"A Week to Be Wicked" by Tessa Dare

Erotic: Average

Romance: Average

Historical: Average

Adventure: High

Sap Factor: Average


Time Period: England, Regency


I would put this book in the decent category. The author tried to drag out the chase much longer than the story would withstand, but the characters were interesting enough, if slightly implausible. It ends rather abruptly and leaves parts of the story unfinished, likely because it's part of a series.

The heroine evokes Mary Anning, possibly a little too much. I suspect the author was inspired by "Remarkable Creatures", a novel about the British fossil collector prior to women being accepted in scientific circles. Having read that book, this novel pales in comparison, but then it's difficult to critique a romance novel against a best-seller.

The Lord has an interesting back story, but an unusual condition that causes our two characters to be in close quarters. I found it just slightly too much of a stretch to believe, given our rakish Lord must be our hero, and thus turn out to be a decent man beneath it all.

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Welcome!

Welcome to my blog about historical romance. I am an avid reader, and despite a busy lifestyle, still manage to read 1-2 books a week. One of my favorite genres is historical romance. But not all romance is alike. Some are more erotic, some more historically accurate and some come out of left field.

So, I will rate the books I read and post here their ratings on these categories:

Erotic:
Some like it hot, some not. Let me help you find the book to read with just the right temperature preference for you.

Romance:
Some stories have a better romance than others. For some it's more about falling in love than making love.

Historical:
Some books paint better pictures of a time period than others. When aliens interrupt a grand ball in the middle of merry old England, that's not accurate. However, romance novels are not history books, so this category is more about perception of accurancy than reality.

Adventure:
Are you looking for characters lurking in ballrooms, or is the heroine being chased across Europe by spies? Romances based more on conversations and interractions will rate low, while stories with sword fights and carriage chases will rate high.

Sap Factor:
It's true, some books are sappy. Maybe you love a story dripping in sap, maybe you don't.


All of these will be rated either none, low, average, high, or extreme.

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I choose books at random, and may pick them up based on the pretty dress on the cover or a decent blurb on the back. You never know what I'll read next.


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This week I'm reading "A Week to Be Wicked" by Tessa Dare.