Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I love a good romance novel. This is not one. And I read the whole thing. After the first few pages I was wondering where this was going to go. There were so many things that made no sense, (Why is she wearing a man's shirt and petticoats while playing the viola in the woods? Where's her skirt? If she needs a man's shirt, why not breeches and boots?) The dialogue was lacking and there was none of the wonderful first meeting followed by the building of tension between the characters as their attraction increases. She straddled the man and he was in love. Ok, so that would make sense if the book was written by a man, but that wouldn't be in the historical romance genre. Then they kissed once, out where people could see them and she wasn't ruined? And then they got married? Has this author ever read a period romance novel before? About 1/2 way into the book I started to get interested, but it only lasted about 10 pages and it was back to drivel and actions the story line did not support. (How could the duke be throwing a welcoming party for his son's bride the night they first meet her when they didn't know she was coming? That's some wicked party planning. And why was she back in bed with him the day after she said nothing could induce her to resume relations? Please, give me something interesting to read!) I don't like to criticize, but this book was so bad I couldn't, in all good conscience, encourage anyone else to read it.