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3.88 AVERAGE
3.88 AVERAGE
I really enjoy this book!!
But I am so disappointed that the author just left the series hanging.
But I am so disappointed that the author just left the series hanging.
This book was really cute! I love that music brought Bayard and Alethea together! Hopefully Camille Elliot will continue the series soon!
Camille Elliot has done it! I love me a GOOD regency romantic suspense, and she has delivered. Her characters are believable, solid, and so lovable! The suspense of the book was perfect--not too much that it overshadowed the romance, but perfectly enough to add the intrigue and tension between Alethea and Dommick.
And I must say...I do sense some upcoming stories between some supporting characters. ;) I hope I'm more than right!
And I must say...I do sense some upcoming stories between some supporting characters. ;) I hope I'm more than right!
emotional
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
The regency period is one of my favorite times to read about. This book left me with shadows of reading one of my recent favorites from the time period, Blackmoore and maybe a much less depressing Jane Eyre. I loved the unique names in the book, and the mystery of the violin that is woven throughout the book. This book had it's own unique flavor to it, with the characters being strong, yet showing weaknesses at the same time. They were closer to reality as much as you felt you could feel Alethea's frustration with the young girl thrust into her care, yet could not fault her for it. I loved how the author wove in the taste of PTSD into the time period and how the country and society would have reacted to it.
I often think of how ignorance harmed many amazing men and women when I look back in history, especially when it came to mental health. This book lightly touches on this. The story is active, and will keep you turning the pages each step of the way, determined as Alethea to solve the mystery of the violin.
I found it interesting that in the last three or four books I have read, there have been a violin in the story! It must just be, that I am reading the right time period for the instrument.
I give this book a good 4 stars! It is one you will definitely want to check out!
This book was given to me for review by BookLook Bloggers. The thoughts contained herein are my own.
While the violin mystery that hovers around the edges of Prelude for a Lord is unusual and feels a bit forced at times, the love Alethea and Dommick share for the instrument in general is perfectly romantic and serves well to unite them — especially as Alethea needs a champion to defend her right to play. Elliot does an excellent job of portraying nurturing relationships between women: Alethea finds strength in her developing relationships with her aunt, their young ward Margaret and her sister Lucy, with an impressive show of female solidarity that stands firm against their treatment at the hands of an oppressive society.
When Alethea’s selfish cousin inherits the family estate in Somerset, she is sent packing to live with her strange aunt Ebena, but is relieved at the prospect of seeing her half-sister Lucy, as she and Aunt Ebena both live in Bath. She and Lucy have both been shunned by society: Alethea for her love of playing the violin and Lucy for her illegitimate status. When a dangerous stranger interested in her unique violin begins stalking Alethea, she finds help from moody Lord Dommick, who has a dark emotional history of his own. (ZONDERVAN, Aug., 352 pp., $12.99)
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When Alethea’s selfish cousin inherits the family estate in Somerset, she is sent packing to live with her strange aunt Ebena, but is relieved at the prospect of seeing her half-sister Lucy, as she and Aunt Ebena both live in Bath. She and Lucy have both been shunned by society: Alethea for her love of playing the violin and Lucy for her illegitimate status. When a dangerous stranger interested in her unique violin begins stalking Alethea, she finds help from moody Lord Dommick, who has a dark emotional history of his own. (ZONDERVAN, Aug., 352 pp., $12.99)
- See more at: http://www.rtbookreviews.com/book-review/prelude-lord#sthash.V6wTjDSg.dpuf
I couldn't put this book down! I thought about it in between reading sessions, trying to figure out who was after her. I can honestly say I did not see it coming. I am really looking forward to Camille's next book!
This one had been sitting on my shelf for far too long before I picked it up! As a fan of the regency time period and definitely of Camy Tang! (she wrote under a pen name), I should have known this would be right up my alley. I really liked the characters and how they frustrated one another, yet neither could seem to stay away. Watching the two fight their attraction is great fun! :) I've not read of a musician heroine from this time period before and didn't realize how scandalous that would've been back then. But I loved how Alethea was determined not to give up on her beloved instrument. With a sweet romance, a curious mystery, and great characters, this was a delightful read!
I really admired the mc, her personality and her spiritual development within the story. Even though she ended up not in a situation of her choice, she found common ground with her aunt, compassion and patience for Margaret, and became part of a close knit group of friends and family that showed trust and love to help her grow closer to God.