Book 32: The Devil's Waltz

NUMBER: 32
TITLE: The Devil's Waltz
AUTHOR: Anne Stuart
STARTED: March 20, 2006
FINISHED: March 22, 2006
PAGES: 378
GENRE: Romance

FIRST SENTENCE: The Honorable Miss Annelise Kempton did not suffer fools gladly.

SUMMARY: [From barnesandnoble.com] Christian Montcalm was a practical man, if a destitute scoundrel, but his plan to bed and wed the delectable Miss Hetty Chipple would take care of that sticky wicket. However, there was a most intriguing obstacle to his success.

Annelise Kempton desired nothing more than to come between this despicable rogue and the fortune (and virtue) of her young charge. Certainly, Annelise understood the desperation that comes from hard times, but Montcalm would fail - she would personally see to it. All that stood in her way was a man whose rakish charm could tempt a saint to sin, or consign a confirmed spinster to sleepless nights of longing... to give the devil his due.

REASON FOR READING: I read that it was good on someone's blog.

THOUGHTS: There are so many reasons to hate Christian Montcalm, and, yet, I still fell in love with his character. He was so evil that he should have been easy to hate. He didn't care about anyone but himself (most of the time) and he had no problem ruining the reputations and feelings of others. However, there was something redeeming about his character. He just narrowly avoids being classified as an arrogant jackass. I don't know what Stuart did to make me love this character, but I do love him. The rest of the characters and plot were just "meh" to me. It was Montcalm that made this a highly enjoyable read.

MISCELLANEOUS: The title really doesn't mean anything.

KEEP/SHARE/CRINGE(?): PBSing (but I had to think about it with this book)
RATING: 7/10 [Very Good]

CR: Here Come the Penguins by Sara Maynard
RN: Probably another romance novel