Rules of Attraction by Christina Dodd
Started Reading: April 5, 2006
Finished Reading: April 5, 2006
I should have known that with the title, this was nearly all about lust. I can’t really like characters who couldn’t make up their minds - who say things but do exactly the opposite. They tarnish the image of women that make men presume they mean “yes” when they say “no”. I’ve read Rules of Engagement and I really find it ironic that Christina Dodd had governesses for characters and contrary to the notion that they should have been trying to live a life of virtue, the women were very much volunteering to be laid. Definitely not a woman I would love reading about.
There was some mystery and murder that made the plot more interesting than usual - but that’s often a given factor in most historical romances. You’ve got to have some criminal act happen to put some spice.
I guess, what I liked about the novel was the humor and the aunts. : D They were so cute that without them, the novel will most probably be dull. However, this is the kind of book you’d read once, enjoy it a bit while getting annoyed at the same time, and then keep it back on the shelf in order to read something better.
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