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Book Review of The Beloved Scoundrel

The Beloved Scoundrel
The Beloved Scoundrel
Author: Iris Johansen
Genre: Romance
Book Type: Paperback
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This book is very difficult for me to review because I loved the beginning and the end but I hated the middle. I loved all the side characters and I thought Jordan was very consistent. I have to say though that shoving diamonds inside girls no matter how big the diamonds are is just not sexy.

The problem I have is with Marianna's seduction. I couldn't buy that she would have given up so easily after his betrayal and not gone after her brother. It was very out of character. And the reasons Johansen gave were very filmsy. He also didn't only betray her once but it was repeatedly and she seemed too quick to forgive.

But again, the end kind of comes together nicely. So I guess I would recommend this book if you had some time on your hands. But I wouldn't necessarily spend money or credit on it.