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izzyclouty's review against another edition
3.0
Was a fine read but nothing stood out as great. It did feel like a long old slog!
abrswf's review against another edition
4.0
Another very worthy entry in this series. I am taking one star off because I admit knowing the plot in advance removed a bit of interest. My strong advice is to read these books BEFORE watching the admirable TV series. I quit halfway through Season 2 in an effort to belatedly follow my own advice.
mariegrim's review against another edition
4.0
I have a thing for the late 1700s, and I enjoyed this just as much as the first in the series. I like reading about their daily life and their ups and downs, and then have the hints of historical happenings like the french revolution in the background.
The women in the series are well written, but I feel the cases of Keren and Verity and Captain Blamey are a bit disturbing from a modern point of view. That Keren could blame herself for what happened to here may have been a dominant view of the time, as even today some would at least partially blame her. But I question whether the author himself meant she was to blame, or if he is just trying to recreat opinions of the 1700s.
As for Verity, when I'm reading the book I want her to end up with Captain Blamey and find happiness there. But when I actually think of Captain Blamey's background I fully support Francis in not wanting that marriage. Marrying someone who killed his previous wife is a bad idea. The book gives me somewhat a feeling that it's not such a big deal as he has seen the error of his ways. No, just no.
Even though the stories of Keren and Verity gives me a bad feeling, I enjoy the rest of the story and will definitely also read the third book.
The women in the series are well written, but I feel the cases of Keren and Verity and Captain Blamey are a bit disturbing from a modern point of view. That Keren could blame herself for what happened to here may have been a dominant view of the time, as even today some would at least partially blame her. But I question whether the author himself meant she was to blame, or if he is just trying to recreat opinions of the 1700s.
As for Verity, when I'm reading the book I want her to end up with Captain Blamey and find happiness there. But when I actually think of Captain Blamey's background I fully support Francis in not wanting that marriage. Marrying someone who killed his previous wife is a bad idea. The book gives me somewhat a feeling that it's not such a big deal as he has seen the error of his ways. No, just no.
Even though the stories of Keren and Verity gives me a bad feeling, I enjoy the rest of the story and will definitely also read the third book.
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