Reviews for The Heir

The average rating for The Heir based on 2 reviews is 1.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2014-06-01 00:00:00 Ken Helm No passion. No romance. This book is about a handsome Scottish heir coming down to England and struggling with an unwanted arranged engagement with a bratty but gorgeous and the most desirable woman in London. And she isn't even suppose to be the female lead character! Sabrina, the female lead character, is constantly described in this book by characters as being plain-looking and unwanted by men. Hardly what any readers want in the female lead. So she has a great personality? It doesn't help with the romance part since Duncan, the male lead, states she is his friend with NO HINT of feelings for her, except sexual attraction. Even after their kiss and sex, Duncan is firm that his actions with Sabrina were impulses and that she is no more than a friend. No romance from his POV. SHE IS THE BIGGEST FRIEND-ZONED FEMALE CHARACTER IN "ROMANCE" GENRE HISTORY! lol Only hint of romantic feelings especially from Duncan is at the way end of the book, making it disconnect horribly. Sex scene is bland. After he has sex with Sabrina, he gets re-engaged to his fiance (Ophelia) for her reputation's sake. But he doesn't think about Sabrina's reputation, the girl he actually DID compromise. She now isn't a virgin (a big deal when trying to get a husband then), and might easily be pregnant by him now. This book just isn't a romance novel, plain and simple. No romance between the lead characters, if only physical, but even then there is no passion. And it talks more about the haughty fiance Ophelia than it does about Sabrina. I love Johanna Lindsey, but this book doesn't compare to her other stories.

Review # 2 was written on 2009-03-17 00:00:00 Francis Chartrand Well this is what happens when you accidentally leave your own books at home and end up rooting through a family member's attic for reading material. What the hell was this? I recognize it was just a romance novel, not some Pulitzer prize winner, but the dialogue was atrocious and incredibly contrived and forced, the innumerable (and unnecessary) twists and turns lead to a still pathetically predictable ending (oh surprise surprise at who got who....and I don't just mean the main 2. You could have seen all the pairings coming in the first 20 pages or so), and even the sex and romance was dull and badly written, which, since that's the reason many people seem to read romance novels, is practically sacrilege. Oh, and it had the most ridiculous drawing on the inside cover. How many Scots run around in their kilts and NOTHING ELSE, and the female is wearing something no one had even conceived of in 19th century England. AAAAH! I want my Mary Tudor biography back. (EDIT: I feel compelled to point out: I'm not a connoisseur of romance novels. I almost never read them, and in fact avoid them. Therefore, people who enjoy this genre in general should probably take my review with a grain of salt.)