A Matter of Temptation

vale lembrar que minha nota final na verdade é 3,5 ⭐️ ameeeei

4.5 ⭐️ This book is in the top 3 of Stacy Reid’s books. It was hot, the story was written so well, the story had depth, humor, and well written characters.

It’s an easy and engaging read that will make you feel good.

2.5 stars I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley. All thoughts and opinions are my own. A Matter of Temptation focuses on Mina Crawford who, along with her twin brother, is in a bad way with money. When her brother's bad decision forces him to challenge the powerful Earl of Creswick to a duel, Mina decides to go under disguise in his place and win the duel herself. It's not long before the Earl, Simon, recognizes her and decides that she be his secretary. Being in such close proximity with Simon, Mina is faced with the decision to give in to her heart's desires or keep hold of a certain secret that could ruin everything. I won't lie, the first half of this book was actually pretty good! I loved their first meeting at the duel so much. Their chemistry was there and I was just very excited to see their romance grow as she started working for him. Unfortunately, that chemistry fizzled out quite quickly to me. I feel as though the attraction was too immediate which caused me to not really care about this couple. I didn't mind either character, but they surrendered to their attraction too soon for me to continue being invested in their relationship for the latter half of the book. I became bored quite quickly after they decided that they were interested in one another which just makes me question why I'm even reading what I'm reading lol. When interest in the romance is gone, all I had left was her scandal and the politics as a subplot, which just made everything even more boring. I just didn't care enough for this story overall. I was so excited to try another Stacy Reid, but I think that this one didn't work for me the way I wanted it to. Hopefully her next one interests me more!

I mostly picked this book up after I heard one person raving about a particular scene with Simon and an icy lake, and aside from that, I thought it was okay. It was my first book by Reid, and it didn't blow me away, but it wasn't terrible either. The writing was fine, but the pacing felt a little too slow. I did enjoy the characters and thought Mina and Simon were fun. I liked their banter and how Mina kept pushing Simon's buttons. She was spirited, and he was stuffy, but they worked so well together. I enjoyed watching Simon open up and become more vulnerable with her. It was very sweet. The ending and the conflict did wrap up rather quickly, but it was fine. I'm not sure how memorable this will be for me, but I liked it.

Thank you NetGalley for the chance to read and review A Matter of Temptation by Stacy Reid! I loved this! It's all the things a good romance novel should be and then some! It was also well edited, and while you can tell that you author really likes the word lush, it was fun. It's just the sort of thing you can curl up with on a lazy evening and read. I normally only read romance on Kindle Unlimited, or the books that I get when they're available for free on Kindle, but I'm willing to pay money to read Stacy Reid romance novels. (I just bought one because I have poor impulse control)