The Rakehell of Roth

Everleigh Sisters, Book 2

by Amalie Howard

⭐⭐⭐ /5

We meet our unwilling hero and heroine as they start their married life together. The Marquess of Roth has decided to hedge his inheritance bets and take a wife, while rescuing Lady Isobel from a dreadful match. After a shy performace of the marital act these two don’t see each other for threes years while Roth lives it up in London and Isobel matures in the country…

First, I’m not a big fan of the saving our marriage trope. Only in a historical can. Hero dump with wife in the country and live like a bachelor in the city… that is until at the heroine’s biological clock rings the alarm and it’s time for her to show her husband that she’s not the girl he left and get him back. Lord Roth runs hot and cold for Isobel throughout the book and is constantly making her second guess her worth.

I found it hard to root for these two. Lady Isobel is headstrong and obstinate, Lord Roth won’t listen to anyone or anything, especially his own heart. This was another classic tale where if the character would listen to others instead of running away and ignoring their problems, their lives would be way easier.

Another element I had difficulty with was the kink club attached to the regular club owned by our hero. I didn’t buy it and I felt that it added too much contemporary erotic vibe to the story. It felt out of place in a historical.

I wanted to like this one a lot more than I did, but I just didn’t feel a connection to these characters and their situation.

The Rakehell of Roth by Amalie Howard is scheduled to release February 9th, 2021.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from Entangled Publishing and NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

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