Susan Carroll (1) (1952–)

This was a DNF for me for a number of reasons

The heroine was pretty usual run of the mill character,sweet and loving (and a bit dimwitted) but with a deformed foot that forced her to walk with a crutch.

I think she deserved better than the hero,Lord Joafre wich didnt endear himself to me in the slightest unless you count the time when the heroine was saved by him as a child from some bullies. But after that he was a pretty uninspiring hero.

Oh I get that he was supposed to be a tortured soul and such but to me only seemed to have two modes,anger or lust. That is when he wasnt ogling the heroine and thinking about her childlike innocence/eyes/behavior.

Offputting much?

Seeing as this is one of the earlier books of Susan Caroll I think you could say the hero and heroine are a cruder version of the couple from [b:The Bride Finder|39097|The Bride Finder (St. Leger, #1)|Susan Carroll|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1320424251s/39097.jpg|38807] Wich is a book I really liked.

My suggestion is to read that instead.… (more)

This was my second time reading Brighton Road. Unfortunately, it was sillier than I remembered. There was a little too much Bertie, the boot-chewing dog.
The plusses: starchy hero, their initial meeting: heroine overhears hero proposing to a woman and then she critiques the proposal.
The minuses: the antics of Bertie the dog and other silliness, also the heroine is an author and there are tidbits of her gothic writings throughout the book.
The writing is good- I am just not into silly. 3.5/5 stars… (more)