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alisonb's review against another edition
3.0
Loretta Chase is in my top three list of favorite historical romance writers, but this earlier work was not my favorite although it did show just how deft she is at creating interesting characters.
At times there was almost a farcical edge to the dialogue and character descriptions which made this book very fun and entertaining. One of my favorite characters was Isabella’s mother, Maria Latham. She reminded me of an old, lazy, cat (but she is only one of those things). I found the end to be extremely fun and a bit cheeky.
Where this story fell short was in some aspects of the execution. There were jolting changes in the POV between paragraphs and a meandering cadence to some of the inner monologues and exposition. We also get very little in the way of character development and actual moments where Isabella and Edward are together in the same space.
All in all, it was fun to go back and see some of Chase’s earlier writing and compare it to her more current books. This book is a testament to how much she has grown as an author and reminds me of how much I love her talent for storytelling.
At times there was almost a farcical edge to the dialogue and character descriptions which made this book very fun and entertaining. One of my favorite characters was Isabella’s mother, Maria Latham. She reminded me of an old, lazy, cat (but she is only one of those things). I found the end to be extremely fun and a bit cheeky.
Where this story fell short was in some aspects of the execution. There were jolting changes in the POV between paragraphs and a meandering cadence to some of the inner monologues and exposition. We also get very little in the way of character development and actual moments where Isabella and Edward are together in the same space.
All in all, it was fun to go back and see some of Chase’s earlier writing and compare it to her more current books. This book is a testament to how much she has grown as an author and reminds me of how much I love her talent for storytelling.
nelsonseye's review against another edition
3.0
Quite enjoyable. I believe this was one of Loretta Chase's first books, and it is a great debut. The heroine was great, the secondary characters interesting and the villain was well developed.
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