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hiji84's review
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
A really lovely story about a silly young girl trying to navigate a newfound status as part of the arosticracy of regency England.
Loved the main character and her silly thoughts about how the world should be, and her experiences when she has to be rescued time and again by an older gentleman.
A sort of warm and fuzzy story. Loved it!
Loved the main character and her silly thoughts about how the world should be, and her experiences when she has to be rescued time and again by an older gentleman.
A sort of warm and fuzzy story. Loved it!
una_macchia's review
3.0
Marion Chesney's romances have an unusual layer of ironic detachment. It makes them less emotionally compelling than some, but I enjoyed the light humor, jaundiced view of Edwardian society, and flawed h/h in this one. That layer of detachment also made me not too upset about The appeal of Chesney's work for me is generally more in the setting and secondary characters/subplots than the main romance.
Spoiler
the hero's reaction to the heroine having been assaulted by another man. He's sympathetic, but not that sympathetic when he realizes the other man didn't rape her, and then he basically says she should have known what she was getting into with her fast behavior.
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