A review by annkniggendorf
The Devil You Know by Liz Carlyle

2.0

This book was most difficult to rate. The plot touches atypically somber topics not usually found in a romance novel (child abuse) and handles them admirably with respect and care. However, the book seems to suffer from what feels like "lack of space" - as in not enough text space for the setup to be brought to life. Most of the background is told by what feels like an off site narrator instead of being shown and especially the background of the heroine suffers from that, making a lot of the book dull to read despite the amount of story behind it. Imho., this book would have done much better as a two-parter, allowing as much attention being given to the current affairs of the leading couple as to their coming to terms with the past. As it is, the latter is done flat out superb, the former... is disappointing and feels shallow and rushed in comparison.