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A review by a_chickletz
A Proper Charade by Esther Hatch
4.0
It's nice to find new (and clean) authors who can make me smile with their adorable little regencies.
Take for instance this book - you got a girl who is high in her status but wants to prove herself equal like that of her brother (who fought in the army). So she decides to disguise herself as a maid, go to the said general of army that her brother boasted about, and pretend to be a maid for one month. The point of this is to prove that she has worth, and that she can be someone. However, when she gets there she finds not the general but the general's son.
The general's son, meanwhile, has other issues. He has been courting a girl he has liked for two years and is wanting to propose. However, she wants to stall it a bit because she believes her parents won't approve. And, what better way than to get people talking and to push the parents to react than to see other people? His intended has her eye on a rake... while he decides to turn his new maid into a lady.
Of course, like a Shakespearian play, you get switched identities, instant crushes, secret confidantes, etc.
The reason that I rated this down a star is because I found at times the writing to be not very fluid? Mainly when it came to their inner-personal thoughts. I also found while simple, it could use a little more plumping in the story - more near reveals of her identity, more building of the relationship between the son and our lady in maid's clothing.
Still, it was a cute read. I do recommend if you're down for a cozy read.
Take for instance this book - you got a girl who is high in her status but wants to prove herself equal like that of her brother (who fought in the army). So she decides to disguise herself as a maid, go to the said general of army that her brother boasted about, and pretend to be a maid for one month. The point of this is to prove that she has worth, and that she can be someone. However, when she gets there she finds not the general but the general's son.
The general's son, meanwhile, has other issues. He has been courting a girl he has liked for two years and is wanting to propose. However, she wants to stall it a bit because she believes her parents won't approve. And, what better way than to get people talking and to push the parents to react than to see other people? His intended has her eye on a rake... while he decides to turn his new maid into a lady.
Of course, like a Shakespearian play, you get switched identities, instant crushes, secret confidantes, etc.
The reason that I rated this down a star is because I found at times the writing to be not very fluid? Mainly when it came to their inner-personal thoughts. I also found while simple, it could use a little more plumping in the story - more near reveals of her identity, more building of the relationship between the son and our lady in maid's clothing.
Still, it was a cute read. I do recommend if you're down for a cozy read.