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A review by sarah_moynihan
The Other Harlow Girl by Lynn Messina
3.0
This is the second book in Lynn Messina's Love Takes Root series. Whereas the first book followed Miss Emma Harlow, The Fellingham Minx follows her twin sister, Miss Lavinia Harlow. While Emma is confident and daring, Lavinia- or Vinnie- is quiet and bookish. She almost never acts in a way that goes against the grain, but once her name is put forth for membership in the British Horticultural Society by the Marquess of Huntley. And as an avid horticulturist, why shouldn't she pursue it, simply because she is a woman?
She does indeed intend to decline the offer in order to avoid further scandal, but once others start calling for her to decline she finds that she cannot.
I was impressed with Lavinia character while reading The Harlow Hoyden and although I still liked her in this book, I found her to be less likeable here. This might not be all on her character though. I found Emma to be very amsuing in and I adored Lavinia as well. They played off each other really well and I felt that Lavinia's personality really got to shine more in that book, even as a secondary character. In this book, Lavinia's personality seemed more repressed and she didn't seem like the same young woman we got to know over the course of the last book. But I did really love her awkward interactions and indignation with Huntley in the beginning of the book.
I didn't really see the connection between Lavinia and Huntley and the realization of their feelings for one another felt a bit abrupt for me. There was less adventure and mystery in this book and so that made it drag a bit for me. I found Emma and Keswick to be my favorite characters from the book because they are just so amusing and endearing.
This book is enjoyable. But if you are going into this book expecting to go along for a mystery with our characters, as in The Harlow Hoyden then this may not be the ideal book for you as there is not much. As it is the touch of drama and intrigue at the end of the book is quite unexpected and a bit out of place. Plus it is very rapidly resolved...almost like it didn't need to be in there to begin with. This is not my favorite of Lynn Messina's books, but still enjoyable.
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I read this book with my Kindle Unlimited membership.
She does indeed intend to decline the offer in order to avoid further scandal, but once others start calling for her to decline she finds that she cannot.
I was impressed with Lavinia character while reading The Harlow Hoyden and although I still liked her in this book, I found her to be less likeable here. This might not be all on her character though. I found Emma to be very amsuing in
I didn't really see the connection between Lavinia and Huntley and the realization of their feelings for one another felt a bit abrupt for me. There was less adventure and mystery in this book and so that made it drag a bit for me. I found Emma and Keswick to be my favorite characters from the book because they are just so amusing and endearing.
This book is enjoyable. But if you are going into this book expecting to go along for a mystery with our characters, as in The Harlow Hoyden then this may not be the ideal book for you as there is not much. As it is the touch of drama and intrigue at the end of the book is quite unexpected and a bit out of place. Plus it is very rapidly resolved...almost like it didn't need to be in there to begin with. This is not my favorite of Lynn Messina's books, but still enjoyable.
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I read this book with my Kindle Unlimited membership.