3.5 Stars
A historical Romance that will have you falling in love!
This historical Romance by Cat Sebastian combines a bit of a
mystery, a stuffy nobility and a scoundrel in a steamy romance. Jack Turner grew up in the London slum’s but
has eked out a life for himself solving pretty crime, and mysteries for the ladies
of the nobility. Oliver Rivington is a retired military man,
who has returned with a disability and happens across Jack when he goes to
investigate an expense of his sister’s household. Jack and Oliver are like oil and water, but
spending more time together they start to make more and more sense.
We really enjoyed this book, and one of our first m/m historical
romances. The look at the nobility at
the time is fascinating, and Oliver makes a regal character. The romance between Jack is believable, and
we fell in love with the back and forth of the characters, the humor easily
translates off the page. There is some definite
steam between Jack and Oliver and we love that even through it is in the ‘historical’
genre, the heat is there between the 2 characters.
Another great part of The Soldier’s Scoundrel is it’s secondary story-line around Jack’s case. This
actually gives the characters something to focus on instead of angst. There is still a bit of that the “he deserves better than me” and “I don’t
want to appear to be buying him”, but it doesn’t take away for the story. Cat Sebastian also looks into the class difference
in this time, how the nobility act to others in service of them. Oliver has come back as a wounded war-hero,
but feels like he doesn’t quite belong back in that airy life he once led.
Historical Romance really isn’t our genre, and the cover doesn’t
do much to help lure you to read The Soldier’s Scoundrel, but this is not to be
missed. Cat Sebastian weaves a multi-layered
tales that keeps you turning the page until the end.
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