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melissasbookshelf's review against another edition
3.0
I loved Wanda Luce's Lydia and so I was anxious to read her latest book. Unfortunately, while the writing was really good and the characters were likeable, there were a few things that just didn't click for me. Hence, the three stars.
It seemed like it took forever to figure out the horrible secret of Alexandra's family. There were times I just wanted to scream at her to tell Rupert what it is! Rupert was also annoying with his constant going back and forth between loving Alexandra and feeling like he could never love her because of her lowly station. The author spends so much time telling us why the characters can't be together and never lets us see the characters really getting to know each other.
Also, the author introduced what felt like key plot points only to have them be ignored or dropped. For instance, Rupert's first love dies tragically of consumption while he is at war yet he never shares this with Alexandra. Also, I wasn't sure why it took him so long to figure out Alexandra's family history. It seems like as soon as he knew who the crest belonged to it would have been obvious. I also couldn't understand why the author would have him buy the family's personal belongings at the auction never to have it mentioned by any of the characters ever. The story was good. The villain was deliciously evil. It was well written and I liked it, I just think that perhaps with a little more attention to detail and fewer internal monologues by the main characters , it could have been even better.
It seemed like it took forever to figure out the horrible secret of Alexandra's family. There were times I just wanted to scream at her to tell Rupert what it is! Rupert was also annoying with his constant going back and forth between loving Alexandra and feeling like he could never love her because of her lowly station. The author spends so much time telling us why the characters can't be together and never lets us see the characters really getting to know each other.
Also, the author introduced what felt like key plot points only to have them be ignored or dropped. For instance, Rupert's first love dies tragically of consumption while he is at war yet he never shares this with Alexandra. Also, I wasn't sure why it took him so long to figure out Alexandra's family history. It seems like as soon as he knew who the crest belonged to it would have been obvious. I also couldn't understand why the author would have him buy the family's personal belongings at the auction never to have it mentioned by any of the characters ever. The story was good. The villain was deliciously evil. It was well written and I liked it, I just think that perhaps with a little more attention to detail and fewer internal monologues by the main characters , it could have been even better.
cats_cardigans_and_catalogs's review against another edition
4.0
It's a really cute story. I loved the intrigue and all the layers to it. Alexandra was a brave and stronf heroine which is always refreshing. My only problem was the second half seemed to drag on way too long with way too many details about Rupert and the many, many things he had to do to figure out what was really going on. Took way too long... But the ending was cute. Worth a read if you like regency romance.
cats_cardigans_and_catalogs's review
4.0
It's a really cute story. I loved the intrigue and all the layers to it. Alexandra was a brave and stronf heroine which is always refreshing. My only problem was the second half seemed to drag on way too long with way too many details about Rupert and the many, many things he had to do to figure out what was really going on. Took way too long... But the ending was cute. Worth a read if you like regency romance.
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