Author: Joanna Chambers, narrated by Hamish McKinley
Language: English
Format: audiobook
Rating: 3 stars
Reading challenge: A book about danger
Date read: 30.10.2017
BLURB:
Lowborn David Lauriston lacks the family connections needed to rise in Edinburgh’s privileged legal world. Worse, his latest case—defending weavers accused of treason—has brought him under suspicion of harbouring radical sympathies.Troubled by his sexuality, tormented by memories of a man he once platonically loved, David lives a largely celibate life—until a rare sexual encounter with a compelling stranger turns his world on its head.Cynical and worldly, Lord Murdo Balfour is more at home in hedonistic London than dingy, repressed Edinburgh. Unlike David, he intends to eventually marry while continuing to enjoy the company of men whenever he pleases. Yet sex with David is different. It’s personal, intimate, and instead of extinguishing his desire, it only leaves him hungry for more.As David’s search for the man who betrayed the weavers deepens, he begins to suspect that his mysterious lover has more sinister reasons for his presence in Edinburgh. The truth could leave his heart broken…and more necks stretching on the gallows.
It took me quite some to listen to this audiobook. While the narration was really good and I enjoyed it a great deal, I must admit that I wasn't a big fan of Murdo. I quite liked David - his ideals may have been slightly idealistic and utopian, but he was a likeable character.
Murdo, on the other hand, was likeable at first, but the more I got to know him through David's eyes, the less I liked him. He seemed too bossy and well, he simply didn't do anything for me besides made me want to tell David to get as far as from that man as possible.
Maybe it had to do with the fact that I couldn't really listen it all in one go and due to time restraints and stuff like that it took me several weeks to listen to the entire thing, but I simply didn't really connect with David either. He was likeable and I think understood fairly well where he was coming from ... except for the part where he couldn't get Murdo out of his head.
And honestly? I am actually not intrigued about the next book even though it was quite obvious that David and Murdo's story is far from being over.
Maybe it had to do with the fact that I couldn't really listen it all in one go and due to time restraints and stuff like that it took me several weeks to listen to the entire thing, but I simply didn't really connect with David either. He was likeable and I think understood fairly well where he was coming from ... except for the part where he couldn't get Murdo out of his head.
And honestly? I am actually not intrigued about the next book even though it was quite obvious that David and Murdo's story is far from being over.
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