My Rating: 3.5 
 Seduction & Scandal was my first novel by Charlotte Featherstone and it left a good impression on me, even though it wasn't quite what I was expecting. 
 First of all, the prose was something so seductive in itself, and yet so completely alien, that I didn't know what to make of it. I suspect it is only a matter of habit, since I'm used to a more natural and concrete style of writing in romances, but I'm sure all I need is a little more time and that's why I've already put several of the author's other books on my to-read shelf. 
 The plot was sadly a bit more complicated, and confused, than I would have liked. I don't know the reason, but I had this nagging feeling that something was amiss, and that didn't let me enjoy the scorching hot love story as much as I'd hoped. 
 I liked the main characters and their friends, who are going to be the protagonists in the next installments, and the only things I'll complain about are the not-so-believable connection between Isabell's novel and her real life and the fact that we still don't know what happened to the relics - and more important, what the heck they are used for. 
 One last word about the covers of the Brethen Guardians series installments: aren't they gorgeous? I simply love the colours.