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A review by lifeand100books
The Secret Heart by Erin Satie
3.0
A few different thoughts here:
1) I liked the juxtaposition of the big strong boxer falling for the "delicate" ballerina. The ballerina is the character with all the inner strength, fighting for positive futures for the people she loves. And Adam, our big strong boxer, melts for our ballerina once he sees her dance. He's kind hearted and not the most successful of boxers as a result.
2) At times the plot became a bit chaotic, which drew my pleasure out of the book. So much as suddenly happening all over the place. I wanted more scenes between Adam and Caroline to help bolster their romance.
3) I liked the darker, grisly tone this story had. Not many historical romances delve into the abusive nature some marital matches had, as well as the (at times) tyrannical power the titled head of the family had.
In all, while the writing itself is great, the plot pacing and description could have been cleaned up a bit to seem less chaotic. The ending also felt incredibly rushed.
1) I liked the juxtaposition of the big strong boxer falling for the "delicate" ballerina. The ballerina is the character with all the inner strength, fighting for positive futures for the people she loves. And Adam, our big strong boxer, melts for our ballerina once he sees her dance. He's kind hearted and not the most successful of boxers as a result.
2) At times the plot became a bit chaotic, which drew my pleasure out of the book. So much as suddenly happening all over the place. I wanted more scenes between Adam and Caroline to help bolster their romance.
3) I liked the darker, grisly tone this story had. Not many historical romances delve into the abusive nature some marital matches had, as well as the (at times) tyrannical power the titled head of the family had.
In all, while the writing itself is great, the plot pacing and description could have been cleaned up a bit to seem less chaotic. The ending also felt incredibly rushed.