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jackiehorne's review
5.0
4.5 See full review at:
http://romancenovelsforfeminists.blogspot.com/2016/10/redeeming-redeemed-rake-trope-erin.html
http://romancenovelsforfeminists.blogspot.com/2016/10/redeeming-redeemed-rake-trope-erin.html
kblincoln's review
3.0
3.5 stars, actually. Some interesting bits about a house party scavenger hunt, a short murder mystery, and a hot air balloon trip, but mostly its about the rake of the series, Alfie, and how he falls in love. The falling in love part was....so-so. The steamy bits not as exciting as in prior books. Sabine was a hard sell for me as a character so didn't enjoy her combined utter cluelessness with her supposed practical logistical strengths.
sm_almon's review
4.0
A fantastic book and a wonderful end to this series. Can’t wait to read something else by Erin Satie!
whiskeyinthejar's review against another edition
4.0
3.7 stars
"If someone here is rude to you, then look at me."
Look at me. Because she would see what she always did: admiration, approval, desire.
"Look at me," Kingston repeated, "because I will remind you of the truth."
Such complex characters with nuanced story telling. A true rake and an "unlikeable" heroine, who managed to come together in such a compelling way. Definitely going back to start at the beginning of this series; writing that escapes the usual historical romance mold.
"If someone here is rude to you, then look at me."
Look at me. Because she would see what she always did: admiration, approval, desire.
"Look at me," Kingston repeated, "because I will remind you of the truth."
Such complex characters with nuanced story telling. A true rake and an "unlikeable" heroine, who managed to come together in such a compelling way. Definitely going back to start at the beginning of this series; writing that escapes the usual historical romance mold.
eak1013's review
4.0
Too often I find I don't write up reviews for books that I really enjoyed but were not life-alteringly fabulous, as it's sometimes hard to articulate more than, "ooooh, yeah." But well, oooooh, yeah, Satie's getting added to my list of Trusted Romance Authors. (Am not an autobuy sort of gal, but these are the authors I would not hesitate to pick up. Other authors on the list: [a:Courtney Milan|2906892|Courtney Milan|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1245255772p2/2906892.jpg], [a:Cecilia Grant|4996526|Cecilia Grant|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1311173143p2/4996526.jpg], [a:Anna Cowan|7166863|Anna Cowan|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1373444501p2/7166863.jpg], [a:KJ Charles|7123498|K.J. Charles|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1418032373p2/7123498.jpg]. Close but not quite on the list are [a:Sherry Thomas|266470|Sherry Thomas|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1474415207p2/266470.jpg] and [a:Loretta Chase|76405|Loretta Chase|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1403268754p2/76405.jpg]. Just to show you what I'm working with.)
Anyway. I digress. I like Satie's writing. I like the unusual predicaments she puts her characters in; I like the genuine problems she puts in the way of her heroes and heroines, especially that these problems don't default to One Of Them Is Wrong.
I like that all of her protagonists are a little off-plumb, from themselves or from society, and falling in love doesn't change or pretend to fix that. I especially like that several of her heroines are bad with emotions and/or people in believable ways but that are also not problems to be fixed. Yes, there is a bit of wish fulfillment in how nicely things turn out for everyone (i.e. everyone's happy endings are a bit less complicated than those in Cecilia Grant's books), and especially the last bit of this book is particularly end-of-series storybook, but, spoiler, that's kinda why I read romances. I like nice things happening to people I've been rooting for throughout an entire book/series.
Do things occasionally get a little histrionic? Sure! Do people have sex in unusual and probably improbable locales? Absolutely! Do the villains twirl moustaches like a boss? The bossest! Do deuses ever machina? Machtastically! But there's enough meat on these bones to make them a really satisfying read.
I do find that the titles don't stick with me; [b:The Secret Heart|643095|Secret Heart |David Almond|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1320464014s/643095.jpg|1298880] is The One With Boxing And Dancing; [b:The Lover's Knot|220059|Lover's Knot|Emilie Richards|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1172807697s/220059.jpg|213073] is The One With Printing and Misunderstandings; [b:The Orphan Pearl|25204105|The Orphan Pearl (No Better Angels, #3)|Erin Satie|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1427144540s/25204105.jpg|44916600] is The One With International Intrigue, and this one is The One With The Rake And Mutual Emotional Constipation. Alternatively, I think of them by the trope they dissect/reimagine: #1 is The Fortune Hunter Redeemed; #2 is Childhood Sweethearts Separated By A Big Misunderstanding; #3 is A Slightly More Realistic Good English Girl Ends Up In A Harem But Comes Back; and #4 is A Rake Redeemed. Daaaaang but I love a good play-on-trope.)
Anyway. I digress. I like Satie's writing. I like the unusual predicaments she puts her characters in; I like the genuine problems she puts in the way of her heroes and heroines, especially that these problems don't default to One Of Them Is Wrong.
I like that all of her protagonists are a little off-plumb, from themselves or from society, and falling in love doesn't change or pretend to fix that. I especially like that several of her heroines are bad with emotions and/or people in believable ways but that are also not problems to be fixed. Yes, there is a bit of wish fulfillment in how nicely things turn out for everyone (i.e. everyone's happy endings are a bit less complicated than those in Cecilia Grant's books), and especially the last bit of this book is particularly end-of-series storybook, but, spoiler, that's kinda why I read romances. I like nice things happening to people I've been rooting for throughout an entire book/series.
Do things occasionally get a little histrionic? Sure! Do people have sex in unusual and probably improbable locales? Absolutely! Do the villains twirl moustaches like a boss? The bossest! Do deuses ever machina? Machtastically! But there's enough meat on these bones to make them a really satisfying read.
I do find that the titles don't stick with me; [b:The Secret Heart|643095|Secret Heart |David Almond|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1320464014s/643095.jpg|1298880] is The One With Boxing And Dancing; [b:The Lover's Knot|220059|Lover's Knot|Emilie Richards|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1172807697s/220059.jpg|213073] is The One With Printing and Misunderstandings; [b:The Orphan Pearl|25204105|The Orphan Pearl (No Better Angels, #3)|Erin Satie|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1427144540s/25204105.jpg|44916600] is The One With International Intrigue, and this one is The One With The Rake And Mutual Emotional Constipation. Alternatively, I think of them by the trope they dissect/reimagine: #1 is The Fortune Hunter Redeemed; #2 is Childhood Sweethearts Separated By A Big Misunderstanding; #3 is A Slightly More Realistic Good English Girl Ends Up In A Harem But Comes Back; and #4 is A Rake Redeemed. Daaaaang but I love a good play-on-trope.)
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