Seduce Me at Sunrise (The Hathaways, #2)
Ratings26
Average rating3.6
Childhood sweethearts isn't my favorite trope and this still has a little bit of the Roma exoticization that I disliked in the first book, but I really liked Win. The villain was not quite developed enough for me, but overall I enjoyed this one.
Merripen is a dumpster 🔥. Any enjoyment of win and family was taken away by immature piece of shit merripen.
Normally I'm a Kleypas fan, but I just didn't love this one! Can't put my finger on exactly why: I like both Kev & Win, the protagonists, and liked the structure of both of them having roughly equal interiority, but I found myself leaning toward skimming as opposed to savoring. There is also a lot going on plot-wise: half-Roma/half-Irish brothers separated since childhood realize they're related, grandfather who turns out to be a murderous, racist asshole, charlatan doctor trying to poison people. Some of the additions I liked, like getting to see more of Cam and Amelia, but others felt less welcome: based on the set up for Married by Morning in this book, Leo Hathaway's change of heart regarding Catherine Marks is going to induce whiplash.