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I have been devouring Grace Burrowes novels like food on a desert island- If I see a preordered one download onto my Kindle, chances are 50/50 that I bother finishing what I'm already reading. I really like her writing. Andrew, however, felt a little odd to me. You may like it just fine.

In general, I think of Burrowes' heroes as "Regency men from 2030" because they are everything you'd want an enlightened man to be, and even more so than many guys are today in terms of "no means no" and also "yes means yes". Every so often I find this jarring, but the characters are just so darn nice, I can't help but like them and would rather have unrealistically decent heroes than realistically misogynist heroes. (If only all heroes were like these guys!) Andrew is no exception. He's had quite the trauma in his life and it has made him make choices another might not make.

Potential mild spoilers. I have obfuscated some, but proceed at own risk.

Astrid is a great heroine. She married a man who seemed the opposite of her unsteady gambler of a father and lived to regret it. Luckily for her, her husband did not. She's practical, loving, nice, and yet goes after what she wants. Which is good because she wants Andrew and Andrew keeps kind of sort of running away from her. He has his reasons, but we're not privy to them. We can guess. About halfway through the novel we start to get actual clues about the details. Which leads to my main complaint.

I'm now used to novels told from the perspectives of our hero and heroine, and sometimes other characters. But while we know what's going on with Astrid and occasional secondary characters, we couldn't see what Andrew was thinking. Either he was being cagey with himself by blocking out his past trauma and all the decisions he's made because of it and his reasoning, and... or it was merely a plot device to keep us from knowing the full truth for longer. Either way, it left me, as a reader, disconnected from Andrew. I knew he was being an ass and making bad decisions because *trauma* but they were very specific decisions based on specifics of the trauma the reader can only guess and judge. And I guessed most of it very early so it was just annoying not to have the details, especially when I then didn't really buy how everything fit together. By the time the specifics were revealed I was more annoyed than anything because I'd already spent a good long while judging Andrew against what I thought the backstory was. And I was close enough that my negative judgments held.

My version is also littered with notes saying "or X" where X is the name of the bad guy and someone else is suspected. If the book was 1/3 shorter and had another half dozen people in it, there might have been some doubt, but not here. This "mystery" too was dragged out far too long. I had several instances where I thought, "I wish these guys would just talk to each other". On the other hand, having the guys all be involved in a Big Misunderstanding unrelated to the coupling is kind of entertaining for the gender reversal.

Those two things were pretty annoying and interfered with my enjoyment of this book. But not enough to stop reading. The main characters spend a good deal of time together, which is enjoyable. They spend their time in somewhat novel ways, different from a standard spinster romance. It's clear that the friends and relatives care about each other. Grace Burrowes' prose is always a pleasure to wallow in. I wouldn't recommend it as a first GB book, but I wouldn't advise skipping it either. Andrew has developed some unusual skills in his life and Astrid really is a champ. This book just proves that the author is human and flawed. I'll still be preordering the next several books as soon as they're available.


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Andrew Lord of Despair The Lonely Lords Grace Burrowes 9781402278662 Books Reviews

