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 I'm conflicted on this book ... on the one hand it has all the elements I like, a couple who don't jump into a relationship immediately ... secrets revealed as their relationship goes along. As I think back I realize that both of these characters are so flawed 
 The heroine is flawed in which she seemed to come across as vain /. Which I don't think the author intended to but towards the end I realized that she is, which is not so bad considering that she did seem like a Mary Sue when I think back on her character and her being vain just made her more human 
 The hero, while so so charming has lost so many points for me the first time he had sex with the heroine. It was borderline rape for goodness sake and the "choice" he gave her wasn't exactly charming ... either in the carriage or outside where anyone could see, either way he was gonna have his way with her?! What the hell?! 
 The side characters are much more appealing, I like the twins and Helen and I absolutely loved Wes ... Wes was the only character that was so intriguing and had gone through the most transformation and growth throughout this novel, from where he was when the book started until the end. I do hope he has a book of his own 
 Helen and Winterbone intrigued me, I wanted to see how they would get along with each other and for a long time it excited me, until they got engaged and Rees turns out to be a huge asshole even before starting his own book. Sighs 
 Overall, Wes is really the only thing in this book that is overall amazing but otherwise it's average