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A review by juliereadsromance
Someone to Romance by Mary Balogh
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
4.25 ish.
Mary Balogh writes some gorgeous sentences and paints romance with a fine stroke. I really liked this story essentially about a marriage of convenience between an aristocratic woman (at age 20 something, though to not be so young!) and a man recently returned from America with a fortune and an enigmatic backstory. Their courtship and marriage evolve into LOVE.
For me, I was SO frustrated that there was so little spice. The romance is so good, but then the intimate scenes lack quite a bit of depth and detail!
Overall, a really worthwhile historical romance.
Mary Balogh writes some gorgeous sentences and paints romance with a fine stroke. I really liked this story essentially about a marriage of convenience between an aristocratic woman (at age 20 something, though to not be so young!) and a man recently returned from America with a fortune and an enigmatic backstory. Their courtship and marriage evolve into LOVE.
For me, I was SO frustrated that there was so little spice. The romance is so good, but then the intimate scenes lack quite a bit of depth and detail!
Overall, a really worthwhile historical romance.