Reviews for My Seduction: The Rose Hunters Trilogy

The average rating for My Seduction: The Rose Hunters Trilogy based on 2 reviews is 2.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2016-02-02 00:00:00 Anthony Beard 3 years ago, Kit MacNeil and his titillating trio pledge allegiance to Kate Blackburn and her sisters. So now Kate's on her way to North Scotland to convince a marquis to provide financial comfort for her. On the way, she runs into Kit who decides to "assist" and then their boners make it really difficult to travel. Also, there's French (?) treasure? 1. The treasure plot was such a secondhand tacked on mess, I don't even. 2. One thing that bothered me was Kate's characterization: prior to her father's (and mother's, and cousin's) death(s), Kate was allegedly a flighty, silly girl. Which sounds like an interesting transformation, except that there's none of it in the text. Kate is also in mourning when the prologue begins; the bulk of the story (minus Kit's obvious angst-backs) happens when Kate is already a strong, capable woman, keeping her family from extreme poverty. 3. Kit was a Highlander shell, comprised of scars, angst, and manly boners. 4. Even though the secondary plot (and even the primary plot!) was kind of ... obviously angst-ridden, the book felt comfortable and enjoyable. Nothing that made me shrink away, nothing that made me crave more. It just ... was, which was kind of nice!

Review # 2 was written on 2012-04-25 00:00:00 Louise Burley Disappointing. There were some excellent things in this book: Kate was a great heroine, previously flighty before having to shoulder the responsibility of her family, having a clear plan designed to provide for her family, more of a pragmatist than a material girl, though able to acknowledge her vainness and love of beautiful and expensive things. I really liked her throughout the book. The hero character was not that well developed and there were too many things that remained open in the end - like his mysterious plaid that had to come from a clan but which one - like his mysterious training at the abbey. In many ways, he reminded me of the character of a mythical and perfect highlander rather than of a real person. The story developed very slowly for the first half. That was honestly a bit boring though it helped build a strong picture of Kate, shortcomings and all. I can only stand such a number of pages regarding destitution, not having any food, nor warm clothes to wear, sleeping on the floor. The second half was better, with a faster pace both for the romance and the investigation. The culprit behind the assassination of Kate's cousin and her husband was quite obvious to me, but I liked the way it all unravelled. Frustratingly though not unexpected, the answer to the traitor question was not answered yet. Two more books to sustain for that. What I liked best however was the love story between Kate and Kit and how both of them made small steps towards the other, without wanting to deprive him of his best options. I really enjoyed their banter and how they admitted their love, which I totally believed in. Last thing that irritated me: there are a few typos, with you're instead of your for instance and worse. There are 3 dates mentioned at the beginning of some chapters. But they are not coherent with the storyline. They first met in 1801, then in 1803 which magically is 3 years later, then they got married in January 1802... A twisted and unmastered timeline is really one of my pet-peeves. I think I'll steer clear of her books, as I find them a bit lacking. 2.5 stars only