NetGalley Review: The Rake Gets Ravished by Sophie Jordan

The Rake Gets Ravished by Sophie Jordan

Publisher: Avon and Harper Voyage

Release Date: February 22nd 2022

Rating:   ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆

This book started strong.  The readers get placed right in the middle of the action and the “action” starts right off the bat.  As a unique twist on the genre trope, the “one night changes it all” happens in the first few pages and sets up the story to play out in any number of interesting ways.

After that however, things slow down a lot.  The premise that Silas would upend his entire life just to follow up on the results of his indiscretion seems unlikely, even by genre standards, given that pursuing his rights to the property is right there and much more plausible.  The supporting characters are one-dimensional (dumb entitled brother, naive spoiled sister, creepy old suitors etc.) and the heat between the protagonists fizzles a bit.  The narrative feels like it drags, then when it is time to wrap it up, a ton of things all happen at once and somehow everyone acts out of character to get a HEA.

Was it a fun read? Sure.  Does it hit all our favorite romance-trope check boxes. Sure.  Is it what readers generally expect from Sophie Jordan? Nope.  I would still read more in this series/by the author, but this title just didn’t hit the mark. 

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