Reading Andrew's story was a precursor to Douglas, as the successor to Viscount Amery, Herbert Allen, who was the first husband of Astrid Worthington, who married Andrew. I could write a synopsis of these books but the characters are entwined between them with such ease that it's nearly impossible for me to pick out one portion from another as part of my review. Read the Lonely Lords series, all nine of them. You can't go wrong on these, believe me.
Grace Burrowes continues to wwwow with her succession of delicious and delightful, complex Regencies. Complicated but lovable heroes, spunky, thoughful heroines, people her stories with people you want to get to know. You dive right into their trials and tribulations, but the stories never get saccharine or cliched, or too predictable. Loved every minute of the read--and often that's in one long stretch of binge reading. Don't miss this one, or any other of Grace's stories.
I love this series. Grace writes about characters that have depth, angst, trials and love. It is that complete package. The editing is well done. I don't remember any times where my mind was taken out of the story due to grammar issues or not being able to follow the story. Having read some of the later books first, then gone back to read earlier ones the stories are woven together with finesse and the characters are entangled in each others lives across the books. I would recommend her books to anyone.
How can someone so smart get everything so wrong? This is a story of how guilt can really mess with your head. A terrible tragedy that was obviously beyond this young man's control, almost cost him his own life and his future. It also teaches us that communication is imperative. His brother consumed with his own guilt, failed to tell his younger sibling the findings of the tragedy that would have spared him years of torture. This was a really compelling story that completed the unanswered questions from Gareth's book. It was very well written; sad yet still erotic, witty but engrossing, roaming through the heads of the characters and pulling out their fears as well as their courage. It gave you a mystery and still was a love story beneath it all. I liked it very much and can't wait for the next one.
This book had many surprises and revelations. I was so surprised to find Astrid had married someone else! At the end of Garth's book, I was sure Astri and Andrew would end up together . However. The book starts with Astrid a pregnant widow. Many trials and tribulations occur on the way to a happy ending. I did figure out the villain quite early on, but not all of his villainy. In addition, for once in a Burrowes book. It was the hero who I wanted to slap for idiocy, rather than the heroine. Next up Douglas, which I will reread with much more interest .
Astrid fell in love with her sister's brother-in-law, Andrew, when she was just seventeen years old. However, Andrew was guilt ridden over a boating accident that left a few of his family members dead. He feels unworthy of Astrid and leaves town. Astrid chose to go forward with her life and eventually married. It was a fairly comfortable marriage and suitable by the standards of the day, although loveless. Since she is safely married Andrew decides that it is safe for him to return home. Wen he arrives home he learns that Astrid has been recently widowed and is possibly carrying her deceased husbands child and heir. The sexual tension is still there for both Astrid and Andrew which makes for a wonderful story full of sexual tension and emotion.
I loved the main characters and the story line fun, interesting and a bit of a mystery. You don't need to read the previous books to enjoy this stand-alone. However, it was almost like going home to read about Gareth (Andrew's brother) and Felicity (Astrid's sister) and to catch up on their lives. I loved the book and look forward to the next book in the series.
I have been devouring Grace Burrowes novels like food on a desert island- If I see a preordered one download onto my , chances are 50/50 that I bother finishing what I'm already reading. I really like her writing. Andrew, however, felt a little odd to me. You may like it just fine.

In general, I think of Burrowes' heroes as "Regency men from 2030" because they are everything you'd want an enlightened man to be, and even more so than many guys are today in terms of "no means no" and also "yes means yes". Every so often I find this jarring, but the characters are just so darn nice, I can't help but like them and would rather have unrealistically decent heroes than realistically misogynist heroes. (If only all heroes were like these guys!) Andrew is no exception. He's had quite the trauma in his life and it has made him make choices another might not make.

Potential mild spoilers. I have obfuscated some, but proceed at own risk.

Astrid is a great heroine. She married a man who seemed the opposite of her unsteady gambler of a father and lived to regret it. Luckily for her, her husband did not. She's practical, loving, nice, and yet goes after what she wants. Which is good because she wants Andrew and Andrew keeps kind of sort of running away from her. He has his reasons, but we're not privy to them. We can guess. About halfway through the novel we start to get actual clues about the details. Which leads to my main complaint.

I'm now used to novels told from the perspectives of our hero and heroine, and sometimes other characters. But while we know what's going on with Astrid and occasional secondary characters, we couldn't see what Andrew was thinking. Either he was being cagey with himself by blocking out his past trauma and all the decisions he's made because of it and his reasoning, and... or it was merely a plot device to keep us from knowing the full truth for longer. Either way, it left me, as a reader, disconnected from Andrew. I knew he was being an ass and making bad decisions because *trauma* but they were very specific decisions based on specifics of the trauma the reader can only guess and judge. And I guessed most of it very early so it was just annoying not to have the details, especially when I then didn't really buy how everything fit together. By the time the specifics were revealed I was more annoyed than anything because I'd already spent a good long while judging Andrew against what I thought the backstory was. And I was close enough that my negative judgments held.

My version is also littered with notes saying "or X" where X is the name of the bad guy and someone else is suspected. If the book was 1/3 shorter and had another half dozen people in it, there might have been some doubt, but not here. This "mystery" too was dragged out far too long. I had several instances where I thought, "I wish these guys would just talk to each other". On the other hand, having the guys all be involved in a Big Misunderstanding unrelated to the coupling is kind of entertaining for the gender reversal.

Those two things were pretty annoying and interfered with my enjoyment of this book. But not enough to stop reading. The main characters spend a good deal of time together, which is enjoyable. They spend their time in somewhat novel ways, different from a standard spinster romance. It's clear that the friends and relatives care about each other. Grace Burrowes' prose is always a pleasure to wallow in. I wouldn't recommend it as a first GB book, but I wouldn't advise skipping it either. Andrew has developed some unusual skills in his life and Astrid really is a champ. This book just proves that the author is human and flawed. I'll still be preordering the next several books as soon as they're available.