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When a Marquess Loves a Woman
by Vivienne Lorret
Giving up on this about halfway through. It’s not necessarily a terrible book, but for ME it has become an absolute chore to read. I don’t want to. I’m treating it like it’s something I have to do. I just want to start something else.
Max has grown up in his half brothers shadow. His brother is very much the golden child, able to do no wrong and garners all the family attention. Max has eyes for Juliet, who has eyes for his half brother. The whole first chapter is a mess, establishing the mixed up family bonds but not how or why Max has any caring for Juliet. Max’s brother only wants the seasons original, which ends up being not Juliet. Max comforts Juliet when all this betrothel news breaks free and they are caught in a compromising position.
The book picks back up 5 years later. They are fully established enemies at this point, very snippy and tit for tat with every conversation. Juliet comes back to town, a widow, and is trying to buy her family home back. Which Max buys.
The book just wasn’t flowing well for me. I felt like I was always missing out on some piece of information, like what is going on? How did we get here? It picks up 5 years later and Juliet seems to be hanging out with Max’s mom quite frequently. Max and Juliet had already had one wager with each other when we jump into the story. They make another. I guess I would have more liked to have read a little of what happened during those 5 years. How did they come to talking again? What was their first meeting like after she was widowed? And who knows maybe the book does cover this and I didn’t get to it.
The reviews are actually really good on this book so I’m probably just in a mood. I don’t ever want to discourage someone from trying something (unless it has outright trigger spots in it) but it just wasn’t for me.
Ok at this point I’m going to get spoiler filled about why I quit. Please leave if spoilers aren’t something you want to read, or if you haven’t read the book and plan on it.
So they are basically enemies to lovers...too literally. Like they hate each other, yet have these thoughts in the back of their heads but not enough exploration or conversation to really establish these feelings. There wasn’t enough growth between then really and then the second time they are together and alone, they have sex. WHAT? Why? You (the heroine) hate this person, he bought your family house, and you just, do it?? And you’d think oh she’s a widow so she’s more experienced and not a naive virgin, but, another spoiler, she IS because her husband refused to touch her for 5 years. It’s just too unbelievable.
So I dunno maybe I’m just being harsh but I wasn’t into it. There were a few slightly funny parts. But there was too much I just didn’t like. I give up.
Max has grown up in his half brothers shadow. His brother is very much the golden child, able to do no wrong and garners all the family attention. Max has eyes for Juliet, who has eyes for his half brother. The whole first chapter is a mess, establishing the mixed up family bonds but not how or why Max has any caring for Juliet. Max’s brother only wants the seasons original, which ends up being not Juliet. Max comforts Juliet when all this betrothel news breaks free and they are caught in a compromising position.
The book picks back up 5 years later. They are fully established enemies at this point, very snippy and tit for tat with every conversation. Juliet comes back to town, a widow, and is trying to buy her family home back. Which Max buys.
The book just wasn’t flowing well for me. I felt like I was always missing out on some piece of information, like what is going on? How did we get here? It picks up 5 years later and Juliet seems to be hanging out with Max’s mom quite frequently. Max and Juliet had already had one wager with each other when we jump into the story. They make another. I guess I would have more liked to have read a little of what happened during those 5 years. How did they come to talking again? What was their first meeting like after she was widowed? And who knows maybe the book does cover this and I didn’t get to it.
The reviews are actually really good on this book so I’m probably just in a mood. I don’t ever want to discourage someone from trying something (unless it has outright trigger spots in it) but it just wasn’t for me.
Ok at this point I’m going to get spoiler filled about why I quit. Please leave if spoilers aren’t something you want to read, or if you haven’t read the book and plan on it.
So they are basically enemies to lovers...too literally. Like they hate each other, yet have these thoughts in the back of their heads but not enough exploration or conversation to really establish these feelings. There wasn’t enough growth between then really and then the second time they are together and alone, they have sex. WHAT? Why? You (the heroine) hate this person, he bought your family house, and you just, do it?? And you’d think oh she’s a widow so she’s more experienced and not a naive virgin, but, another spoiler, she IS because her husband refused to touch her for 5 years. It’s just too unbelievable.
So I dunno maybe I’m just being harsh but I wasn’t into it. There were a few slightly funny parts. But there was too much I just didn’t like. I give up.