Don’t judge a book by its plot description. That’s the lesson I can learn from this book – I never would have bought this book if I’d run across it at a bookstore, because it sounds so silly. The plot description is correct, but only a small part of the story. Unfortunately, it’s hard to judge a book if you can’t trust the back blurb – I bought this book based on a review, but it seems like reviews are getting scarcer these days. (And I haven’t had a great history with Suzanne Enoch – I hated one of her previous books.) So, how do you find good reads? It’s hard to tell…
After the Kiss by Suzanne Enoch
(2008, Regency Historical) 1/16/09
Grade: 4
Sullivan Waring, the bastard son of a Marquis, only became a thief to recover his mother’s paintings, but when he’s caught by Lady Isabel Chalsey, he can’t help but steal a kiss. Isabel can’t decide what to do about her mysterious thief, so she decides to hire him to teach her to ride, and keep him close at hand, so she can consider him more closely…
I didn’t expect to like this books as much as I did. The plot sounded ridiculous when I read the description, and I thought it would be a silly romp. It wasn’t that at all. Both the hero and heroine were well characterized, and the attraction between them was really well done. I believed that Sullivan and Tibby yearned for each other – it wasn’t just lust – and I found myself completely caught up in their seemingly doomed affair. I also appreciated that the ending stayed true to what had gone before. I almost gave this book a higher grade, because I found myself caught up in the book, but the beginning and ending were both a bit slow, and it wasn’t as deeply emotional as the best books I read this year. Maybe 4 and a quarter stars.
The last of my 2008 books! (I’m sure I’ll read more 2008 books at some point in the future – books that I missed for one reason or another – but this is the last one of the books I bought in 2008. 28 completed books in all – not bad, considering how few books I’ve bought in previous years.
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