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shazov's review
4.0
This was one of those books that surprised me. I wasn't sure what to expect, especially after having seen some reviews. Having said that, I truly enjoyed all aspects of this story. The MC's are both interesting, well-fleshed out characters. The other parties, while not perfect, weren't made to be the stereotypical bitchy or horrendous females. The political story lines seemed well researched and well-written. I also enjoyed that while there was a HEA, it wasn't immediate, which made it more believable and honest as far as I'm concerned. I'm glad I was finally given the push to read this story which has been sitting on my tbr pile for waaaaayyyyyyyy too long!
jkh107's review
3.0
A married American diplomat falls in love with a British diplomat, resulting in a huge mess before the eventual happy ending. I found the style of this book a weird mix of the pedantic and generic--important things like dates, countries, issues, presidencies aren't fleshed out, but then you get a three-page in-depth treatise on some international thing. My feelings on the book are mixed.
anitalouise's review
4.0
Though this had its quirks, I thoroughly enjoyed this little gem of a book. Yes, it does include cheating with an upper case C and for mm purists out there, beware for there is fairly explicit on page het sex but I was totally engaged with Lucas and Jack. Funnily enough this is my first book about a diplomat and though I can't comment on the verisimilitude of the diplomatic protocol, it appeared to be accurate in the portrayal of diplomats caught in the middle of unpopular policy put forth by their respective countries. Jack is the US ambassador to Brussels. Lucas is a junior diplomat for the UK. There were a few writing idiosyncrasies - Jack is American and the US president is often referred to as "his president" or "my president." Similarly, during Jack and Lucas' interactions, the author uses "the American" to refer to Jack or "the Brit" to refer to Lucas. Made for odd reading but I enjoyed their romance and was reading frantically to find out how they were going to work out extricating Jack from his marriage. A very mature ending. I was initially flummoxed by the situation with Lucy and wondering why the author handled it in that way, but the ending was quite a surprise. Very emotionally satisfying with some lovely sexy bits. Now looking for more books about diplomats!!
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