Reviews

Lydia by Wanda Luce

chanizzle's review

2.0

This was a very cheesy regency romance. Pretty similar to other regencies I've read - only more cheesy. It got to be kind of tiresome, with the same "dilemma" happening again and again.
This story started out being told by the main character Lydia. In chapter 13 I was surprised when it suddenly switched to Lord Denton's point of view for a few pages. Then again in chapter 15, then 25, 26, 28, and 30. I'm not saying it wasn't interesting or beneficial to get Denton's point of view but it was just very random and didn't seem to fit. It would have been better if his point of view had been included from the beginning instead of waiting to show up half way through the book.
So overall this book was ok. I don't think I would really recommend it to anyone though since there are so many other regencies out there that I enjoyed more.

melissasbookshelf's review

3.0

I really liked this first novel by Wanda Luce. I'd give it 3 1/2 stars. The story begins with Lydia colliding with a handsome stranger's horse. Lord Denton is a friend to the family whom Lydia is staying with as a governess. Though a lady, she has been forced into service because her father died and left their family with massive debts. She is immediately drawn to Lord Denton, but doesn't want to give into her feelings because she has been hurt before and doesn't think a man will marry her without a dowry. There were times when I wanted to shake Lydia because she tends to wallow in self pity, but on the whole I really liked this story and am looking forward to other books by this author.

christy_elizabeth's review

4.0

I loved this book up until the end. Why oh why did the author have the final resolution from Denton's point of view? After feeling Lydia's pain and struggles throughout the book, I felt that I was cheated out of feeling her happiness. Then the end was so quick - it just didn't live up to the hope i had as i was reading the book.

ghumpherys's review

3.0

I had a hard time getting into this story -- it was easy to put down and not pick back up for long stretches of time, especially at the beginning. I also got a little tired of the heroine's constant "agony" over her plight. I generally like Regencies, and I liked this okay, but I didn't love it.

jessschira's review

I tried, but couldn't finish this book. There was something about the author's voice that made it difficult for me to connect with the Lydia character.