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alba_1994's review against another edition
4.0
First book intended for adults that I have read of Burnett. She combines realism and a fairytale vibe in a very unique way.
therealkathryn's review against another edition
3.0
The first half (originally a separate book), in which we meet Emily, learn more about her life, and cheer on her happy ending when she leaves poverty behind by marring a Marquis, is quite good. The second is much less so. Emily goes from being a kind person to almost stupid. There is a boorish heir presumptive who resents the new Marchioness, a sly and untrustworthy Indian servant (Victorian stereotype ugh), and not much of the charm of the first part.
Fans of Frances Hodgson Burnett will find the first half well worth reading.
Fans of Frances Hodgson Burnett will find the first half well worth reading.
perjacxis's review against another edition
4.0
I agree with everyone who prefers part 1 and wish it would have been longer. It felt so calm and quiet which I really enjoyed. Part 2 was a bit too sensational and melodramatic in my opinion. I would have preferred more romance, but the story is well written and kept me turning the pages.
suannelaqueur's review against another edition
4.0
Wow. That started out so nice and then went total gothic Rebecca.
krobart's review against another edition
5.0
See my review here:
https://whatmeread.wordpress.com/2015/12/10/day-818-the-making-of-a-marchioness/
https://whatmeread.wordpress.com/2015/12/10/day-818-the-making-of-a-marchioness/
siria's review against another edition
lighthearted
2.75
Emily Fox-Seton is a 30-something spinster in Edwardian London, well-bred and impossibly good-natured but penniless. She ekes out a living as a kind of genteel fixer for upper-class women, who pay her a pittance or in cast-off clothes. Emily unexpectedly gets an invitation to a week-long country house party, and given the genre and the book title, I don't think it's a spoiler to say that by the end of it she's had her Cinderella glow-up. Frances Hodgson Burnett's writing is wildly sentimental and predictable, of course, but there are just enough veiled comments about the characters and how society treats women as disposable to stop this from being unbearably saccharine.
I did find it dryly amusing that one female character was desperate to get married because if she didn't, a dire fate awaited her: having to go live in Ireland. Gasp!
(I read an edition containing only the first book, The Making of a Marchioness, and not its sequel, The Methods of Lady Walderhurst. Judging by other reviews, that was probably a good choice; the sequel takes a turn into racist melodrama.)
I did find it dryly amusing that one female character was desperate to get married because if she didn't, a dire fate awaited her: having to go live in Ireland. Gasp!
(I read an edition containing only the first book, The Making of a Marchioness, and not its sequel, The Methods of Lady Walderhurst. Judging by other reviews, that was probably a good choice; the sequel takes a turn into racist melodrama.)
wisha's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Domestic abuse and Racism
Minor: Death
colorfulleo92's review against another edition
3.0
A little princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett was my absolutely favorite book for many years in my childhood, read every version I could find and even the full unabridged book, which for a kid like me was a big thing. I've read a few of her stories since then and see definitely has a preferred style arc for her main characters. They are usually so sickeningly sweet and super well maned people. This was a good story with an interesting plot but not an new favorite by her. Felt a little hard to connect to the story but was still enjoyable