Three Nights of Sin by Anne Mallory Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Three Nights of Sin
Book Review: Boring
Summary: 2 Stars
I must agree with the ladies who felt this book was boring. I am about half way through the book and bored to tears. I had to come and re-read the reviews for this book because I remember reading so many glowing reviews and I had to confirm that I was remembering correctly. Did I pick up the wrong book? No, I did not. The storyline is OK, but to me, there is no real chemistry between the characters. They seem to go through the motions in moving the plot along to try to free the heroine's brother. I am not really that particular about my books in the historical romance genre but I can't bring myself to care how this one ends.Book Review: Contrived
Summary: 1 Stars
Maybe I am a picky romance novel reader but this book was absolutely silly. The storyline was incredibly contrived, the characters vacuous, and the passion completely lacking. I did enjoy some of the more sensual encounters in the book (which is why I will give it a single star) but beyond that it was a serious yawn fest.Book Review: Couldn't Put It Down
Summary: 5 Stars
I very much enjoyed reading this book...couldn't put it down, read straight thru. The first romance scenes left me fanning myself as well. Very nice story...well put together and kept me wondering what would happen next. Strongly recommend!Book Review: Dark, deep and delightful
Summary: 4 Stars
I was not sure I would like this book. The heroine, Marietta Winters, for the first few chapters is angry, and prickly as a cactus with the hero. A hero by the way, I loved, loved, loved right from the beginning. By the end of this novel, I liked the heroine, still loved the hero and can recommend this novel.
Marietta Winters hires hero, Gabriel Noble, to assist her in freeing her eighteen year old brother from prison. Authorities are charging her brother with several murders. The Winters family, although aristocratic, is poor and Marietta is the leader even though she has an older brother, but he is gamester and all about keeping up appearances.
Gabriel Noble is a mystery himself. He is incredibly handsome, not born to the manner, but sophisticated and polished. He is like a 19th century Magnum PI. He takes cases, usually for a large sum or if the client does not have the funds, then they owe him three favors which he can collect after he finishes the case.
Marietta considered on the shelf and somewhat plain, despises Gabriel on sight mostly because he has summed up her lazy pretentious family. He takes the case with the condition the Marietta assist him completely in the investigation. She does so even going so far as moving in with him and going undercover. She transforms with the costumes and undercover roles into a softer woman. The author did a great job of transforming her by letting this happen half way through the novel instead of making the reader endure Marietta's entirely too sharp tongue and dislike of the hero for too long.
Gabriel has a history that is absolutely dark and, well, awful. He is tight lipped about it, wears masks to cover his feelings but Marietta suspects that there is a well of hurt and mistrust behind the façade.
As Gabriel and Marietta work on her brother's case, Gabriel's former life comes back to haunt him. Also both the characters are so use to being in control that their battle for dominance reveals their vulnerabilities. Finally the lovemaking here reflects their desire for not only control but also for intimacy and acceptance. Oh, and the mystery wasn't bad either.
Book Review: Didn't live up to promises
Summary: 3 Stars
Three Nights of Sin was a bit slow paced in the beginning but once Gabriel's secret came out it presented a great deal of promise. Unfortunately, it did not live up to that promise.
Gabriel, the hero, had a great deal of potential. He could have been such a wonderful "tortured hero" but the he, and the book, fell flat. Gabriel experienced some horrible events in his youth but when these events were brought up, and when he relived them, what could have been a real emotional moment was ruined by sex. There was so much random sex and every one of them felt cold and distant. Gabriel responded to his inner turmoil but having sex, which left a dirty feeling while reading the book. I eventually skipped over all of them. They didn't drive the plot at all. I got the impression that the writer just picked a random page and inserted a sex scene.
I was also extremely disappointed in Marietta's reaction to Gabriel's past. Instead of feeling sympathy towards him she believes a virtually mentally disturbed stranger to make her doubt Gabriel's character in a second. Very very disappointed in that.
Needless to say, I was hoping for a more depth in Three Nights of Sin. I felt as if the reader deserved more emotion like a hug or a kind touch, but instead all I got was cold, pointless sex.
I also felt as if Gabriel's behavior in response to his youth lessened the seriousness of the issue. If you want to read about a character that experienced similar abuse and affected by it, then I suggest you read "The Devil You Know" by Liz Carlyle.
Over all I felt as if Three Nights of Sin was an acceptable book. It was slow in the beginning and felt a bit rushed in the end but it was okay enough to grant it three stars. It's easily forgettable but may be worth the read on long trips.