (BRIDGERTONS!). And I like To Catch an Heiress for those reasons.
But I wasn't very fond of Blake Ravenscroft. He was wishy-washy and at times, impulsive. To the point of not being all that honorable, which seems odd, since agent-type heroes often have a strong honor streak. And the switch from his grief over his long-dead fiancee to loving Caroline was too quick.
Of course, I thought Caroline fell in love too quickly, too, but the whole falling in love fast seems to be quite prevalent in JQ's earlier books because pretty much every one I've read have had it. I don't mind when characters fall in love fast... as long as I feel it. I wasn't totally feeling it here.
To Catch an Heiress has a fun setup, but it has a bit more potential than is realized. It wasn't very... agent-y. And it lacks a lot of the suspense you'd expect. BUT IT'S JQ. And I'm looking forward How to Marry a Marquis and JAMES.
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