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The book started strong and I had hopes for the storyline but it became weak as the book progressed. It wasn't plausible that characters that supposedly loathed each other could fall in love so quickly. Disappointed.


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The Scoundrel Takes a Bride A Regency Rogues Novel Stefanie Sloane 9780345531155 Books Reviews

The Scoundrel Takes A Bride by Stefanie Sloane is an engaging, complex, and colorful, intrigue that will take through the streets of Regency, London.

Sophia Southwell has never forgotten the murder of her mother that took place when she was a young girl. All grown up, Sophia is determined to avenge her mother's death and put her murderer away. She enlists the help of her lifelong friend, Nicholas Bourne to assist her.

As youngsters, Sophia and Nicholas, often had a quarrelsome relationship, but as they work together to bring a killer to justice Sophia comes to see Nicholas in a new light. There is only one problem, Sophia has been promised to Nicholas' brother since she was a young girl.

Nicholas Bourne has always held a secret torch for Sophie, but he feels he could never act on those feelings out of respect for his brother Langdon. He spent years away from London, in India, trying to escape his longing to have Sophia as his own. As he and Sophia explore the seedier side of London he finds it impossible to deny his desire and passion, and things heat up and explode between the two.

The Scoundrel Takes A Bride is books five in the Regency Rogues series. It can definitely be read as a standalone, as I have not had the pleasure to read the other books in the series, and I did not feel as though as I was lost. Although reading the first four books may enhance the reader's enjoyment.

I really enjoyed The Scoundrel Takes A Bride, the writing is flawless, the cast of characters are amusing, and the mystery will keep you wondering what will happen next. I was a little disappointed in the ending however. I felt like the relationship between the two brother's could have been explored more in depth, and I felt like I was left with a cliffhanger, as the mysterious death of Sophia's mother was never fully solved.

Although I didn't care for the ending I found the story likable enough to recommend it to those looking for an enjoyable, puzzling, historical romance that will keep you spellbound until the end.

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What’s it About? The setup is that years ago Sophia’s mother was murdered and Sophia is determined to find out who killed her mother and why. So she enlists the help of a childhood friend, Nicholas who just so happens to be the brother of the man Sophia has been engaged to all her life. It just so happens that Sophia isn’t in love with her fiancé, she’s in love with Nicholas and he’s in love with her but neither one knows it. So off they go to try and solve the mystery of the murder and along the way those pesky feelings decide they won’t be ignored anymore.

Overall reaction to the story? I expected way more than what I got with this story. The plot sounded awesome but the execution of it was pretty much a letdown. The characters are dull, their dialogue unimaginative, and the mystery aspect of the plot didn’t exactly have me excited either. All in all I probably should have DNF’d this one at the halfway point when I still wasn’t getting into it and I had been reading it off and on for three months.

Describe the hero in five words Dull. Tortured… That’s all I’ve got. See my explanation below.

Did you like him? There wasn’t enough about him to tell!!!

Why? There is a decided lack of character anything so I really didn’t get to know Nicholas as a character. He seemed like a halfway decent fellow but the author didn’t give any insight to who he was as a character. I didn’t know who he was as a second son, as a friend, or as a lover to Sophia. Nada. Just that he was in love with her since forever and was willing to help her find out who killed her mother. There’s also something about him being a heavy drinker yet he doesn’t suffer withdrawals when Sophia asks him to stop. Oookay.

Describe the heroine in five words Also dull. Tortured. Determined… There, I got three this time.

Did you like her? Again, not enough information to tell.

Why? Seriously, Sophia could have been an amazing character. She lived in a time where women were seen and NOT heard yet she was hell bent on finding out who killed her mother. Yet, that wasn’t conveyed in the book. At all. I knew she wanted answers but I didn’t feel her desperation or her sadness at having lost her mother in a violent way. This should have made her stand out but it didn’t. To me she could have blended into the wallpaper and no one would notice.

Let’s talk about the romance Oy I think this was the most disappointing part of the story for me. There was zero tangible emotions between these two characters who had supposedly loved each other for a long time. You would think there would be a wealth of pent up passion, tension, and longing to convey to the reader right? Well not really. The interactions between Nicholas and Sophia were wooden and hardly inspiring. The sex scenes read more like fact sheets with very little communication between them. No dirty talk, no talk of romance, nothing. Just… A lot of description which isn’t always a bad thing but in this case there was no balance between the technical side and the romantic side.

How about that supporting cast? So what about that fiancé Sophia has? You know, Nicholas’ brother? Well he was a disappointment too. When the couple comes clean about their romance to him, Langdon (That’s the brother) takes it a little too well. I can understand if he’s feeling relived at not having to marry a woman who doesn’t love him but what about that male pride these types of guys are always going on about????

Click It or Skip It? Skip It. The Scoundrel Takes a Bride sounds like a good read on the surface but it doesn’t take long before it falls flat and stays that way until the end. However, since the author does have some solid ideas I would be willing to try a more current book of hers to see if things have changed.

* A copy of this book was provided by the publisher via NetGalley for the purpose of an honest review. All conclusions are my own responsibility and I was not compensated for this review.
As someone who somehow missed the rest of the books in this series, (shame on me I know!) I admit to having a bit of an issue at first picking it up. Its like trying to read the Harry Potter series out of order, all the characters know each other and are familiar and you're the outsider who stumbled in asking around because you have no clue what a muggle is.

However let this not dissuade you first timers from reading this series out of order. All in all I found the book a wonderful display of regency era romance. And the author somehow being psychic and knowing that sometimes a reader just can't get to all the good books fast enough, gives you a wonderful taste of each of the previous characters as well as future characters.

On the character themselves, I was utterly charmed. This was a book (and I'm assuming the series to) where a lot of thought went into who the characters were. Nicholas (our bad boy ;) ) is not the typical handsome regency hero who does right all his life. In fact he is someone we can relate to in modern days (for those 5 guys who read regency romances..ok 6 ). And Sophia is a character who reminds you of the little sister you shake your head at for not realizing that the boy she's been friends with forever is ...[Spoiler alert] actually the love of her life.
The book started strong and I had hopes for the storyline but it became weak as the book progressed. It wasn't plausible that characters that supposedly loathed each other could fall in love so quickly. Disappointed.