If you know me and my blog, you probably know I’m definitely into Historical Romance novels. There’s just something about the etiquette of that time which really works for me and I’ve read several Historical Romance novels that I absolutely adored. So when I was asked to read and review ‘Wild Wild Rake’, I was immediately super excited. Although this book is the sixth book in the series, it can be read as a standalone. ‘Wild Wild Rake’ is my first book by Janna MacGregor.

In ‘Wild Wild Rake’ we follow the story of Avalon. Avalon lives with her ten year old son after being widowed ten years ago. Her marriage was horrible, and she is grateful every day that her husband isn’t around anymore. Now Avalon does her best to help fallen woman, and be the best mom for her son. When Devan, the brother of Avalon’s son’s guardian shows up to spy on her. She is determined to make him leave. His reputation as a rake is something she is disgusted about, and she wants nothing to do with him. But soon Avalon and Devan learn that not everything they hear is true.

Although this book is a part of a series, I never once felt like I was missing out on stuff. Which is a great thing, and not something that happens a lot. Sure there are many books in series you can read as a standalone, and you still wonder if some stuff would be clearer if you read the previous books. This wasn’t the case with this book.

After I started reading, it took me a very long time to really get into this book. I was determined though to keep on going. So I did. But things moved really slow in this read. The romance between Avalon and Devan, not only took them a long time to figure out.. I also didn’t ‘feel’ their attraction to one another for a long time. And when the book came to its conclusion, I enjoyed their romance but didn’t love it.

The character of Avalon was one I definitely liked. She was strong and independent. And she really made what of herself despite her horrible marriage and her parents sort of selling her off. I admired her, and the way she stood up to man especially since this wasn’t all that common in that day.

Devan’s character was mysterious, and it took me a while to figure him out. But the reason he was a known as a rake was a little strange to me.

Overall I enjoyed this book, but I didn’t love it. It was a fun read, but I wished for more.