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clarkecorner's review
5.0
I LoVe AnIta Standafeild books. So you can’t go wrong. But a story about a family with 11 adopted children and she is a widow. You know right there it is going to be interesting. What an amazing woman Lily is to take in so many children. I have 6 and I can only imagine. She is strong and loving. Frederick is a great fit for their family which is need to help teach all 11 children. It is not your normal regency but none the less wonderful! But you can’t go wrong with Anita Standsfeild!
khorrocks's review
3.0
This book was incredibly slow. For such a short book, it took so long to get through. The strange part is, I actually really enjoyed the story - it had enough interest and moved along quickly. The characters themselves were actually well-written as well, even if Frederick did seem to have quite an underlying anger problem, and Lily was too generous to be realistic. The problem was the writing itself. The author erred on the side of being overly descriptive, which became repetitive, rather than using action to move the story along. Rather than feeling like I was experiencing the story through the writing, I felt like I was being told the story from someone else who heard it directly. For example, there were many cases where a conversation was described generally, rather than including dialogue - a much more boring style.
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And was anyone surprised AT ALL that Mr. Sawyer was Frederick's father?sarahsbookstack's review
4.0
This was a great, cute story. I loved how big Lily's heart is to take in several troubled children and adopt them. Frederick fit right into the family. I loved how it all came together in the end. *I received an ARC from Netgalley in exchange for my review *
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