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ssphantasmagoria's review
3.0
Enjoyable for 3/4 of the book, then it slipped sideways a little bit. Still good, though.
itsokfromspace's review
4.0
This is the second book in the "Ladies Unlaced" series and we meet Mrs. Evensong again, proprietor of the Evensong agency. I thought Mrs. Evensong was a very mysterious character in the first book and glad to see she has her own story. We find out that she has a rather large secret. She's been posing like her elderly sickly aunt in full wig and spectacles. Her latest client is Lord Raeburn, a Scottish fellow who's been rumored to have killed his very young, but distant wife. Her task is to entrap the doctor Raeburn believed seduced his wife and played a part in her death. Mrs. Evensong, having lost most of her youth to working for her brother in his grocery store and an ardent babysitter to his kids, never went to ballrooms and was never courted, heck she's never had an adventure of her own. She decides to take this case for herself. She's to pose as a new patient of the doctor and uncover his deeds by being found in a compromising position. This will vindicate Raeburn and hopefully alleviate some of the alienation from society.
Like the previous in the series, the heroine is a strong willed and doesn't pity herself. In fact, she becomes the seducer. She thinks that at 29 she'll never get married nor have a suitor. She proposes that after her mission is done Raeburn take her to his manor and thoroughly take her innocence so that she knows what's like, but without emotional entanglements (but we all know how that will be out).
I liked the execution and pacing of this book than the first. I found the first one to be a weird mix of humor and seriousness like it wanted to have both, but didn't jive well. This one doesn't have the same hijinxs, but a different tone than the first.
And I thought it ended a little abruptly. A little more of their HEA would of been nice. Oh well, I still liked it.
After reading this one I wasn't too sure who the next book will be focused on. Maybe raeburn's brother?
Like the previous in the series, the heroine is a strong willed and doesn't pity herself. In fact, she becomes the seducer. She thinks that at 29 she'll never get married nor have a suitor. She proposes that after her mission is done Raeburn take her to his manor and thoroughly take her innocence so that she knows what's like, but without emotional entanglements (but we all know how that will be out).
I liked the execution and pacing of this book than the first. I found the first one to be a weird mix of humor and seriousness like it wanted to have both, but didn't jive well. This one doesn't have the same hijinxs, but a different tone than the first.
And I thought it ended a little abruptly. A little more of their HEA would of been nice. Oh well, I still liked it.
After reading this one I wasn't too sure who the next book will be focused on. Maybe raeburn's brother?
tessisreading2's review
4.0
I was, for some reason, expecting yet another vaguely Victorian/regency hybrid thing... instead I got a sprightly, well-researched Edwardian romp. (At one point the heroine complains that the villain was ogling her and being inappropriate "as though she were a Florodora girl," which I think was the point I really fell in love with the book.) The actual romance and mystery and drama is relatively standard, but the setting shines and it was just such a fun read.
melwasul's review against another edition
3.0
*2.5/5*
Second tome de cette série de Maggie Robinson mais verdict identique pour le premier : c’est sympa, ça se laisse lire mais il manque un petit quelque chose pour en faire une lecture dont on se souvient un petit moment. C’est même une lecture que finalement on oublie vite et dont je ne suis même pas sure de lire le troisième tome à sa sortie …
Je ne vous referai pas un résumé de l’histoire, celui de la quatrième couverture suffit et en plus j’ai la flemme. Ce qui me fait réaliser que comme je n’ai pas grand-chose à raconter, pour une fois, ma chronique risque d’être très, très rapide (ou alors il me faudrait parler dans le vent)(autant vous faire gagner du temps ;) ). [...]
La suite ici: http://lune-et-plume.fr/accordez-moi-une-nuit-de-maggie-robinson/
Second tome de cette série de Maggie Robinson mais verdict identique pour le premier : c’est sympa, ça se laisse lire mais il manque un petit quelque chose pour en faire une lecture dont on se souvient un petit moment. C’est même une lecture que finalement on oublie vite et dont je ne suis même pas sure de lire le troisième tome à sa sortie …
Je ne vous referai pas un résumé de l’histoire, celui de la quatrième couverture suffit et en plus j’ai la flemme. Ce qui me fait réaliser que comme je n’ai pas grand-chose à raconter, pour une fois, ma chronique risque d’être très, très rapide (ou alors il me faudrait parler dans le vent)(autant vous faire gagner du temps ;) ). [...]
La suite ici: http://lune-et-plume.fr/accordez-moi-une-nuit-de-maggie-robinson/
jayvall's review against another edition
4.0
IN THE HEART OF THE HIGHLANDER is the second book in Robinson's Ladies Unlaced series, and it's just as much fun as the first. In this book, we meet up again with Mrs. Evensong, proprietress of the Evensong Agency, the establishment that provided IN THE ARMS OF THE HEIRESS' Louisa with her pretend husband. Here, Mrs. Evensong agrees to provide an actress to accompany Alec Raeburn to a Scottish spa and retreat in the hopes of drawing out the man Alec believes killed his wife. Rather than sending an actress as requested, Mrs. Evensong, who was in need of a bit of adventure, decides to go herself.
The plot of this book is a little far-fetched, but I've come to enjoy Maggie Robinson's work and I really enjoyed this. Alec and Mary are well matched, and I enjoyed the interplay between these two who start off by irritating each other. Readers who are tired of Regency-era romances, but still want
books set in England, will likely appreciate this series as it is set at the turn of the century, so we are treated to cars and early versions of vacation resorts and spas. My only complaint is that the villain was slightly crazy in that he didn't have a good reason for acting the way he did. However, the rest of the book was too delightful for me to let the crazy villain ruin the rest of the story. I continue to enjoy Maggie Robinson's work and wait excitedly for the next entry in this series.
The plot of this book is a little far-fetched, but I've come to enjoy Maggie Robinson's work and I really enjoyed this. Alec and Mary are well matched, and I enjoyed the interplay between these two who start off by irritating each other. Readers who are tired of Regency-era romances, but still want
books set in England, will likely appreciate this series as it is set at the turn of the century, so we are treated to cars and early versions of vacation resorts and spas. My only complaint is that the villain was slightly crazy in that he didn't have a good reason for acting the way he did. However, the rest of the book was too delightful for me to let the crazy villain ruin the rest of the story. I continue to enjoy Maggie Robinson's work and wait excitedly for the next entry in this series.