I so wanted to like this more, but the hero was just such an ass. There are instances where we are told that he is kind and does nice things, but we rarely see it. And we see far more of him being an ass, particularly to the heroine (also wtf is the deal with the quizzing glass?!). In the end, I didn’t find the romance very believable. It had a plain, somewhat insecure heroine, but it didn’t quite nail the trope for me. (2.5 stars)

Afterthought: actually, this really reminds me of the relationship in Twilight by Stephanie Meyer. ( )