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Ebook About A scoundrel who lives in the shadows Jack Turner grew up in the darkness of London's slums, born into a life of crime and willing to do anything to keep his belly full and his siblings safe. Now he uses the tricks and schemes of the underworld to help those who need the kind of assistance only a scoundrel can provide. His distrust of the nobility runs deep and his services do not extend to the gorgeous high-born soldier who personifies everything Jack will never be. A soldier untarnished by vice After the chaos of war, Oliver Rivington craves the safe predictability of a gentleman's life-one that doesn't include sparring with a ne'er-do-well who flouts the law at every turn. But Jack tempts Oliver like no other man has before. Soon his yearning for the unapologetic criminal is only matched by Jack's pleasure in watching his genteel polish crumble every time they're together. Two men only meant for each otherBook The Soldier's Scoundrel Review :
I don't pick up historical romances as often as I should even though I enjoy reading them a great deal. I've read contemporary M/M romances before but The Soldier's Scoundrel is the first M/M Regency and this is a début novel by the author.Jack Turner has a knack of making his own fortune. A good attribute because his abusive upbringing taught him to seize any opportunity at any time. He's like a chameleon, blending into any situation to 'help' solve problems for his discerning clients. When a distinguished young gentleman seeks him out at his office, he says, he's making inquiries for his sister. Whilst that may be true, it is obvious to Jack that Captain 'Oliver' Rivington isn't the gentleman he pretends to be.Oliver Rivington is back in England after selling the military commission his father paid for when he was only seventeen years old. Now in London, he's trying to find a purpose in his life and looking into the affairs of his sister is a start. When he visits an office to query an account, he comes face to face with a man who is far more complex than the services he offers.I didn't know what to expect when I dived in, but my inability to put this book down became quickly apparent; a hugely positive sign. I love the fact the protagonists' attraction is taboo with the obstacles they have to overcome to be together. A welcome surprise was the mystery element to the plot as Jack, with Oliver's assistance turn detectives. The whole plot is fun and aided with an entertaining cast of secondary characters. When I read the ending I felt that the author's expectations didn't match the feelings of the time (Regency) with regards to homosexuality...then I reminded myself that this is a fictional story of two men falling in love and there's absolutely nothing wrong with wishing them a happy ending.The writing flows in this sexy tale of forbidden love. Both protagonists compliment each other perfectly despite their vastly differing social backgrounds. Despite his background, Jack is compassionate and incredibly perceptive whilst Oliver is romantic; believing they can find a way to be together permanently.This is a wonderful first novel by Cat Sebastian and I can't wait to read more from her.***arc generously received courtesy of Avon Impulse via Edelweiss+*** This book has a lot of potential. The plot is well drafted. The cast is likeable. The main characters, while somewhat bland upon first introduction, promise to worm their way into the reader's heart. BUT...The book is like a complex puzzle, full of pretty pieces that never quite come together. The way the plot progresses makes it seem as if the characters know they are in a book - like a roleplay between people who are fully aware that's it's only pretend.At a glance, the stakes are stacked. Jack works as investigator-one-step-above-conman. He's doing so at a time when life was cheap and human rights regarded as a utopian fable, spread by anarchists. Running afoul of even a low-ranking member of the peerage would be deadly.Oliver is a survivor of one of the most horrific military campaigns in British history. He's also a young gay man during a period when simple masturbation was described as a "perversion against nature," believed to cause everything from insanity to cancer. Sodomy was considered so vile an act that it was written about in Latin and referenced as the "fatal offense." Legally, perpetrators could face anything from the pillory to the noose.Yes, a lot of gay people did find ways to live their lives and love in peace despite these attitudes, but it was at a massive risk.There is huge potential for personal drama between these two, but not even a cursory effort is made to explore it.****spoiler***Jack casually reveals his lawbreaking ways within minutes of meeting Oliver with no concern for the consequence, because???The all too obvious reason is that he knows this guy won't turn him in, because that would negate the steamy sex later.Granted, it's mentioned that he has a cursory familiarity with Oliver, having worked for his brother-in-law, and that he has a bit of leverage in the form of having witnessed Oliver committing an “unnatural act” with another man some years earlier. This isn't enough of a bargaining chip to account for Jack's 60s-Bond-villainesque revelation of his methods 2 pages in, though, because he has no proof other than his word. Given his social status (or lack thereof) and criminal past, this wouldn't be much help to him at all. It would boil down to a shady commoner accusing the son of an earl and a respectable military officer, which is not a position anyone with a shred of self-preservation would want to be in.The narrative does a great deal of telling with very little showing to back it up. Readers are told that Oliver has a deep distrust of the aristocracy and men in particular. What it shows, is a man making insane, inexplicable advances, operating on a near clairvoyant insight into Oliver's psyche that he shouldn't be privy to.The same goes for Oliver.There is no reason for him not to turn Jack in. He isn't immediately aware that Jack has caught him in flagrante, so, as far as Oliver is concerned, going to Bow Street is both the morally correct and just plain common sense thing to do. It even aligns with his philosophy on law and order, which, again, the narrative talks about, but waffles in showing.Instead, Oliver risks becoming an accessory to a crime by continuing to engage with Jack - a man far below him on the social ladder, because???(Again, the only real answer is “so sex can happen later.”)The narrative keeps insisting that Oliver doesn't trust Jack and that he views him as a scoundrel, but despite the risks, despite his misgivings, he doesn't hesitate to respond the moment Jack makes a sexual advance that is very blatantly designed to entrap.All of this makes for a somewhat forgettable read, though not necessarily a terrible one.What takes this book from a three star read down to a one-star rating, is the author's cavalier approach to trauma. Horrible events are treated as garnish to flavor the (frankly, bland as hell) narrative, without any comprehension of, or respect for the can of worms being opened.Oliver survived an horrific battle and was crippled for the effort, yet he reads like a kid back from a gap year, struggling to find his stride.But what utterly killed my immersion and willingness to engage, is a reference to Jack's father pimping him out to wealthy men. The author is talking about sexual abuse, describing Jack as “a boy,” which brings to mind a teenager at most. Instead of showing even the most basic compassion for the horror being described, the book tells us about Jack's “satisfaction,” because he's gay, after all, and thus being a sexual commodity for his father to barter is fine as long as the buyers are men.Thanks, I hate it. 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