And he was really just that: a fucking asshole. I can't say that I hate him, since he never did anything that crossed the line like, say, bodily harming the heroine or cheating on her but, damn, "dislike" is far too bland and tame a word to describe my feelings for this asshole. This is actually the main reason for this 1 star rating.įor one, I cannot respect Devon as a man, as a character, and definitely not as the hero of this story. However, the story's downfall was caused by its characters-especially the hero, Devon-and the poor execution of the plot.įirst, let's talk about the characterisation. I could not find a fault in the prose it was exactly the way I remembered an LK novel should be. Cold-Hearted Rake is, without a doubt, well-written. So anyway, I judge according to how well the story was written, how the characters were developed (and how likeable they are), and how the plot was executed. I don't want any fanatic commenting shit about my feelings about the story. So if you can't tolerate criticisms about this novel, feel free to ignore this review. I'm judging this one-as with every book I judge-according to a set of parameters, which may or may not correspond with yours. Like in my usual reviews, I first make it clear that reviewing a book is a matter of opinions and preferences.
The appropriate term would be " devastated". I expected so much, only to be sorely disappointed.
I was so freaking happy when I heard about Cold-Hearted Rake that it was all I could do not to dance around the house with my hands in the air, mimicking a lunatic on crack.Īnd this is the reason why my disappointment over this book cuts so deep. And we're talking about years, here, man. That was why I waited patiently for her comeback to historical romance. The latter, of course, changed once I broadened my horizons and got acquainted with the works of Amanda Quick, Elizabeth Hoyt and Monica McCarty, but LK is still definitely a legend in her own right. She was the reason I got into the genre in the first place, and it was her books that became the standard by which I judged others. Lisa Kleypas is so important to me as a fan of historical romance.
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