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momopeach 's review for:
Lady of Secrets
by G.S. Carr
**THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS!!**
This was a very cute story and I loved the idea of a strong black female character doing her part to help during the Civil War. However, I feel that this book did not deliver on all fronts. I feel that what we got was a semblance of a plot that jumped around a bit to get to a watered-down romance that wasn't fully formed. I would have liked to see what happened during that initial time jump or to see Henrietta and Elijah's relationship progress naturally instead of
Thank you to BookSirens for this free reader's copy which I received in return for an honest review.
This was a very cute story and I loved the idea of a strong black female character doing her part to help during the Civil War. However, I feel that this book did not deliver on all fronts. I feel that what we got was a semblance of a plot that jumped around a bit to get to a watered-down romance that wasn't fully formed. I would have liked to see what happened during that initial time jump or to see Henrietta and Elijah's relationship progress naturally instead of
Spoiler
them deciding to get married at the end of the book and then immediately jumping ten years aheadSpoiler
. Other than that; I would have liked more Civil War espionage. That being said, I do feel that Carr has great potential and I would like to see how her writing is later on down the road.Thank you to BookSirens for this free reader's copy which I received in return for an honest review.