A review by whippycleric
I Will Repay by Baroness Orczy, Baroness Orczy

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

 

This book pretty much delivered what I expected. I really loved the original Scarlet Pimpernel and now I’m working my way through the series, but I assume that none will be as good as the book which started it all. Objectively I can see that the original was not an amazing book but it’s so much fun I will happily ignore any literary issues. This one however isn’t good enough to get away from some of those flaws. It’s still great fun to read and pretty easy to get through in an afternoon, but the characters don’t really seem fully rounded. Those which feature heavily have some depth but not loads, and those which are secondary are very one dimensional unfortunately. The plot is good and entertaining, I wasn’t surprised by the reveal of the Scarlet Pimpernel but I don’t think you’re supposed to be, knowing something the characters don’t without being explicitly told is part of the fun. I still look forward to more of the same and it was exactly what I was looking for when I picked it up to read.