Recent Reviews:
Not Quite a Wife by Mary Jo Putney (received through NetGalley)
3 stars
The sixth in her Lost Lords series (the others of which I have not read), the characters of this book, Laurel and Kirkland, attempt to save a marriage they abandoned a decade ago when Laurel witnesses Kirkland murder an intruder. I mostly liked the characters of this book. Kirkland is kind and warm while Laurel devotes herself to the less fortunate. They actually have a great repartee which comes through the pages of the book. My main problem is with the plot which was frustratingly nonsensical. I just didn't believe that Laurel would leave a passionate marriage just because her husband protects them both by killing an intruder (who is also an assassin as it turns out). Even when they seem to be successfully mending their marriage, Laurel still frets over the supposed evilness of her husband. I couldn't accept this scenario enough to fully invest myself in their relationship, however the engaging characters and the added historical and social aspect made it enjoyable enough to finish. I received this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
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