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  • K
  • 08-28-18

So bad

I like her written style normally, but this book is terrible. The ‘love story’ ends with the woman being threatened that if she doesn’t marry him he’ll wring her neck. Disgusting.


Also, another one where she fat shames people a ton. Really gross.

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Sexist and disrespectful story for women.

Such a sad and disempowering story for women. Heroine is pathetic choosing such a masochistic man for her fiancée.

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Romance with controlling/verbally abusive swain

I normally love M.C Beaton's romances. But found myself screaming at my phone for the heroine Miss Bascom to run the other way when the hero proposed by threatening to beat her. Not sure how this could ever be considered "romantic" even in the early 1900's. With spousal abuse so common this made me want to throw my phone.

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Romantic Confection

Delicious characters, novel plot, interesting background setting in a Regency confectionary all add up to a delightful tale well told.

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  • Robin L
  • Ashburn, VA United States
  • 05-12-14

ho hum

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MC Beaton's cozy mysteries are fun. This one wasn't horrible but I certainly won't bother to listen to it again.

What do you think your next listen will be?

not the next one in this series!