Thank you to Netgalley and Joffe books for the arc

Normally Faith Martin's books are a very gripping read in one sitting cant put down but this one is not in that category
A well known poet receives a fellow ship at an Oxford College but still reeling from the death of her brother who committed suicide following the treatment at the hands of his professor, she is more interested in revenge than the actual reason she has been granted this

I did finish this but was not as enthralled as normal

Davina is still reeling from the death of her step-brother and manages to secure a fellowship to Oxford University to seek out the tutor who was responsible.

As I expect from Faith Martin/ Maxine Barry the characters develop well and the detailed descriptions of the area puts the reader at the scene very effectively.

As Davina settles in to Oxford and puts her plan into action more characters and their lives play a part in what happens next.

This is more romance than suspense but a good read.

The plot seemed to have potential but but certain things made it uninteresting. The story of Alicia and Jared was comparatively better than Davina and Gareth's.

I picked this read by the author but found that it wasn't my preferred genre. Great for the college age crowd looking for more of a graphic sort of hook-up with twists. Wish I could say something better.
I requested and received a free ebook copy from Joffe Books via NetGalley.

Love books based in colleges have read books by the same author but under the name of Faith think I prefer this book

First time reading this author and I can honestly say it won’t be my last. The story was pretty fast paced and I read this book in one sitting. It had two stories running parallel but were both linked by the setting, love and revenge. The characters were relatable and the storyline simple enough that you could sit and read it without too much thought needed to work out the plot. There was some trigger subjects (suicide and mental health) touched on but again not with a lot of depth to them. Not that this was a negative as I found that it suited me for what I wanted to read at the time.

I have read and enjoyed a police procedural series by this author so I thought the chances were pretty good that this would be a good read for me. I did not realize this would be a graphic romance book, and since this is not a genre I would normally read I can't give a favorable review of the book.. There were some components I enjoyed including descriptions of Oxford. The descriptions of the characters were focused on physical attributes in relation to sexual attraction or functions. Everything was in the extreme including a Lord of the realm studying at Oxford who acts out in the most unbelievable way. We are to believe that accomplished, successful people are capable of disturbed and immature thinking and motivations whilst appearing to the world as mature, successful individuals. It was not a sound, believable story for me, but perhaps people who enjoy romances of this type will be delighted..