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A review by rhodered
Lady Be Good by Meredith Duran
3.0
Meredith Duran is one of the better historic romance writers, which in turn, unfairly, raises my expectations of her books. This was well enough written from a technical standpoint, but I just didn't buy the characters. A clever, elite, female thief, a clever, elite, female antique appraiser, a clever, elite, former male soldier, and a clever Russian villain all converge for a story of romantic suspense with a hearty side order of feminism a la 1896. All of them, except for the bad guy who looks like a white bearded Napolean, are stunningly attractive, in their mid-20s to very early 30s and single.
I just didn't feel it, even though I actually liked everyone (aside from the villain who is crazy sauce too much). And there were lots of nice bits, plus banter, plus historic notes.
I kept going though because everyone warned me this book is a set up for the next one in the series - far more, in fact, than Duran normally does. They were right, without this one, the next would not have resonated so strongly. And that one kept me up nearly all night reading!
I just didn't feel it, even though I actually liked everyone (aside from the villain who is crazy sauce too much). And there were lots of nice bits, plus banter, plus historic notes.
I kept going though because everyone warned me this book is a set up for the next one in the series - far more, in fact, than Duran normally does. They were right, without this one, the next would not have resonated so strongly. And that one kept me up nearly all night reading!