But her loving aunt and uncle, who took her in and raised her as their own, didn’t do an adequate job of trying to overcome the psychological damage wrought by her mother. Yes, her mama was a stupid bitchface who deserves to die a fiery death and is quite possibly the worst maternal figure I’ve ever read in an historical (that’s saying a lot, my friends…I read a ton of WTF old school cracky crackfests). Which is my main beef with her character development. She figures since she’s got the cash, she may as well marry a man who’s in need of…financial assistance.īut she’s cold. Her aunt and uncle die, she inherits everything, and decides she’s sick of being alone and sets her sights on a husband.
A wealthy, virginal, business-savvy recluse. Raised by her aunt and uncle, she’s pretty much a recluse. We have the female heroine, Wren, born with a portwine birthmark to a terrible, awful, no-good (seriously, she’s a bitch) mother.
But I’ve gotta settle in and give her a wee lower grade. If anyone else had written this book, five stars to the moon and back. Mary Balogh has to go up against Mary Balogh when I’m reviewing her stuff. And, frankly, this would be a five-star read except…I’m comparing her to herself. Almost everything I’ve read from her is a five star/A- or better read. I’ve read some of her earlier books, which aren’t as strong but are certainly worth reading. I devoured the Survivors’ Club, which is, IMHO, her best work. Give me a Dare, Maclean, Beverley, Quinn, Kleypas, Hoyt, Garwood, or Quick, and I’m a happy gal. But I also appreciate authors who know their craft, particularly as it relates to historicals. I’m an amateur romance historian of sorts, a snarky fan of some of our genre’s most…unusual and off-the-wall works (I even livetweet my reads sometimes, if you dig gifs, yelling, and crass/sarcastic humor…check out Storify). IT’S MY FIRST REVIEW ARE YOU EXCITED I AM TOTALLY EXCITED AND HAVE DECIDED TO FOREGO PROPER PUNCTUATION IN THIS POST. Historical Romance published by Berkley 07 Nov 17 Cecilia‘s review of Someone to Wed (Westcott #3) by Mary Balogh
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