Reviews for The Seduction of an English Scoundrel (Boscastle Family Series #1)

The average rating for The Seduction of an English Scoundrel (Boscastle Family Series #1) based on 2 reviews is 2 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2012-12-28 00:00:00 Kevin Rodgers Honestly, sometimes I wonder why I even bother. I don't really like romances very much. And yet, every once in a while, when one crops up on a list by an author who hasn't utterly disgusted me yet, I pick it up. I think I'm trying to prove I'm not a book snob. See, I'll read anything! Even romance! Note: The rest of this review has been withdrawn due to the changes in Goodreads policy and enforcement. You can read why I came to this decision here. In the meantime, you can read the entire review at Smorgasbook

Review # 2 was written on 2010-09-17 00:00:00 Mark Bignell While I did like elements of the story, I got frustrated with some logic flaws. Theoretically, the heroine was "ruined" owing to the fact that her bridegroom jilted her at the altar. Turns out that she herself set this up; neither she nor her intended had ever wanted to marry, and he wanted to marry someone else. OK, so why not just have him elope a week before the wedding? Why put herself in the position of standing at the altar before a crowd of people for hours waiting for the man she knew would never come? And yes, it's true that a woman's reputation would be tarnished by such a situation, but to make out like she would not be accepted in respectable company because of it - that's a bit much. If she had the connections, she could easily persuade the ton she was the wronged party, and her reputation would survive it. But hey, just to make the story good, the male protag decides to "salvage" her reputation by appearing to court her, temporarily. He happens to be a renowned rake, and his instant, avid attentions to her right after she's abandoned at the altar would hardly help her repair her reputation. Rather, it would more likely cause people to speculate that maybe her bridegroom jilted her because he found out she was fooling around with the rake. There's more like that; I often felt like the author was bending rules of logic in order to put her characters in the dramatic situations.