Let Love Find You

Let Love Find You (#4 In the Reid Family Series) By: Johanna Lindsey
"London society has its very own Cupid. Renowned horse breeder and occasional matchmaker Devin Baldwin pairs eligible young ladies with suitable gentlemen based on his theory of animal magnetism. Unafraid of ruffling the ton’s feathers, this darkly handsome Cupid doles out tips for bettering one’s chances of meeting a mate that are as pointed as the love legend’s sharpest arrows! Lovely Amanda Locke, the daughter of a duke, is everything a nobleman could desire, yet she enters her third Season still searching for a match. Gossipmongers’ tongues are wagging, and her mystified family is considering drastic measures to find her a husband. But the insufferable advice of this Cupid fellow is the last thing Amanda wants. When an earl passionate about horses becomes the target of her husband hunt, Amanda knows it’s time to overcome her fear of riding. With her sister-in-law Ophelia hastening the romance along by arranging riding lessons, Amanda is soon taking instruction from infuriating Devin Baldwin. Astonishingly, in her daily encounters with Devin—who treats her as an ordinary young woman, not a prize to be won at the marriage mart—Amanda experiences passion for the first time. Now, her search for a match takes her in an unexpected direction as she finds herself falling in love with Cupid himself."  -- Description from Goodreads
Okay, I love romance novels and I love Johanna Lindsey. Once I got out of school for winter break I got about twenty of her books from the library, and just read them like the world really was going to end before 2013. Thankfully, it didn’t, and I got through almost all of her books. I love the Malory family series, so I was really excited to start the Reid series. Another wonderful family I can’t get enough of? Not so much. This is the fourth in the Reid Family series (the second I’ve read), and, while I didn’t hate it, I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone. Complaint #1: So. Much. Dialogue. Seriously. Have you ever had a conversation with someone where they just have this endless monologue to explain every detail of their past? Or even the past few days since you've last seen them? Yeah, no one has. It makes this book so annoying and unbelievable. Instead of taking the time to realistically develop a relationship between Amanda and Devin, Lindsey decides to fill the book with boring chatter about stuff that doesn't matter at all. I just read pages upon pages of dialogue that bored me almost to the point of not finishing the book. Complaint #2: I wasn't left wanting more. You know when you get a crush on someone, and you go out of your way to make sure you get to see them at least a little whenever you can? This usually translates into books, too. I start to fall for the hero, and keep reading getting so excited anytime the couple gets together. However, I really didn't like Amanda, and therefore didn't care if she ended up with Devin. He was so nice and smart, and she was came off as a total brat. Plus they went from being disgusted with each other to being in love in no time at all. Not falling in lust. In love. I couldn't buy it. Overall, I give this book three stars. For effort. I certainly will keep reading Johanna Lindsey, but hopefully won't get the impression once more that she's just trying to reach a word count in her book. My Rating:

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