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The average rating for When Marrying a Scoundrel based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.has a rating of 3.5 stars

Review # 1 was written on 2017-01-29 00:00:00
2010was given a rating of 4 stars Julie M. Lebar
4,5 estrellas. Una historia sencilla pero a la vez llena de sentimientos encontrados entre ambos protagonistas que han hecho que no pudiera para de leer para saber qué iba a pasar a continuación entre Jack y Sadie. Sadie es una joven sencilla que se gana la vida leyendo el futuro en los posos de té. En el libro anterior jugó un papel bastante importante a la hora de unir a la pareja y en esta ocasión vemos un poco más lo que es su vida como adivina en la alta sociedad y los sueños e ilusiones que tiene. Así como su pasado, ya que no es lo que aparenta, sino que va mucho más allá; ella es condesa, una condesa de la que nadie sabe nada porque su marido la abandonó 10 años atrás en busca de fortuna y gloria. Y ese marido no es otro que Jack Farringhton. Jack es un joven que, a los 17 años se casó enamorado de su mejor amiga y durante un tiempo vivieron felices sin mucho más que lo puesto debido a que su abuelo le desheredó al enterarse del enlace. Tras un tiempo viviendo juntos, conoce a Trystan Kane y decide partir en busca de un futuro mejor para él y su mujer, Sadie. Ella le deja marchar y él promete volver…y vuelve 10 años después convertido en Jack Friday y con una fortuna propia a sus espaldas. La historia comienza cuando ambos se reencuentran después de ese tiempo en el club Saint Row. Al principio ambos actúan como completos desconocidos, pero pronto dejarán de fingir y comenzarán una segunda historia basada en las segundas oportunidades. Sadie abandonó a Jack por unos motivos poderosos además de por la intervención del abuelo de su marido y Jack piensa que le abandonó porque nunca quiso dejar de lado su lado "farsante", ya que para él leer las hojas de té lo considera una farsa. Si algo me ha tenido durante todo el libro con la vena palpitando ha sido la falta de comunicación entre ambos en cuanto a su pasado se refiere. Ambos se casaron jóvenes y sin saber nada del mundo real, pero cuando la vida les da una segunda oportunidad ambos no quieren reconocer sus errores y se obcecan en echarse en cara todo lo que les pasó y lo que son ahora para justificar sus actos. Es más adelante en la historia cuando empiezas a entender un poco más a los protagonistas y sobre todo a Sadie. Aún así, esta pareja se complementa muy bien y tienen unos secundarios de lujo para que la historia a mi entender haya sido bastante completa. Eso no quita que haya habido peros, y algunos cuantos, lo que ha hecho que no le pueda poner 5 estrellas: La trama con Lady Gosling, por ejemplo, fue demasiado corta y no tuvo la repercusión que pensé que tendría. Otra cosa que me dejó un poco fría fue el título del libro, "Cartas de amor" cuando en realidad en toda la historia apenas se mencionan algunas cartas y ni siquiera nos dicen el contenido de las mismas, salvo que eran cartas que ambos se habían escrito cuando se separaron y nunca llegaron a su destino. Y por último, la trama con el abuelo, que es la que sirve para unirles de nuevo y que apenas se profundiza. Eso sí, las escenas entre ambos durante gran parte de la novela y ese final han hecho que esos errores queden en el olvido debido a la carga sentimental que tenían. Sin lugar a dudas es un final de los que te acongojan. Estoy deseando leer el siguiente, que es de dos de los personajes que han salido en este libro y que ya tienen historia previa.
Review # 2 was written on 2010-02-21 00:00:00
2010was given a rating of 3 stars Steven Franklin
This book was a let down, I liked the prequel better. Prior to this, I just read 2 books that were worthy of 4 - 5* by different authors, but the pulse of the problem w/ this 1 wasn't just the lack of xxxtra oomph in the writing itself, but in the inconsistent characterizations, shaky conflict & strangely, the absence of intense emotions, despite its mouth-watering theme (reunion = 1 of my favs) & hero (self-made / rags to riches = 1 of my favs). Methinks if it were executed by any other author w/ more noticeable talent & sets of skills, the whole package coulda / woulda turned out to be more successful. I thought the H/H were flat & I felt detached throughout the book, as if I was just a spectator. Their personalities & background (both Irish) were not fascinating enuff to engage me emotionally. Their friction-causing dilemma didn't really seem insurmountable, esp after a certain major event in hero's life occurred almost @ the end (which shoulda propelled the HEA). The last hurdle seemed like a filler, simply to meet the minimum quota. The ending was not sigh-worthy & the evolving storyline & H/H's relationship were uninspiring. I dunno, mayhap it's just really bad timing 'cuz I was more concerned w/ my leaky roof & wondering if / when the holey ceiling's gonna collapse on me since I haven't bought my dent-proof headgear. The big estrangement gap was supposed to work well. I mean, 10 friggin' years is helluva long time in my book. She made a good point in his face that things have changed & both of 'em were no longer the same luv-struck peeps. The beginning was intriguing but the ones after, came across as the anti-thesis of a page turner. The family & friends dynamics were not exceptional to make me wanna read the next ones, but I prolly will keep buying, thanx to my OCD. I think they got lost amidst the long family feud, dark clouds of secrecy & big mis that coulda been resolved easily w/ more honesty on heroine's / grandpa's part (like he threw the ball @ her, saying it's not his place to disclose it - what a wimp). It seems like hero's still played like a yo-yo by fate & all parties (esp grandpa & the other blackmailing chick bent on extortion). Even tho' hero's more superior financially now, he still doesn't have the upper hand in the grand scheme of things. Heroine feels unworthy of him 'cuz they come from 2 different social strata, but I sooo wanted her self-inflated unworthiness to die a quick death @ some point. I could believe that she's still distrustful of him & questions if history will repeat itself if she succumbs to his allure again, 'cuz he doesn't have a good track record so far. He abandoned her, to earn his own dough after getting disowned by his family, but being MIA for that long ? Damn, dude. No wonder she moved on. Granted, he had no inkling that she went thru' what she did after he left her, but the weird thing is, w/ so much complications & bad history between 'em, there's a general lack of angst (or my sensory failed me). She refuses to be persuaded by him that they belong to each other & deserve a 2nd chance. She feels resentful that he still doesn't believe in her gift. Tea-leaves reading isn't just a survival means, she really knows her craft. Then boom ! ta daa… His attitude turns 180, instead of a gradual process of opening his eyes to what she's capable of. It was glossed over. The heroine unnecessarily drags her feet on the reunion path for way too long. It felt contrived, to keep the conflict going, on top of her refusal to be the tool between hero & the user aka manipulative, scheming grandpa. The revelations of the big secrets were not smoothly done. I'm all for flawed characters, the more flawed, the better, I say. But in this case, their personalities aren't distinctive enuff to make me feel sympathy for 'em, despite the forbidden luv thing going on. It didn't feel too forbidden @ all. Nice but not memorable for me to re-read. Another pet peeve of mine is the hero's name. I wish his name was not Jack. I've read way too many books w/ that name LOL...


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