Author: Mary Balogh
Language: English
Format: ebook
Rating: 4 stars
Reading challenge: A book with a title that contains a word about a jewel or a precious stone
No of pages: 432
Date read: 11.12.2017
BLURB:
Mary Balogh has no equal when it comes to capturing the complex, irresistible passions between men and women. Her classic novel, The Secret Pearl, is one of the New York Times bestselling author’s finest–a tale of temptation and seduction, of guarded hearts and raw emotion…and of a love so powerful it will take your breath away….He first spies her in the shadows outside a London theatre, a ravishing creature forced to barter her body to survive. To the woman known simply as Fleur, the well-dressed gentleman with the mesmerizing eyes is an unlikely savior. And when she takes the stranger to her bed, she never expects to see him again. But then Fleur accepts a position as governess to a young girl…and is stunned to discover that her midnight lover is a powerful nobleman. As two wary hearts ignite–and the threat of scandal hovers over them–one question remains: will she be mistress or wife?
Surprisingly engaging.
I was actually quite baffled in the end how much I actually liked this one despite the topic I'm usually not a very big fan of. I usually stray from books where one of the characters is married and finds someone new while still married, but honestly, I was not the tiniest bit bothered by it this time round because Adam's marriage was a farce. Had always been and his new relationship with Fleur, while a teeny tiny bit fast for my usual tastes, simply worked for me as a reader.
I liked that the hero and the heroine came together on their own, they had mistakes that the other one was aware of. I adored the fact that they communicated and how they came together slowly, but surely. Yes, of course, the slow burn lover in me wouldn't have minded if it had taken them even longer, but Balogh managed to write their story quite beautifully in a way that did not make want to throw my Kindle against the wall. Also, I honestly quite forgot the fact that Adam was married for a while reading because it was obvious that he was attracted to Fleur and vice versa.
If you're looking for a romance novel with a lot of sex scenes, then this is not it. However, if you're looking for an old school romance novel with some real story, then this is it. Definitely made me want to read something else by Balogh sometime soon.
I liked that the hero and the heroine came together on their own, they had mistakes that the other one was aware of. I adored the fact that they communicated and how they came together slowly, but surely. Yes, of course, the slow burn lover in me wouldn't have minded if it had taken them even longer, but Balogh managed to write their story quite beautifully in a way that did not make want to throw my Kindle against the wall. Also, I honestly quite forgot the fact that Adam was married for a while reading because it was obvious that he was attracted to Fleur and vice versa.
If you're looking for a romance novel with a lot of sex scenes, then this is not it. However, if you're looking for an old school romance novel with some real story, then this is it. Definitely made me want to read something else by Balogh sometime soon.
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