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3.57 AVERAGE
3.57 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
I bought this for 50 cents. Anyways, I can forgive it for being from the 90s and therefore having some outdated tropes (our main lady couldn't walk straight without tripping and needing rescue) but I cant forgive that I thought the main character was being cleverly ironic until it became clear that she was just an idiot.
Also insta love which blech. And also romanticizing imperialism which needs a stronger term than blech.
Also insta love which blech. And also romanticizing imperialism which needs a stronger term than blech.
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Mischief
3 Stars
Imogen Waterson has a plan to punish the man she hold responsible for the death of her best friend. All she needs is the assistance of Matthias Marshal, the infamous Earl of Colchester renowned not only for his legendary expedition to the mythical city of Zamar but also for his cold-blooded and sinister nature. Has Imogen bitten off more than she can chew?
Similar characterization and romance to With This Ring. Although the mystery itself is different, it is, nevertheless, just as predictable, but then, one does not read Quick's books for their originality.
Like most of Quick's heroines, Imogen is an innocent bluestocking in over her head. Considering her past experiences with the ton>/i> her naiveté when it comes to Matthias's personality is both ridiculous and charming at the same time.
Readers of Quick's books will also be familiar with Matthias's hero-type. Dark and misanthropic, He is pulled into Imogen's adventures against his better judgment but finds himself drawn to her passion and enthusiasm.
The main problem with the book and the reason it rates only 3 stars is the Zamar theme (Vanza in later books), which is repeated over and over ad nauseam.
Overall, light and fluffy fun as expected.
3 Stars
Imogen Waterson has a plan to punish the man she hold responsible for the death of her best friend. All she needs is the assistance of Matthias Marshal, the infamous Earl of Colchester renowned not only for his legendary expedition to the mythical city of Zamar but also for his cold-blooded and sinister nature. Has Imogen bitten off more than she can chew?
Similar characterization and romance to With This Ring. Although the mystery itself is different, it is, nevertheless, just as predictable, but then, one does not read Quick's books for their originality.
Like most of Quick's heroines, Imogen is an innocent bluestocking in over her head. Considering her past experiences with the ton>/i> her naiveté when it comes to Matthias's personality is both ridiculous and charming at the same time.
Readers of Quick's books will also be familiar with Matthias's hero-type. Dark and misanthropic, He is pulled into Imogen's adventures against his better judgment but finds himself drawn to her passion and enthusiasm.
The main problem with the book and the reason it rates only 3 stars is the Zamar theme (Vanza in later books), which is repeated over and over ad nauseam.
Overall, light and fluffy fun as expected.
Typical of Amanda Quick, dark hero misunderstood by the Polite Society (which was horrendously artificial and cruel) fell in love with an odd female who was very strange for 1810s standards but just a funny and sunny one for modern days standards. This book just seems to me a little darker and deeper in characters' background stories (and pains) than other books in the series.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
One star because I will forever remember this book as the book which Zamared too much.
Let me explain: Lord Colchester of Zamar discovered the lost (and dead) kingdom of Zamar, where he found Zamarian artifacts which he brought to London. Imogen Waterstone is a Zamar enthusiast who delves into Zamar scholarship, wears Zamar-themed dresses and has a plot regarding... Zamar.
She involves Colchester in her Zamarian plan, which is to get someone into an expedition to Zamar, where he'll waste all his money because Zamar is a money-hungry place. Then *she* gets involved with Colchester, and they use secret Zamarian love-making techniques to have Zamarian sex, which they feel the need to mention, to make sure you know she thinks everything good comes from Zamar. So the two dream of each other as the two deities of Zamar: Zamaris and Anizarnara.
But other people use Zamar to try to get them with the aid of a 'Zamarian tablet', which is just a Zamarian receipt, which Imogen realizes instantly because she reads Zamarian like English.
All ends well when he says he loves her the way he does Zamar and will Zamar the Zamar out of her for the Zamar of their days. Zamar.
If I never hear of "Zamar" again, it will be too soon.
Let me explain: Lord Colchester of Zamar discovered the lost (and dead) kingdom of Zamar, where he found Zamarian artifacts which he brought to London. Imogen Waterstone is a Zamar enthusiast who delves into Zamar scholarship, wears Zamar-themed dresses and has a plot regarding... Zamar.
She involves Colchester in her Zamarian plan, which is to get someone into an expedition to Zamar, where he'll waste all his money because Zamar is a money-hungry place. Then *she* gets involved with Colchester, and they use secret Zamarian love-making techniques to have Zamarian sex, which they feel the need to mention, to make sure you know she thinks everything good comes from Zamar. So the two dream of each other as the two deities of Zamar: Zamaris and Anizarnara.
But other people use Zamar to try to get them with the aid of a 'Zamarian tablet', which is just a Zamarian receipt, which Imogen realizes instantly because she reads Zamarian like English.
All ends well when he says he loves her the way he does Zamar and will Zamar the Zamar out of her for the Zamar of their days. Zamar.
If I never hear of "Zamar" again, it will be too soon.
2.5 begrudgingly rounded up to 3
Didn't like Zamaria but did like the characters and some of the dialogue
Didn't like Zamaria but did like the characters and some of the dialogue