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myaddiction's review
A little confusing at times. Didn't like the lead male character; he appeared weak.
crazychriss93's review
3.0
The new Governess at Larchfield learns quickly that passion is the handmaiden of sin and vice – at least at Larchfield. Roland, Caro’s father, links passion with infidelity and seems to never approve of his daughter. Miss Morecroft (who is more than she says she is), the supposed new governess, does everything to show him who Caro really is.
This book is lovely. In the beginning I wasn’t very sure whether I would grow to like the master of the house, Roland, but after some time I finally saw what was really behind his disapproval glares and stares. He was hurt, deeply, and can’t seem to just lay those feelings behind in order to really love his daughter and show her how much he cares.
Miss Morecroft or rather Lady Miles is awesome. She is such a kind and brave young lady, with her having just survived a shipwreck and now using another identity in order to get away from her father. I love that she doesn’t know everything and was very much formed by her father but now she finally sees that at times, not everything is right and wrong, black and white, especially when it comes to workers, wages and strikes. However, I also love that she has her principles and is prepared to stand up for them.
Liking our hero was a bit more difficult. I don’t like that pride is always in his way and he can’t even do the honorable thing and just marry her…
Writing style?
Very good but come on, at times there was just no coherence or I was in the middle of a chapter and suddenly there is a time lapse and I had no idea what was going on and how the previous scene ended or what happened back then. It was really disappointing at times when I wanted to know other people’s reactions and the scene just comes to an abrupt halt.
Plus, there were some inconsistencies. For example, I still don’t know why our hero is so negative when it comes to his daughter Caro, or why he suddenly is so kind with her. Not one explanation why his attitude changes, not one apology directed at his daughter. That’s just weak.
Plus, we’ve got his sister-in-law who is basically just mean and yet, our so-called hero never does anything about it.
To sum this up:
Nice reading but not really mine…
Writing style: good (problems with coherence)
Plot: very good
Characters: good
This book is lovely. In the beginning I wasn’t very sure whether I would grow to like the master of the house, Roland, but after some time I finally saw what was really behind his disapproval glares and stares. He was hurt, deeply, and can’t seem to just lay those feelings behind in order to really love his daughter and show her how much he cares.
Miss Morecroft or rather Lady Miles is awesome. She is such a kind and brave young lady, with her having just survived a shipwreck and now using another identity in order to get away from her father. I love that she doesn’t know everything and was very much formed by her father but now she finally sees that at times, not everything is right and wrong, black and white, especially when it comes to workers, wages and strikes. However, I also love that she has her principles and is prepared to stand up for them.
Liking our hero was a bit more difficult. I don’t like that pride is always in his way and he can’t even do the honorable thing and just marry her…
Writing style?
Very good but come on, at times there was just no coherence or I was in the middle of a chapter and suddenly there is a time lapse and I had no idea what was going on and how the previous scene ended or what happened back then. It was really disappointing at times when I wanted to know other people’s reactions and the scene just comes to an abrupt halt.
Plus, there were some inconsistencies. For example, I still don’t know why our hero is so negative when it comes to his daughter Caro, or why he suddenly is so kind with her. Not one explanation why his attitude changes, not one apology directed at his daughter. That’s just weak.
Plus, we’ve got his sister-in-law who is basically just mean and yet, our so-called hero never does anything about it.
To sum this up:
Nice reading but not really mine…
Writing style: good (problems with coherence)
Plot: very good
Characters: good
prationality's review
3.0
In many ways I feel as if LADY SARAH’S REDEMPTION was two stories in one. Indeed, roughly halfway through the book, Sarah’s charade is up and the consequences of rash behavior are what drive the last half. Consequently, my enjoyment of my book took a blow.
The first half, when Lady Sarah Miles was acting as Miss Sarah Moreland, the governess, was delightful. Sarah was an odd combination of innocent and flirt that both annoyed and intrigued the cast of characters around her. Of the characters presented, Roland, Caro, and Sarah undergo the most development. Cecily really never alters from her initial bitter, petty self, and her two daughters, both under 12, remain sweet natured and fun loving.
Not to ruin what engineers the second half of the book, but the events twisted my stomach a little bit. The perpetrator of the heinous act was possibly one of the vilest men to ever grace the pages of a Regency set novel I’ve ever read. He gets his, at least, in an amusing and clever turnabout.
The problem is, though, that after the heinous event, things dragged out. Roland was pandering to his male ego and pride, Sarah was morose, and when the two do see each other once more, Roland is convinced she hates him! She’s practically begging him to marry her, and he’s convinced that she has no idea what she is saying, that she needs to let him step aside because he is clearly not manly enough for her. I wonder at Sarah for not smacking him with a heavy book!
When matters of the heart finally come to a head and words are had, the ending is sweet and wonderful. I just wish that it had occurred about seventy pages sooner.
The first half, when Lady Sarah Miles was acting as Miss Sarah Moreland, the governess, was delightful. Sarah was an odd combination of innocent and flirt that both annoyed and intrigued the cast of characters around her. Of the characters presented, Roland, Caro, and Sarah undergo the most development. Cecily really never alters from her initial bitter, petty self, and her two daughters, both under 12, remain sweet natured and fun loving.
Not to ruin what engineers the second half of the book, but the events twisted my stomach a little bit. The perpetrator of the heinous act was possibly one of the vilest men to ever grace the pages of a Regency set novel I’ve ever read. He gets his, at least, in an amusing and clever turnabout.
The problem is, though, that after the heinous event, things dragged out. Roland was pandering to his male ego and pride, Sarah was morose, and when the two do see each other once more, Roland is convinced she hates him! She’s practically begging him to marry her, and he’s convinced that she has no idea what she is saying, that she needs to let him step aside because he is clearly not manly enough for her. I wonder at Sarah for not smacking him with a heavy book!
When matters of the heart finally come to a head and words are had, the ending is sweet and wonderful. I just wish that it had occurred about seventy pages sooner.
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