A review by garnetofeden
A Breach of Promise by Anne Perry

3.0

I believe this is the first work I've read by Anne Perry. Despite being set in Victorian times, it had some of the characteristic markers I associate with and enjoy in Regency fiction. I figured out the reason Killian wouldn't marry Zillah long before its reveal, but it's totally believable that none of the characters ever guessed it. I could also buy some of the characters' progressive thinking on women's rights, but unfortunately the progressive views characters voiced on homosexuality came across as anachronistic. I also enjoyed the veterans theme. I thought the author did an excellent job of weaving history into her fictional plot without overdoing it to the point it became uninteresting. However, she did get at least one detail wrong: Endymion is by Keats not Shelley (pg. 51,53).

Questions remaining:

Spoiler

Will we again see Margaret Ballinger now that Hester and Monk are engaged? Or was she merely a disposable character introduced simply to prove a point and further the plot?

Rating reviewed 12/26/2022.