- Mass Market Paperback: 352 pages
- Publisher: Zebra (6 April 2010)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1420104810
- ISBN-13: 978-1420104813
- Product Dimensions: 17.5 x 11.5 x 2.4 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 940,216 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Pearl Wolf s second sizzling book in her acclaimed series about the Fairchild's: The Duke of Heatham, his wife, his five daughters, and his only son and heir, a boisterous family whose exploits turn the duke s hair grey!
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
whining heroine
8 April 2010
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I liked the plot idea but I was quickly annoyed by Helena's self-pitying behavior. The breaking-off of her engagemnt by her fiance causes her to feel undesirable, so she immediately tries to seduce Desmond, who is pretty much a stranger. I so was tired of her whining about feeling undesirable and taking her frustration on her maid that I could not finish this book. Actually, she did not seem that upset over her broken engagement. She didn't seem to realize that being caught in bed with someone else, even if it was a mistaken identity case, looked bad for her.
15 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Awful. Just Plain Awful.
6 April 2010
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Hard to believe Pearl Wolf managed to get this published. Just awful! The plot is the standard, worn-out historical romance - rake hero trying to reform and saintly heroine. Throw in the nasty relatives attempting to take over the hero's new title, a smuggling ring, attempted kidnapping, etc. etc. and you have the framework.
Unfortunately, there is absolutely NO emotion and NO romance. Wolf does not develop the main characters, much less their relationship, which just falls flat - way flat. Out of the blue, our hero, Desmond, decides he is in love with the heroine, Helena. That's it. It appeared the author suddenly realized she was writing a romance and needed the "love" in there somewhere. AAugh... What are supposed to be the "hot" sex scenes amounted to cold, unfeeling and mechanical - no emotion, much less passion exist between the two.
I was very annoyed by the author's habit of writing out-of-context scenes occurring elsewhere at the heroine's home with parents and siblings. No doubt she is setting up future books in this series, but the scenes were so out of place and disjointed to the main story, that it left the reader wondering "what the heck was that?" Overall, Too Hot for a Rake suffers from the lack of a smooth continuity.
While the author states that she did meticulous research for this historical and asks readers to inform her of inconsistencies, she simply did not pay much attention to her dialogue. Phrases used by the heroine are decidedly contemporary and in direct opposition to the language of the hero and other characters. Several are quite jarring to the seasoned historical reader. Wolf's entire dialogue is short and choppy and brings to mind the efforts of a high schooler attempting to write his or her own screenplay.
Finally, my biggest problem with "Too Hot for a Rake" is the relationships between the heroine's father, the Duke of Heatham, and his children. The final straw for me was his stated annoyance with another daughter : "he found it hard to like (her), one because she was overweight and for another, she meddled." This sentence alone is enough to make Too Hot for a Rake my very first wallbanger in decades of reading romance. Shame on you Ms.Wolf.
Unfortunately, there is absolutely NO emotion and NO romance. Wolf does not develop the main characters, much less their relationship, which just falls flat - way flat. Out of the blue, our hero, Desmond, decides he is in love with the heroine, Helena. That's it. It appeared the author suddenly realized she was writing a romance and needed the "love" in there somewhere. AAugh... What are supposed to be the "hot" sex scenes amounted to cold, unfeeling and mechanical - no emotion, much less passion exist between the two.
I was very annoyed by the author's habit of writing out-of-context scenes occurring elsewhere at the heroine's home with parents and siblings. No doubt she is setting up future books in this series, but the scenes were so out of place and disjointed to the main story, that it left the reader wondering "what the heck was that?" Overall, Too Hot for a Rake suffers from the lack of a smooth continuity.
While the author states that she did meticulous research for this historical and asks readers to inform her of inconsistencies, she simply did not pay much attention to her dialogue. Phrases used by the heroine are decidedly contemporary and in direct opposition to the language of the hero and other characters. Several are quite jarring to the seasoned historical reader. Wolf's entire dialogue is short and choppy and brings to mind the efforts of a high schooler attempting to write his or her own screenplay.
Finally, my biggest problem with "Too Hot for a Rake" is the relationships between the heroine's father, the Duke of Heatham, and his children. The final straw for me was his stated annoyance with another daughter : "he found it hard to like (her), one because she was overweight and for another, she meddled." This sentence alone is enough to make Too Hot for a Rake my very first wallbanger in decades of reading romance. Shame on you Ms.Wolf.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
AWFUL!
18 May 2010
Format:Mass Market Paperback
The first two books in this series (I unfortunately bought a 2 for 1 ebook bundle) are the worst books I have ever read! The protagonists all suffer from (cheesy) multiple-personnality syndrom and the stories are all over the place. It's hard to believe that these books have even been edited (and supposedly by a reputable publisher). I only gave one star because minus 20 wasn't available for selection.
I painfully got through the first one and deleted both a few chapters into the second.
I can't believe anybody but the author's doting family or her BFFs would ever recommand(or even read)these books!
I feel cheated and robbed and will have a hard time trusting this publisher ever again with my hard earned money!
p.s. sorry about all the exclamation points but I just couldn't help it!
I painfully got through the first one and deleted both a few chapters into the second.
I can't believe anybody but the author's doting family or her BFFs would ever recommand(or even read)these books!
I feel cheated and robbed and will have a hard time trusting this publisher ever again with my hard earned money!
p.s. sorry about all the exclamation points but I just couldn't help it!
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