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A review by nbvanderhyden
Love Is a Rogue by Lenora Bell
2.0
Y’all, "Love is a Rouge," let me tell you-
Sigh. Y’all, this review hurts my heart a little to write. I want Lenora Bell to be loved and I want to support her- but I just can’t back this book. I am going to drop some spoiler bombs so stop reading now if you want to experience this book organically.
With "Love is a Rouge", I was willing to settle for just mildly enjoying it rather than loving it. But I couldn’t even get that far. I just couldn’t wait for this book to be over. I had a couple of rolling my eye moments, but besides that, the book wasn’t offending as much as just rather unbelievable and boring.
Maybe when a reader doesn't connect to the MCs, they are then unable to progress down the emotional journey with those characters. You’re not invested and don’t buy it. I couldn’t relate to Beatrice or fall in love with Ford so maybe I hit a plexiglass panel that kept me from appreciating their struggles and rejoicing in the ending - beyond being glad it was over.
Just for anyone who is interested, here are my eye-rolling scenes:
1- So, Beatrice is trying to decode a secret message. First, her friend suggests a rather obvious suggestion and Beatrice says “Of course! Why didn’t I think of that?” Well, I was wondering the same thing. Then later, Ford suggestions another meaning to a clue and Beatrice again says “Of course! Why didn’t I think of that?” to which Ford then thinks to himself “What an intellect.” As in, “Wow, Beatrice is so smart!” I’m sorry, but this gal can’t figure out anything herself, so Ford and I disagree there.
2- The genius plan on how to win the antagonist over is to be kind to him. Yep. Right after a group of what left like 56 women discuss how heartless this man is, they decide the best way to deal with him is to be nice to him. What do they think this is? The Christmas Carol but 86 the creepy dreams that do all the heavy lifting? Anticlimactically their plan works. Which either means I’m cynical and know how to hold a good grudge, or this is a bit unrealistic of a conclusion.
Anyway and alrighty, they have kissed, Lenora Bell is still my kind of author even if this isn’t my kind of book, and I’ve told you about it!
Sigh. Y’all, this review hurts my heart a little to write. I want Lenora Bell to be loved and I want to support her- but I just can’t back this book. I am going to drop some spoiler bombs so stop reading now if you want to experience this book organically.
With "Love is a Rouge", I was willing to settle for just mildly enjoying it rather than loving it. But I couldn’t even get that far. I just couldn’t wait for this book to be over. I had a couple of rolling my eye moments, but besides that, the book wasn’t offending as much as just rather unbelievable and boring.
Maybe when a reader doesn't connect to the MCs, they are then unable to progress down the emotional journey with those characters. You’re not invested and don’t buy it. I couldn’t relate to Beatrice or fall in love with Ford so maybe I hit a plexiglass panel that kept me from appreciating their struggles and rejoicing in the ending - beyond being glad it was over.
Just for anyone who is interested, here are my eye-rolling scenes:
1- So, Beatrice is trying to decode a secret message. First, her friend suggests a rather obvious suggestion and Beatrice says “Of course! Why didn’t I think of that?” Well, I was wondering the same thing. Then later, Ford suggestions another meaning to a clue and Beatrice again says “Of course! Why didn’t I think of that?” to which Ford then thinks to himself “What an intellect.” As in, “Wow, Beatrice is so smart!” I’m sorry, but this gal can’t figure out anything herself, so Ford and I disagree there.
2- The genius plan on how to win the antagonist over is to be kind to him. Yep. Right after a group of what left like 56 women discuss how heartless this man is, they decide the best way to deal with him is to be nice to him. What do they think this is? The Christmas Carol but 86 the creepy dreams that do all the heavy lifting? Anticlimactically their plan works. Which either means I’m cynical and know how to hold a good grudge, or this is a bit unrealistic of a conclusion.
Anyway and alrighty, they have kissed, Lenora Bell is still my kind of author even if this isn’t my kind of book, and I’ve told you about it!