I generally adore Sophie Jordan's work. But this was... Awful. I mean, for a sub-par writer, it might have been ok. But this is well below what I expect of Jordan.
It's like we're still missing a quarter of the book. Was there a looming deadline, or something? The Duchess was lovely and gracious and perhaps not as aware as she could have been but she was innately kind. Nora and Constantine abandoning her seems to lack integrity and mercy on their parts. And until about halfway through, the Duke exhibits signs of care, before turning into an evil bastard. I could see him being nervous for the sake of the duchess. And he even looks chagrined at his behavior. But then he practically pimps Nora out and the bit at the end about turning her into a mistress is SO cliché.
And Constantine really effed that up, so badly, twice? And then she just rolls over for that fly-by proposal?
WHAT happened to SJ? Did someone kidnap her?
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I've really enjoyed some of the books in Sophie Jordan's The Rogue Files series and particularly the build over the novels with sisters Marian, Charlotte and Nora. But something happened between The Virgin and the Rogue and this book. Marian and Charlotte have turned into smug marrieds (and only appear briefly early on), and Nora's story is disappointing overall. I wanted so much more for her! She's the sister who trained in herbology with their father, who was a doctor. She created the love potion in The Virgin and The Rogue!And as much as I loved the love potion in The Virgin and the Rogue, it feels like a retread here. And in the epilogue it turns out Nora isn't quite the feminist we thought she was. Epilogues that tag on kids as if an HEA isn't complete without them, ugh, I can't abide them.2.5 stars (rounded up to 3)I received an advance reader copy from the publisher and purchased my own copy from an indie bookstore.
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Another brilliant story to add to the series
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 10, 2021
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Interesting sisters and their stories.
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