Review: How to Manage a Marquess

How to Manage a Marquess by Sally MacKenzie
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

Not really what I was expecting. This book took fast paced to the max and then some. One example: when Anne and Nate took the boys out on the lake, Nate asked the boys to go look in the picnic basket for some food whilst him and Anna talked. As soon as their conversation was over (which for some reason it ended abruptly) we see Anna, Nate, and the boys walking out of the woods. Scenes such as this one are common throughout the entirety of this book. Don't get me started on the ending!!!!!

Next is the sex. It became painfully obvious that there wasn't going to be much to this book other than Anna and Nate battling their sexual attraction for one another. About 20% into the story I wanted to pull my hair out because there didn't seem to be much else detailed except for the sex. Marcus, Nate's cousin and a Duke, is battling a curse that is detailed briefly. There is a house just for spinsters that ties into the curse, Anne's best friend is in love with said cursed Duke, there was paperwork found that questioned the curses authenticity but for some reason was never mentioned as to what that paperwork entailed.

There were so many different ways this book could have gone. The author really seemed to try to make the plot have an original idea (the curse and spinster house) but sadly, she fell short. the editor and publisher should be ashamed of themselves for allowing this to pass inspection. What I read should have still been in the "work-in-progress" stage. This book, in my opinion, is nowhere near ready for the public. I can't imagine anyone being happy to spend even $.99 on this.

Free ARC provided by Netgalley.com

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