False Promises

Captains #2

by Violet Hamilton

PAPERBACK

Paperback

First published September 1, 1988

Reviews

[Elisa Glendenning (mostly off-line) · Rating 2 out of 5]

Due to my obsession with a certain Illyrian warrior of impressive wingspan, hubby insisted I read this so I’d picture his face, whilst lusting after a fictitious rake with the same name 😆🤣 Unfortunately, Major Glendenning didn’t have many redeemable qualities - my Mr G is a lot more worthy 😇😉
The writing wasn’t that bad but it was very wordy and will be offensive to some. Personally, I didn’t really care for either MC, was bored beyond belief (particularly the last 25%) and spent far too much time looking up archaic words/getting hung up on the excessive use of “chit”. Written in the 80’s, sadly, it hasn’t aged well!

[Elizabeth · Rating 1 out of 5]

This is not a book that I would read again or recommend to anyone under the age of fifteen or sixteen years of age. The main character Verity is thrust into a compromising position from the very first page of the book with her step-father who acts in an inappropriate way towards her, this is followed by her escaping her family home and moving from place to place with the British army because her brother is an enlisted soldier. Alastair, her brother's superior enters the plot as Verity is attending a ball with her brother right before the battle of Waterloo. Alastair and Verity have several heated encounters which are followed by Alastair "supposedly" not being able to control himself because Verity has pushed him beyond his limit with her sassiness and cutting words, so he overpowers her and takes her by force. After this the plot goes on to say that Alastair feels guilty so the couple marries and gets involved in other intrigues and supposedly end up in love as the book closes. I don't approve of what the book implies about women, or of how the plot unfolded, I finished because I don't like just putting down a book. Some words were poorly used, and the characters seemed very flat at times. Do yourself a favor and pick a different book. This piece of literature does a disservice to women everywhere. Feel Free to Look at more of my reviews at http://booksalicious.blogspot.com/