by Pam Rosenthal
Almost A Gentleman by Pam Rosenthal had elements that should have had me glued to the pages - cross-dressing tortured heroine, a hero who is a charming mix of gentleman in society but a "satyr" in bed, a brief appearance of William Blake, a mystery to ponder, a relationship that delivers steam and h...
I'm a sucker for the gender bender trope in Regencies but the improbability of this particular scenario was a bit hard to ignore. I like the backstory that led to her motivation for masquerading as a man. It was just asking a bit much that she faked her death and managed to get away with inserting...
It seemed like this story held a lot of promise, and the writing is skilful, but I decided fairly quickly into the book that the plot is completely implausible. I never really understood why Phoebe decided to re-enter society as a man after her tragic experience with the deaths of her children - thi...
This probably deserves 3-stars, but there is a large section in the middle that I absolutely could not stand. The relationship between the two main characters was lame, and seemed based on sex only. The whole middle of the book was flooded with NOTHING but sex scenes. And really crappy ones, at that...
Excellent writing, however premise and execution are flawed.A woman masquerading as a boy/man is, admittedly, not one of my favorite themes in any genre. However, I have read an quite enjoyed a few -- Ashes in the Wind, These Old Shades are just two off the top of my head. The thing about those two...
I was a bit worried about this one after reading the many 2 and 3 star reviews. Upon completion, I must agree with seton's comments about it being a cerebral read. It was a wonderful change of pace from the EC books that I had been reading for the past two weeks. Enjoyed the writing and the story...
When it takes me more than 3 days to read a barely 300 pages romance novel, it's because it's not keeping my attention. The bottom line for this book, although it's well written, gives us the hero pov, a lot more showing then telling (a rare thing), it bored me. I need more than the "they meet, they...
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