The Rake by Mary Jo Putney
This is well written and enjoyable, but its handling of alcoholism feels simultaneously over simplistic yet heavy handed.

This is well written and enjoyable, but its handling of alcoholism feels simultaneously over simplistic yet heavy handed.

This story gives me life. I laughed, cried, sobbed, and sighed through every second of it.

Oh god, talk about an embarrassing debut effort.

Oh my goodness, I believe this is going to be my favorite book by this author. Ever.

Some fundamental details are iffy and the conflict at the end feels contrived, but on the whole, it’s pretty fun.

So many pathetic and idiotic heroines, so little time…

The heroine is a twit, but worse, this one is boring.

The hero here has fidelity issues. Yes, that’s the red flag. How well you deal with that will determine your enjoyment of this one.

Things are going so well until the two main characters mutate into things that need killing.

The heroine is alright, but the rest of the story could use some more work done on them.
