A review by lucy_qhuay
A Winter Scandal by Candace Camp

3.0

This book started great but somewhere in the middle it turned a bit boring.

I feel that the mystery surronding Matthew, the baby who was abandoned in the church and then found by Thea was extended unnecessarily.

I think that, by the middle of the book, we should have known already for sure who were the parents of the child and how he came to be abandoned in that church.

I really loved Thea! She was so fun to read about.

So clever, funny and incredibly blunt. I totally loved that she never hid what she was thinking, no matter how "rude" it seemed to be.

I laughed out loud a couple of times with her, especially when she was thinking that she must be "a wanton" for responding passionately to Gabriel and when she was attacked by a certain lady, retaliated with a nice punch in the jaw and was preparing to throw another one.

How vicious, Miss Brainbridge!

I really loved Gabriel too, but I was a bit disappointed, since I don't think his character was well developped.

We don't know much about him and what he thinks or feels, besides his desire for Thea and his determination to find out the truth about Matthew.

We know a lot about Thea - how she feels all the time, what she thinks about herself and people around her, her thirsty for knowledge and her love of reading, how difficult her childhood was, because she lived in the shadow of her older sister and because her father was somewhat harsh to her, how she feels she must act because she is the vicar's sister, how Damaris is the only one she trusts and her only friend and so much more.

But we know virtually nothing about Gabriel, besides what I have already told you and that he is a bit judgemental, giving his actions toward Alec Rawdon.

What a pity! He really caught my attention, so I would have liked to know everything there was to know about him.

Those who also caught my attention were Damaris, Thea's best friend, Sir Myles, Gabriel's friend and Alec Rawdon, Gabriel's former best friend.

I can't wait to read more about them!

All in all, a pretty entertaining book. Read it!