I've always been a huge fan of social class romances where the heroine is considered lower in status than the hero, which causes a conflict of-sort for their budding romance.Grier (fabulous and unique name...btw) is well aware of her social difference as the illegitimate daughter of a gambling boss, however, she doesn't let the constant belittling diminish her strong character. Which is the biggest thing that kept me tuned to this book. That is not to say that I wasn't attracted to Sev's character or their romance, because I definitely loved the development between Grier and Sev. Her strong-willed personality was an excellent match to Sev's arrogance and cold look on life. I'm glad that she brought warmth to his existence, which he held such little disregard for other than a tool to his kingdom's success. I'm extremely disappointed with this book. It had a lot of potential, in terms of plot and character, but it didn't live up to it.First of all, I got tired of the amount of times Sevastian said or thought Grier was ineligible and that she wasn't good enough to be his wife and, consequently, the future queen.As such, I thought the romance came up short. How can you feel some sort of enchantment toward the love story if the hero thinks the heroine is nothing but a lowly peasant and a bastard most of the time? I don't think that's romantic.Plus, I was pissed when Sevastian described what he was feeling for Grier as an 'itch'. What the hell? If you have an itch, go scratch it with some common whore, you bastard!Also, I didn't feel much emotion while reading Wicked In Your Arms. It was all very 'blah' and that's bad. I prefer to hate a book right away rather than being in this grey limbo.I think this was my first Sophie Jordan book and the experience wasn't very good, but I'll read some other books to see if I like it.
What do You think about Wicked In Your Arms (2011)?
Not bad as historical romances go. Not a lot of period detail but that may not be a bad thing.
—anshul
My usual historical romance that involves you in its twists and turns.
—Tilly
