Review: Two Rogues Make a Right by Cat Sebastian
SYNOPSIS:
Will Sedgwick can’t believe that after months of searching for his oldest friend, Martin Easterbrook is found hiding in an attic like a gothic nightmare. Intent on nursing Martin back to health, Will kindly kidnaps him and takes him to the countryside to recover, well away from the world.
Martin doesn’t much care where he is or even how he got there. He’s much more concerned that the man he’s loved his entire life is currently waiting on him hand and foot, feeding him soup and making him tea. Martin knows he’s a lost cause, one he doesn’t want Will to waste his life on.
As a lifetime of love transforms into a tender passion both men always desired but neither expected, can they envision a life free from the restrictions of the past, a life with each other?
REVIEW:
I can’t even remember the last time I read a historical romance, so I thought it was time to dive back into this pond for a bit. It took me a minute to get reacquainted with how the characters act and behave. Also my first Cat Sebastian book and I have to say, it was an okay read.
Will and Martin are lifelong friends and I love the rich history that is shared between these characters. Their friendship is so much deeper than you initially think and over the course of the story, we learn that each man continues to show up for the other. The phrase ‘in sickness and in health’ rings true with these two. Martin is suffering from consumption and Will is battling demons and trauma from his time as a sailor. Both men had their own struggles but it seems their struggles bring them closer instead of tearing them apart.
These damage men finding wholesome, tender healing in each other. Yet, as I read, I kept finding myself getting taken out of the story. I never was fully immersed in the book and as I reflect on why that is, I think it has to do with pacing. This book never felt like it reached a true climax in the plot line. The characters sort of waffle around admitting their feelings for 60-some percent of the book and then sort of agree they are in love. There was no big reveal, no debauchery or scandal that we associate with historical romances. Will and Martin admit feelings and then that is what it is, and the story concludes with them living their lives together. It wasn’t a bad read, but I did find it all a little lackluster.
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