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A review by clairedrinkstea
Goddess of the Hunt by Tessa Dare
2.0
Not the usual standard of Tessa Dare.
Not the usual level of comedy which let the story down. The narrative was repetitive and the protagonists one dimensional. Analogies were overly fluffy and served nothing to the story.
Lucy is selfish, silly and ignorant. Jeramy is a horn dog and comes off like a cardboard cutout. I can understand a sexual attraction but struggled with their emotions toward each other and how they developed. Lucy so quickly changed her devotion from Toby to Jeramy I got whiplash! Jeremy's requisite secret seemed forced as it was expected of a Regency hero to have one and very obvious (which isn't a bad thing, just a point to note)
Lucy would have understood that she'd have to take on the duties of a countess and her protestations and silly antics to assert her tomboy 'independent' ways were slapstick, selfish and needless. Jeramy had an abrupt change of character once Lucy's hand had been secured. The setup for this had been made by Lucy's brother, Henry, advising that Jeramy may seem cold on holiday with they but he was worse in society.
It's amazing how much these two need to work on their communication, but then it would have been a very short story! Once they talk and Lucy grows up the story improves. On the plus side, the sexual tension was done well and the sex scenes steamy and raw.
Not the usual level of comedy which let the story down. The narrative was repetitive and the protagonists one dimensional. Analogies were overly fluffy and served nothing to the story.
Lucy is selfish, silly and ignorant. Jeramy is a horn dog and comes off like a cardboard cutout. I can understand a sexual attraction but struggled with their emotions toward each other and how they developed. Lucy so quickly changed her devotion from Toby to Jeramy I got whiplash! Jeremy's requisite secret seemed forced as it was expected of a Regency hero to have one and very obvious (which isn't a bad thing, just a point to note)
Lucy would have understood that she'd have to take on the duties of a countess and her protestations and silly antics to assert her tomboy 'independent' ways were slapstick, selfish and needless. Jeramy had an abrupt change of character once Lucy's hand had been secured. The setup for this had been made by Lucy's brother, Henry, advising that Jeramy may seem cold on holiday with they but he was worse in society.
It's amazing how much these two need to work on their communication, but then it would have been a very short story! Once they talk and Lucy grows up the story improves. On the plus side, the sexual tension was done well and the sex scenes steamy and raw.