Silence of Scandal
Jackie Williams
2/5
Alexander and Elizabeth are pushed into a marriage that neither of them knew anything about in order to settle the debts of Alexander's deceased brother. They get along much better than they assumed they would but as the threat of his brother's blackmailer continues to hang over them and without knowing where Elizabeth's loyalties really lie, it's uncertain if their relationship will survive.
I was pretty disappointed by the majority of this book. It was too wordy with nothing really going on. The threat was weak, I didn't really feel like it would ever cause any serious damage. The content is not all that historically accurate, like a duke could ever marry a farmer's daughter without some sort of backlash. There was really no consideration for the nuances and intricacies of society at the time. And above all else, the cover is not visually appealing at all.
I will say that I appreciate that the book did not try to give her the voice of an angel or anything, the depth of her disability was not completely explained away. I don't know what I was expecting from the book and I honestly don't know why I kept reading other than the fact that it was short. Her deafness was an interesting plot point but the secrets of her past could have been much more masterfully handled to make things a little more interesting. It wasn't bad enough for one star, but I didn't really enjoy reading it much beyond the basic motivation to finish reading.
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