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A review by alisonb
The Devil You Know by Liz Carlyle
4.0
****SPOILER AHEAD****
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I really enjoyed this story. It mainly focuses on Bentley Rutledge and his coming to terms with a dark past.
A dissolute rake, Bentley has a devil may care kind of attitude towards life. Frederica’s character acts as the catalyst that helps break down Bentley’s walls so that he can begin to heal.
The tension of the story kept me intrigued. I would have liked more for Frederica. She was 18 years old, pregnant, and inexperienced in many ways. There is a lot of pressure for her to make a marriage work and for her to help Bentley. He is a twenty-seven year old man with a dark history of almost everything under the sun.
I would have liked to see a bit more focus on her by Bentley. At the same time, I understand that his abuse stands in the way of his being emotionally available to her until he breaks free.
Reading previous books in this series will help you to understand the secondary characters and past events, otherwise you might find yourself a bit lost.
TW: sexual abuse
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I really enjoyed this story. It mainly focuses on Bentley Rutledge and his coming to terms with a dark past.
A dissolute rake, Bentley has a devil may care kind of attitude towards life. Frederica’s character acts as the catalyst that helps break down Bentley’s walls so that he can begin to heal.
The tension of the story kept me intrigued. I would have liked more for Frederica. She was 18 years old, pregnant, and inexperienced in many ways. There is a lot of pressure for her to make a marriage work and for her to help Bentley. He is a twenty-seven year old man with a dark history of almost everything under the sun.
I would have liked to see a bit more focus on her by Bentley. At the same time, I understand that his abuse stands in the way of his being emotionally available to her until he breaks free.
Reading previous books in this series will help you to understand the secondary characters and past events, otherwise you might find yourself a bit lost.
TW: sexual abuse