He probably thought he was awesome as a poet too.
I find the romantic dialogues in the book corny, like saying that her shadow on the ground is the sun for him.
He also didn't realize he was being followed for days I'll show you how good I am" (OBS: I read the book in portuguese, so this is a reverse translation on my part).Īnd, for someone that says all the time that he is so awesome, he was pretty stupid when he trusted that guy with a very important evidence, without investigating if he was really reliable, and didn't even saw the guy approaching to shoot him. There is even a dialogue where he says "I'm the best. Like him saying that he knows 120 sex positions or saying to her that she doesn't really want to have sex with him, even though he would make her screaming of pleasure, make her tremble, etc, bc of how good he is. The book focus on corruption, which is a storyline that I, personally, don't like.Įthan is so full of himself, always saying how good he is on this or that. The surgery was too descriptive too, probably because Kleypas wanted to do right by the doctor that inspired the character, but I didn't like it. Like, describing everything that has in the doctor's office or the locks, or how the place has a round design, but Ethan likes squares (?). Sometimes I wasn't even paying attention by the end of the paragraph and had to go back and re-read. I think it's more descriptive than other Kleypa's books.
It's been a while since I read it, but I found the messages I sent to my cousin when we were discussing the book, so I will be able to elaborate haha So I think Pandora is a rare occasion where Kleypas did a poor job of creating a character. I think Kleypas is a really talented HR author and she is especially good at making you understand and sympathize with her characters despite their difficult personalities, flaws and mistakes. So, Devil in Spring was somewhat disturbing for me, because I felt like Pandora is abused because she is not mature enough to have adult sexual relationships. Kleypas has similar FMCs like Daisy from Wallflowers and Beatrix from Hathaways, but they didn’t seem childish to me, they are more like adults with some quirks (though sometimes it is also annoying).
However, while Tom is written like an adult with “peculiarities”, Pandora comes across as disturbingly childish. I’ve read somewhere that both Pandora and Tom can be modernly described as on the spectrum and I can definitely see that this is what Kleypas intended.Īnd I also liked the idea that Cassandra was able to love and appreciate Tom, because of her previous experience with his sister.
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