Helpful Score: 4
- I was really looking forward to this based on some of the author's older works: The Fall, The Marriage Bed, A Kiss to Die For...all 4-5* reads. This one sadly was not.
- Two minutes of thought about the title and you can pretty much guess what you'll read. I absolutely hated the first part of the book. Caroline, Sophie's daughter, raised in the lap of luxury, decides her goal in life is to become a courtesan like her mother Sophie was. However, Carolyn just comes across as very spoiled and stupid in my opinion. I mean come on! Who dreams of becoming a - ugh hum...courtesan?
- However, things do pick up and get somewhat better, but overall this was a big disappointment for me. Carolyn's and Ashdon's relationship felt like lust from start to finish. Though at the end we're supposed to believe that they both are in love.
- As a side note, I really don't like this new 'soft cover.' Price is higher than a paperback but not quite what you'd pay for a hardcover. It's awkward to hold and read and forget it if you think you can recover some of your $. They don't hold their value like a hardcover. I'm sticking with paperbacks. Enjoy! =)
- Two minutes of thought about the title and you can pretty much guess what you'll read. I absolutely hated the first part of the book. Caroline, Sophie's daughter, raised in the lap of luxury, decides her goal in life is to become a courtesan like her mother Sophie was. However, Carolyn just comes across as very spoiled and stupid in my opinion. I mean come on! Who dreams of becoming a - ugh hum...courtesan?
- However, things do pick up and get somewhat better, but overall this was a big disappointment for me. Carolyn's and Ashdon's relationship felt like lust from start to finish. Though at the end we're supposed to believe that they both are in love.
- As a side note, I really don't like this new 'soft cover.' Price is higher than a paperback but not quite what you'd pay for a hardcover. It's awkward to hold and read and forget it if you think you can recover some of your $. They don't hold their value like a hardcover. I'm sticking with paperbacks. Enjoy! =)
