A review by the_rabble
The Devil in Her Bed by Kerrigan Byrne

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Love and vengeance! Spy vs vigilante.

This has a lot of "secret society from Maiden Lane's Duke of Sin" energy.

Byrne fucking nails a plot, but her style and pacing is rough. There's also a lot of "MAN IS JUST AN ANIMAL"/predatorpredatorpredator vibes. Emotional beats are there, but idk if she sticks the landing (ending is abrupt.)

Frank/Francesca rules. All of the Red Rogues have been compelling protagonists (with meh-ish dudes.) She is super cool and interesting... but with some unexpected yandere vibes. She has a fun relationship with the men her buddies love and I didn't expect that and would like to see more of it.

Kind of a backdoor redemption for Ramsey.

Chandler starts strong and gets a little muddled.  My dude interupts like a sonuvabitch.

Byrne's been trying to write fight scenes for a while and finally nails some hand-to-hand scenes in this one.

2 POVs, 3rd person past tense, 1890s London, MCs are late 20s early 30s, spicy, action romance conspiracy