Lady Beware: A Novel of the Company of Rogues (Signet Historical Romance)
by Jo Beverley
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Author: Jo BeverleyEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2007-06-05
ISBN: 0451221494
Number of pages: 432
Publisher: Signet
Book Reviews of Lady Beware: A Novel of the Company of Rogues (Signet Historical Romance)
Book Review: Yeah, Beware of this Book!
Summary: 1 Stars
Read the great reviews & checked it out. Ugh. This book is way too long, the actual interactions between the hero & heroine make up maybe 30 pages of the over-400 (including the sex scene, all one of them!), the story is labored and slow. The basic premise is that Viscount Darian comes from a crazy and disgusting family & has decided to become socially acceptable so his younger brother (who we meet for maybe 5 pages throughout the entire book) can marry the girl of his dreams. Most of the story is made up of a bunch of boring people talking endlessly about whether or not he can be socially acceptable again & how to get him to that state. I kid you not, there is more yammering in this novel than I have ever read in any other romance novel before and I've read some real stinkers! The problem with Viscount Darien's redemption is that he can only accomplish it by saving the reputation of his worst enemy (whose crime is calling him names in elementary school). His worst enemy is named Dare and the constant switching back and forth between Dare and Darien is extremely confusing. Dare's sister agrees to pretend to be engaged to Darien for awhile so everyone thinks he's socially acceptable again, but somehow during the few minutes they're together she decides she loves him and he decides he can't love her because of his situation or some such confusing plot twist. Throw in a bunch of secondary characters who do lots of dumb and confusing actions and you pretty much sum up the book. I didn't understand all the references to events and other people scattered throughout the book, even having read at least one of the prior books (which I found equally boring & confusing). There are couple of obligatory scenes in which Darien thinks fond thoughts about his younger brother, but it's not enough for a person to believe that he would completely change his lifestyle to help him. Other things in the book disrupt what little flow it has--the girl is so prim & proper that she has a fit when her corsets and her dress don't match, yet she has all kinds of wild sex in a closet with Darien at a ball they attend together (including the types of stuff that a proper young lady of the Victorian era would probably have not been too interested in during her first experiences with the opposite sex). Enough said. I can't believe I wasted so much time finishing this book as it just dragged on & on & on. Don't make my mistake! Read something else!
Summary of Lady Beware: A Novel of the Company of Rogues (Signet Historical Romance)
For generations, the Cave family has been marked by scandal, madness, and violence. But after earning a reputation for bravery in the army, Horatio Cave, the new Viscount Darien, has come home to charm London society and restore the family name. He means to start with the lovely Lady Thea Debenham.The magnetism between them is immediate, but can Thea trust the dark, sexy "Vile Viscount"? And will Thea's brother Dare-the most dashing member of the Company of Rogues-believe that Horatio does not deserve the cursed Cave reputation?
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