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A Sense Of Sin (2011)

by Elizabeth Essex(Favorite Author)

3.34 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0758251564 (ISBN13: 9780758251565)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Brava

series

Dartmouth Brides

review 1: Well I really liked this book despite it's flaws. I really liked how despite her beauty she wants to be known for being a scientist and not a pretty face. Her love of science was refreshing but this is one flaw in the story. I really don't think her family or society would have allowed her to be this way in this time period. I am not a nitpicker when it comes to historical stuff so while not accurate it didn't bother me (but I know it will bother some) because I felt it really told alot about her as a character.I also liked Del as well even though he was a **** for wanting to get revenge on an innocent girl. He really had no proof it was her that was the blackmailer and while he fell in love with her letters he was quick to believe that she spread the rumors and hate her. ... moreI did feel his need for revenge was a way for him to express his grief over his sister (as was the rake like behavior leading up to this story). This to me was another minor flaw in the story. Sometimes his emotions swung really quickly from hate to love. However the strongest part of this story is with Del and his seduction. OMG can he whisper and dirty talk with the best of them! Even though they really don't do anything until the middle/last part of the book the talking between them when they are alone was smoking hot. He knows he can't really debaunch her and he gets caught up into his own talking.The major flaw I had with the story was that the book seemed to me to be split into two differnt stories. One being getting to the marriage and the other after the marriage. The first story was the best by far because the second seemed to be a totally different Del. He becomes upset about her not wanting him while all this time he was trying to seduce her and trick her. It seemed there were a lot of contrived misunderstandings between the two. I do feel that this part should have been more developed or been rewritten to fit with the first part of the story.So while there were flaws in this story I really liked the author's style and the tension between the two characters. I will check out the first book and hopefully we will get a story about McAlden who seemed so sweet and lonely.
review 2: Convinced that Miss Celia Burke is responsible for his sister Emily's death, Rupert, Viscount Darling (2 points! And isn't that name darling?) decides to pursue his revenge by betting his friends that he can seduce her and ruin her without once touching her. However, Celia, herself mourning Emily's death, turns out to be much more perceptive and attractive than Lord Darling counted upon. It soon becomes obvious, as their relationship develops with unintended effects on their lives and families, that they are also both pawns in a larger game they don't yet comprehend. The characters in this book were well-developed and interesting. Darling has a particularly complex background--as a younger man he left his aristocratic family to enlist in the Royal Marines--eventually being promoted into the officer's ranks. Part of the book shows how his behavior affected his family relationships both negatively and positively, and his reconciliation with his parents. I particularly liked Essex's portrayal of Celia as a botany nerd, monomaniacal and meticulous in the way of 18th-19th century scholar/gentle(wo)men. I really enjoyed this book. The plot was twisty without being byzantine, the foreshadowing was nicely done, and the prose was just delightful. The non-touching seduction was some of the hottest stuff I have read without there being actual touching. And, bonus! The hero was not a spy! less

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