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A review by waclements7
A Dangerous Duet by Karen Odden
4.0
After reading so many historical novels where proprietary was the utmost concern, it took me a bit to adjust to the more laid back attitude in A Dangerous Duet. Given the situation, however, it made sense that Nell would have more wriggle room, even if she wasn’t always the smartest with it. I really liked that she was determined enough in her desire to be a pianist that she came up with her plan and pulled it off.
I also liked that the plot wasn’t completely predictable, although I was suspicious of Stephen pretty quickly because he had a grudge against everyone. Marceline and Sebastian were interesting characters, and I enjoyed their story.
Jack is a very complex and interesting character, I think he’s the most interesting one in the book. He has a lot of layers and is really torn between lives.
The whole mystery aspect is really intriguing without seeming overdone—it seems like a feasible thing that could happen.
I was unsure of the ending, but Matthew , while being a protective older brother, may have gone for such a scenario? It just seemed like since Jack had a male relative he was on good terms with it would have made more sense for Jack to stay with him. As it stands, the end pushes proprietary a bit much for my suspension of disbelief.
All in all, though, I really enjoyed this novel, and would recommend it as it is interesting and not your run of the mill romance. It may take some stretching of society standards to get into it, but they’re not really a typical brother and sister as it stands.
This book was received as an ARC through LibraryThing's Early Reviewer's program. My opinions are entirely my own.
I also liked that the plot wasn’t completely predictable, although I was suspicious of Stephen pretty quickly because he had a grudge against everyone. Marceline and Sebastian were interesting characters, and I enjoyed their story.
Jack is a very complex and interesting character, I think he’s the most interesting one in the book. He has a lot of layers and is really torn between lives.
The whole mystery aspect is really intriguing without seeming overdone—it seems like a feasible thing that could happen.
I was unsure of the ending, but Matthew , while being a protective older brother, may have gone for such a scenario? It just seemed like since Jack had a male relative he was on good terms with it would have made more sense for Jack to stay with him. As it stands, the end pushes proprietary a bit much for my suspension of disbelief.
All in all, though, I really enjoyed this novel, and would recommend it as it is interesting and not your run of the mill romance. It may take some stretching of society standards to get into it, but they’re not really a typical brother and sister as it stands.
This book was received as an ARC through LibraryThing's Early Reviewer's program. My opinions are entirely my own.