This was my first Jo Beverley i was not inprest. I will try another one day. Did you know that you dount have to put in ever detale about ever thing and ever one around them. The story was a goodish one. Just to much detale. It was nice that u know that chick dig skares. Butter luck with me next time. Over all sumare less detales in cothing, hear, and over all ferasing. More detale would have be nice in the last chapter it fell faet. I actually rate this about a 3.75, but since it's not an option I round up.Great writing and world building as usual, but not my favorite heroine. While I thought she was a well developed character it was hard to really sympathize with her. At times she could come off us superficial and thoughtless, which I do recognize as a plot driver. However, this made it difficult to really like her in the 1st half of the book.As the story progresses she matures and becomes a more sympathetic character albeit a rather melodramatic one. Of course you can then argue she's young and so it's still within character. So maybe this complaint is more with me than her character development. I think I prefer my heroines with a bit more maturity.Her family, even her most devoted brother, were rather cold at times. She was treated more as a possession than a person in her own right - by her family and her suitors. I found her limitations as frustrating as she did, so that helped solidify her as a more sympathetic character.The relationship building between Dracy and the Countess was well done, if a little one sided at times. (More believable on his part than hers.) You could see outright lust on Dracy's part evolving into love. I was less convinced of Georgian's part, but I'll give her the benefit of the doubt. I think her willingness to brave the dilapidated Dracy estate helped convince me in the end though. I'll end this by saying that I would love it if Jo Beverley would give the Malloren world a rest for a bit and write more in the Rogue world. Her last 4 or 5 novels have been a Malloren novel and I'm now ready for more Rogues.
What do You think about A Scandalous Countess (2000)?
3.5*'s. An unusual plot--nice to run across something different!
—lyokowarior15
The plot is very similar to Slightly Dangerous by Mary Balogh.
—patrick
3.5 starsBeauty & the Beast without the books....
—munira
Perfect reading for the bus from Maryland to NYC.
—harvey
