Review: You Can't Always Get the Marquess You Want

You Can't Always Get the Marquess You Want by Alexandra Hawkins
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I received a free ARC from Netgalley.com. **Tread carefully as this review contains spoilers!**

Ah, forbidden love. The kind of love that makes soft hearted women like myself weak at the knees and desperate for their man after reading books like this one. I loved that there was a main character named Tempest, and the chemistry between her and Chance was better than any "better than sex" brownies any day. The story flowed nicely, the dialogue was strong, and the characters were full and engaging.

Now to the part that we all dread when reviewing anything that we enjoyed. The dislikes....
1. The Title:
Now, usually I overlook titles that really don't fit with the book, but this one really got me. It insinuates that maybe Tempest wanted one man, but as the book progressed she found she didn't really want him and ended up with the man she was really meant for all along. That is so far from the case here.

2. Bits of the Story:
As with most romances, there was the usual "girl meets boy, girl falls for boy, girl marries boy" dynamic, but the story didn't read like it was really building towards what the ending contained. I was so startled when I saw where the story had taken, that I had to step back and give what I was reading some serious thought.

3.
For those of you who read my reviews, you know I'm not much of a fan of overwritten sex scenes. I felt that was the case here. Not only that, but when we finally get to Imogene's history, the author just skimmed right over the details. I would have liked for there to be more in-depth writing there (although I'm told the author does give us a glimpse of the details in another book) than to have read 4 pages worth of Tempest and Chance's sexual exploits. I don't like the fact that if I really want details about Imogene's tragedy, that I have to turn myself into a PI and go searching for information.

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