The Lion's Daughter
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The Lion's Daughter
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Narrated by:
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Kate Reading
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By:
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Loretta Chase
About this listen
Gorgeous, stubborn Esme Brentmor, daughter of a disgraced lord, is used to a wild, dangerous life among the tribes of Albania, to whom her father is the legendary, controversial Red Lion whose death she's courageously vowed to avenge - even if it leads to her own. Instead, her quest finds her rescued by the most unlikely (and very reluctant) hero! Lazy and spoiled, Lord Varian St. George has gambled away his heritage and lives on his considerable looks, charm and wits. All he wants is the good life, and instead, he finds himself in rough country, with a tempestuous whirlwind of a female who's as savage as he's civilized. How did this termagant become his responsibility? And how can he escape?! Yet as he and Esme plunge headlong into even more peril, he may surprise even his own jaded self and become the man that Esme (foolishly) believes he is!
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I ended up DNFing it, and here’s why: the age gap, which is about 10 years, is usually fine in historical romance. But in this case, it felt creepy and disturbing. For most of the book, the MMC thinks the FMC is around 12 years old. She's described as looking the same age as her 12-year-old cousin, and he’s not just attracted to her; he acts on it multiple times, despite being disgusted by his feelings. He doesn’t make any effort to avoid this.
Esme, FMC, is a strange mix of maturity—having been shot and all—and childishness, often bickering with her cousin like they’re both kids. The MMC frequently refers to her as a child, and while she sometimes plays into that, it often feels genuine.
There’s no real love between them, just obsessive lust, which only amplifies the creep factor.
The other issues in the book pale in comparison to the discomfort I felt during the first sex scene. Knowing what Esme looks like and being in the MMC’s head at that moment was just abhorrent. I tried to push through because there were aspects of the story I wanted to see resolved, but after that scene, I couldn’t continue. I feel nauseous just writing about it.
After binging Loretta Chase’s other works, this one has completely turned me off. We didn’t need a love story where the main character looks and often behaves like a child.
creepy and disturbing
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